Wednesday 18 March. Boardwalk/Fort: Brent Goose 9E.
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| Ring Ouzel on Mill Hill |
Sunday 22 March. Adur Toll Bridge-Widewater with Otis: Black Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret (my first this year!!), Skylark and Rock Pipit.
Monday 23 March. Brooklands with Megan and Otis: 2 Little Grebes, Cetti's Warbler and Chiffchaff.
Thursday 26 March. Mill Hill with Megan and Otis: Buzzard, Skylark, 3 Chiffchaffs, Linnet and 2 Goldfinches.
Friday 27 March. Adur Toll Bridge-Cuckoos Corner with Otis: 4 Oystercatchers, Curlew (NO), Skylark, Linnet and 2 Reed Buntings.
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| head-started Curlew "NO" just north of the A27 |
Saturday 28 March. Southwick Hill-Mile Oak-Thundersbarrow with Otis: Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, 6 Skylarks, 2 Meadow Pippits, 2 Chaffinches, 4 Goldfinches and the male Cirl Bunting.
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| Cirl Bunting playing hard to photograph |
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| Otis in the back garden |
Monday 30 March. Shoreham Fort/Boardwalk with Megan and Otis: 2 Oystercatchers, 7 Turnstones and a male Peregrine NW over the Boardwalk.
Tuesday 31 March. Lancing Ring-Steepdown with Otis: 2 Stock Doves, 300+ Woodpigeons, 24 Skylarks, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Song Thrushes, Greenfinch (first of the year!), c100 Linnets, 6 Goldfinches, 12 Corn and a pair of Reed Buntings.
Wednesday 01 April. Mill Hill with Megan and Otis: 4 Red Kites, 3 Buzzards, Peregrine, 3 Jays, 5 Skylarks, Cetti's Warbler heard, 3 Chiffchaffs and 4 Goldfinches. Park Avenue Open Space female Lord Derby's and male Ring-necked Parakeets.
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| Red Kites over Mill Hill |
Thursday 02 April. Widewater seawatch then walk to Lancing Beach Green with Megan and Otis. 25 Mute and the Black Swan, Teal, Little Grebe, 2 Coot, Sandwich Tern, Little Egret, 23 Gannets, 4 Wheatears and 4 Linnets.
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| my rather late first Wheatears of the year on Widewater beach |
Saturday 04 April. Adur with Megan and Otis: 4 Oystercatchers, 10 Common, 400 Herring and 9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Skylark and Cetti's Warbler heard.
Sunday 05 April. Mill Hill with Megan and Otis: Red Kite, 2 Buzzards, Skylark, Swallow flying N (first of the year), Cetti's Warbler heard, 2 Chiffchaffs and 2 Goldfinches.
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| another Red Kite over Mill Hill |
Monday 06 April. Widewater 07:25-09:25 seawatch, light SE, clear: Canada Goose 2W, Great Crested Grebe 1 on sea, STONE CURLEW flushed from the beach and flew NW (my first locally - #249), 11 Wheatears, Pied Wagtail and 2 Linnets on the beach. Brooklands with Megan and Otis: Little Grebe and Cetti's and Willow Warblers and Chiffchaff heard.
Tuesday 07 April. Widewater 07:15-09:15 seawatch, light E, clear: Black Swan 1, Shoveler 25E, Common Scoter 3E, Common Gull 3E, Sandwich Tern 3E:1W, Fulmar 2E, Gannet 2E and a Wheatear and Pied Wagtail on the beach.
Wednesday 08 April. Lancing Ring/Steepdown with Megan and Otis: Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 13 Skylarks, Blackcap heard, 2 Whitethroats, 2 WHINCHATS (first of the year, my earliest by over a week!), Wheatear, c30 Linnets and 9 Corn Buntings.
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| Whinchat on the southern edge of Steepdown |
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| Skylark on Steepdown |
Friday 10 April. Adur to Widewater with Otis. 17 Mute and a Black Swan, 2 Coot, 400 Herring Gulls, Kestrel, Jay, Skylark, 4 Swallows, Cetti's Warbler briefly, Chiffchaff heard, Whitethroat, Wheatear , Meadow Pipit and 2 Linnets.
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| Wheatear on Widewater Beach |
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| Herring Gull X9TT on the Adur. It was ringed as a 2CY at Pitsea Landfill in Essex in June 2016 and has previously been seen on the Adur (by me) in August 2018, April 2019 and January 2022 |
Saturday 11 April. Widewater 07:00-09:15 seawatch, mod/strong WSW, clear, cold: Common Scoter 92E:1W, Black Swan, Coot 2, Whimbrel 2W, Black-headed Gull 4E:11W, Mediterranean Gull 4W (adults), Common Gull 12W, Sandwich Tern 15+ offshore, Fulmar 1E, Gannet 3E:64W (all adults), Little Egret 1W:1 on lagoon, Sparrowhawk, Swallow 1N, Pied Wagtail and 4 Linnets on the beach. Mill Hill with Megan and Otis: a Buzzard,and 2 Blackcaps seen, Skylark, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat and Goldfinch heard.
Sunday 12 April. Cissbury with Megan and Otis: Green Woodpecker heard, 2 Kestrels, Skylark heard, Lesser Whitethroat (matching my earliest ever), Blackcap and Whitethroat heard and 2 Linnets.
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| Green Hairstreak at Cissbury, spotted by Megan. |
