Wednesday 12 March. Widewater 06:25-09:30, light NNE, clear: Brent Goose 703E, Common Scoter 35E, Red-breasted Merganser 5 pairs o/sea, Great Crested Grebe 15 o/sea, Fulmar 2E, Gannet 1E. Mill Hill with Megan and Otis: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Buzzards, Green Woodpecker, Skylark and Chiffchaff (heard) and male Greenfinch.
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| 162 Brent Geese heading east off Widewater |
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| another 76 Brent Geese heading east off Widewater |
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| Great Crested Grebe on the sea off Widewater |
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| Red-breasted Mergansers on the sea off Widewater |
Thursday 13 March. Harbour Way/Boardwalk and Fort with Megan and Otis: male Eider, 16 Turnstones and a Raven. New Monks Park (late afternoon, no owls): 15 Skylarks and 14 Goldfinches. Adur at dusk: 3 Lapwings, 600+ Black-headed Gulls, 400+ Herring Gulls and 2 Skylarks.
Friday 14 March. Tottington Woods with Otis: 4 Stock Doves, 2 Red Kites, Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers (heard), Jay, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Goldcrests, 4 Nuthatches, 4 Treecreepers, Mistle Thrush and Chaffinch. Crown Road: 2 Stock Doves in our garden. Middle Road: Female Lord Derby's and male Ring-necked Parakeet in pre-roost tree.
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| Nuthatch in Tottington Woods |
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| male Ring-necked Parakeet at Middle Road |
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| female Lord Derby's Parakeet at Middle Road |
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| what their offspring might look like if they became more than companions |
Saturday 15 March. Brooklands with Megan and Otis: 45 Coot, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler (heard), Long-tailed Tit and Chiffchaff. Adur E side before/at dusk (no owls): 1000+ Black-headed and 5 adult Mediterranean Gulls.
Sunday 16 March. Eastern Avenue: Lord Derby's Parakeet seen from car. Adur opposite Cuckoos Corner: 3 Barn Owls and a Greenfinch.
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| Barn Owl hunting between the Adur and Downslink opposite Cuckoos Corner |
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| out of focus but ring AAT is just about readable |
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| one of my all-time favourites |
Monday 17 March. Widewater 06:45-08:45, moderate NE, clear: Common Scoter 1E:5W, Red-breasted Merganser 3 pairs o/sea, Great Crested Grebe 6 o/sea, Oystercatcher 5E, Razorbill 1W, Red-throated Diver 2W, Gannet 9E:5W, Meadow Pipit 7 in. Shoreham Harbour (East side) with Megan and Otis: 37 Brent Geese flying E, 22 Turnstones and a Purple Sandpiper below the wooden jetty, Raven and Rock Pipit.
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| temporary addition to the Rampion skyline |
Tuesday 18 March. Widewater 06:50-08:55 with RP, moderate NE, clear: Brent Goose 282E, Canada Goose 1E, Mandarin 2 E (male & female), Shoveler 2E, Teal 6E (with Mandarins), Common Scoter 19E, Red-breasted Merganser 3E:1 o/sea, Great Crested Grebe 1 o/sea, Dunlin? 10E, auk sp. 1W, Red-throated Diver 2W, diver sp. 3W and Gannet 8 offshore. Buckingham Park with Otis: Stock Dove 2, Jay 2, Jackdaw 80+. Mill Hill with Megan and Otis: Buzzard 1, Skylark, Chiffchaff and Goldfinch heard. Crown Road: Stock Dove.
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| 112 Brent Geese flying east off Widewater |
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| Stock Dove in our front garden |
Wednesday 19 March. Widewater 07:00-09:20, moderate E, hazy: Brent Goose 964E, Common Scoter 1E, Red-breasted Merganser 3 pairs o/sea, Great Crested Grebe 2 o/sea, Mediterranean Gull 25E, auk sp. 1W, Red-throated Diver 4E:2 o/sea, diver sp. 2E:2W:2 o/sea and Gannet 2E. Adur with Megan and Otis: single Lapwing and Grey Plover (white-headed individual), 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls, 3 Skylarks, Cetti's Warbler (Dog's Trust), Meadow Pipit and 2 Goldfinches. New Monks Park/Shoreham Airfield with Otis: Little Grebe (heard), 2 Coot, Grey Heron, 2 Barn Owls, Skylark, Cetti's Warbler (heard) and 6 Goldfinches. Adur at dusk: 7 adult Mediterranean Gulls amongst 5-600 roosting Black-headeds.
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| 240 Brent Geese flying east off Widewater |
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| adult Mediterranean Gulls passing Widewater |
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| another red-ringed Barn Owl on the edge of the airfield |
Thursday 20 March. Widewater 06:00-09:00, light SE, hazy: flying E 1850 Brent and 8 Greylag Geese, 2 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 120 Common Scoter, 3 Curlew (in a Brent flock), 45 Black-headed, 10 adult Mediterranean and 16 Common Gulls, 2 unidentified and 16 Red-throated Divers and a Gannet. On the sea 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Great Crested and 3 Black-necked Grebes. Shoreham Fort with Otis: 260 Brent Geese, 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls, and 2 unidentified divers flying E, the drake Eider in the harbour and a Raven on the warehouse roof nearest the nest. |
| sunrise from Widewater |
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| about 150 Brent Geese passing Widewater at 06:04 |
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| about 190 Brent Geese passing Widewater at 06:24 |
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| Greylag Geese passing Widewater at 06:47 |
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| another Brent flock at 07:02 |
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| Great Crested and Black-necked Grebes and a Merganser off Widewater |
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| about 55 Brent Geese passing Shoreham Harbour at 10:04 |
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| drake Eider in Shoreham Harbour |
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| Continental Cormorant from Shoreham Fort |
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