Mill Hill and the Adur (27-30 September 2025)

Saturday 27 September 2025. Mill Hill, 07:00-10:50, part with Megan and Otis: 8 Stock Doves, Great Egret (at Coombes, viewed distantly from Mill Hill), Red Kite, Buzzard, Kestrel, Peregrine, Jay, 5 Sky Larks, 200+ hirundines flying S (Swallows outnumbering House Martins about 3:1), Cetti's Warbler heard, Long-tailed Tit, 11 Chiffchaffs, 8 Blackcaps, Whitethroat, male Stonechat, single Grey and Pied Wagtails flying E, 3 Meadow Pipits, 4 Linnets, 6 Goldfinches and 6+ Siskins flying E. Ropetackle with Megan and Otis: Arctic Tern.

Herdwicks on Mill Hill

Chiffchaff on Mill Hill

Grey Heron and Great Egret at Coombes, viewed at great distance from Mill Hill

Arctic Tern below the Adur Railway Bridge

Sunday 28 September 2025. Mill Hill, 07:00--09:05: Sparrowhawk, the distant Great Egret, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Jay heard, 5 Sky Larks, 25 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 10 Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackcaps, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Linnets, Goldfinch and 7 Siskins (flew E). Adur with Megan and Otis, 09:15-10:50: Teal,13 Ringed Plover, 15 Lapwing, 15 Dunlin, 21 Redshank, 73 Great Black-backed and 800+ Herring Gulls, the Arctic Tern, 2 Kingfishers (Dogs Trust and fly-over), 2 Swallows, Chiffchaff heard, 8 Meadow Pipits and a Goldfinch.

Arctic Tern from the Old Toll Bridge

Monday 29 September 2025. Mill Hill, 07:00-11:40, part with Megan and Otis: the distant Great Egret, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Hobby, Peregrine, Jay, 2 Sky Larks, 40 Swallows and 440 House Martins flying E, Cetti's Warbler heard, Long-tailed Tit, 30 Chiffchaffs, 9 Blackcaps, 7 Goldcrests, Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Stonechats, Wheatear, 5 Meadow Pipits, 2 Chaffinches, 16 Goldfinches and 22 Siskins (flying E).

Tuesday 30 September 2025. Mill Hill, 06:55--08:55: the distant Great Egret, Green Woodpecker heard, Jay heard, 15 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, Goldcrest, 11 Goldfinches and Siskin heard. Adur to the sea with Otis, 09:15-10:50: 63 Ringed Plover, 17 Lapwing, 9 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 22 Redshank, Sparrowhawk, 2 House Martins, Skylark, Cetti's Warbler (seen between Downslink and Old Shoreham Road), Chiffchaff and a Meadow Pipit.

looking NW from Mill Hill as the morning mist clears from the river