Sunday 27 July 2025. Mill Hill 06:05-09:05: 4 Stock Doves, 2 Grey Herons (together flying E), Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Peregrine, 3 Jays, 2 Swallows, 4 Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, 11 Whitethroats, Wheatear, 8 Crossbills (low NE) and 22 Goldfinches. Adur (Old Toll Bridge-Ferry Bridge) with Otis: 20 adult and 3 juvenile Mute and the Black Swan, 4 Oystercatchers, 3 Lapwings, Whimbrel, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 9 Turnstones and a German colour-ringed Mediterranean Gull.
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| colour-ringed Mediterranean Gull A3AP from the Old Toll Bridge |
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| ringed as a chick at Rehbach Gravel Pit, Leipzig, Sachsen, GERMANY in June 2022 it has subsequently been seen at Copt Point, Folkestone, Kent in October 2022, Terneuzen, Zeeland, NETHERLANDS in May 2023, Zeebrugge and Knokke-Heist, West-Vlaandren, BELGIUM in June 2023, Titchfield Haven, Hampshire in September 2023, Pleneuf-Val Andre, Cotes-d'Armor, FRANCE in December 2023 and Omonville-La-Peite, Manche, FRANCE in November 2024 |
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| Black-tailed Godwit on the Adur, not many waders are smarter than this |
Monday 28 July 2025. Adur with Megan and Otis: 15 adult Mute and the Black Swan, 3 Oystercatchers, 2 Lapwings, 4 Whimbrel (one singing!), Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and 2 Goldfinches Tuesday 29 July 2025. Adur (Cuckoos Corner to the sea) with Otis, 08:45-11:45: 24 adult and 8 juvenile Mute and the Black Swan, 10 adult and a juvenile Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwings, 5 Ringed Plover, 4 Whimbrel, 5 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpipers, 8 Turnstones, 2 Greenshank, 25 Redshank, 2 Grey Herons, 9 Little Egrets, Green Woodpecker (heard), 4 House Martins, 2 Reed Warblers, 4 Linnets, 4 Goldfinches and 4 Reed Buntings.
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| Whimbrel hiding in the saltmarsh |
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| Greenshanks in the Houseboat Channel |
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| nice to see the juvenile Oystercatcher is still about |
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| Whimbrel with crab, attracting the attention of a nearby Herring Gull |
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| it flew off with its prize although I did wonder how it would manage to eat it |
Wednesday 30 July 2025. Southwick Hill-Mile Oak-Perching Hill-Truleigh Hill-Thundersbarrow with Otis, 09:10-13:10: 4 Swifts, 2 Stock Doves, 3 Red Kites, 3 Buzzards, Little Owl, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Kestrels, 2 Ravens, 4 Swallows, 3 Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff, Sedge and Reed Warblers, a Lesser and 23 Common Whitethroats, 10 Linnets, 8 Goldfinches and 5 Corn Buntings. No Cirl Bunting but I didn't linger.
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| Hare on the Downs |
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| Chiffchaff at Truleigh Hill |
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| Buzzard at Truleigh Hill |
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| Corn Bunting on Thundersbarrow |
Thursday 31 July 2025. Mill Hill, joined by Megan and Otis: Buzzard, Great Spotted and 2 Green Woodpeckers, Peregrine (distantly on cement works chimney), 2 Chiffchaffs and 6 Whitethroats.
