Shoreham and nearby (07-17 June 2025)

Saturday 07 June. Shoreham Harbour east side with Megan and Otis: 2 Turnstones and a Linnet.

Sunday 08 June 2025. Beeding triangle with Otis: Stock Dove, Grey Heron, Red Kite, 4 Buzzards, Kestrel, 300 Rooks, 2 Ravens, 18 Skylarks, 2 Swallows, 4 Whitethroats, male and juvenile Stonechat, 10 Meadow Pipits, 3 Chaffinches, 8 Linnets, 6 Goldfinches and 4 Corn Buntings.

juvenile Stonechat along the Monarch's Way

Chaffinch at Truleigh Hill

Otis on Beeding Hill

Monday 09 June 2025. Mill Hill with Megan and Otis: 3 Swifts, 4 Buzzards, Skylark, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Lesser and 4 Common Whitethroats, Song Thrush and 6 Goldfinches.

Tuesday 10 June 2025. Adur/Saltings with Otis: Greylag Goose, Grey Plover (returning white-headed individual?), 9 Turnstones, 2 Little Egrets and Pied Wagtail.

Turnstones on the Adur

Wednesday 11 June 2025. Marine Gardens seawatch, 07:20-09:00 with RP: Shoveler 8E, Gadwall 1E, Common Scoter 55E:6W, Oystercatcher 2E, Mediterranean Gull 2E, Sandwich Tern 14E:6W, Arctic Skua 1E (dark):1W (pale) and Gannet 18E. Brooklands with Megan and Otis: Black Swan, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warblers and 2 Whitethroats.

Thursday 12 June 2025. Adur with Megan and Otis: 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Lapwings, 5 Turnstones, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Skylarks, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler heard, 2 Whitethroats, Meadow Pipit and 4 Goldfinches. Crown Road: 2 Swifts at dusk and Stock Dove.

Friday 13 June 2025. Adur/Cuckoos Corner with Otis: 3 Oystercatchers, Grey Heron, 5 Little Egrets, Stock Dove, Red Kite, Kestrel, 3 Skylarks, 20+ House Martins (still collecting mud), Cetti's, 2 Reed and a Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, 4 Linnet, 2 Goldfinches and 3 Reed Buntings. Woods Mill: Cuckoo, Turtle Dove, Great Spotted and Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler heard, 3 Long-tailed Tits, Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warblers, Nightingale heard and 2 Linnets.

Reed Bunting at Cuckoos Corner

Reed Warbler at Cuckoos Corner

Turtle Dove in poor light at Woods Mill

Monday 16 June 2025. Mill Hill with Megan and Otis: Kestrel, Skylark, 2 Chiffchaffs, Lesser and 5 Common Whitethroats (mostly heard), Song Thrush and 2 Linnets. Crown Road: 3 Swifts at dusk.

Tuesday 17 June 2025. Knepp South Section with Otis: Turtle Dove (flight view), 20+ introduced White Storks 2 Red Kites, 3 Buzzards, 2 juvenile Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Jays, 4 Chiffchaffs, female Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat heard, 6 Whitethroats, Nightingale heard croaking, Treecreeper and 2 Linnets.

juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker at Knepp

White Stork nest at Knepp

Garden Warbler at Knepp