A single Slav Grebe offshore at elmer rocks this morning being the highlight, (OM) and a Black Redstart reported near the footbridge by the Arun View pub. (BS)
The Birds of Climping Gap & Lower Arun Valley
The Climping Gap remains one of the last undeveloped sites along the coast in West Sussex. This site is dedicated to Birds seen in and around the Climping Gap area by myself and a few die hard friends, that live in the area and have been birding the local patch for decades. (Please email your sighting's to lobas@btinternet.com or Tweet to @BirdsofClimping).
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17 January, 2025
15 January, 2025
Out late morning, walking from Ferry Road rife to bottom of longwood, and up to the River mouth with not a lot around.
Large numbers of Gulls and Gannets offshore, although distant. 4 Red-throated Diver on the sea with 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 5 Brent Geese flew east, and 18 Oystercatcher along the river mouth. With 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 30 Meadow Pipit, c50 Skylark, 40 Pied Wagtail, 3 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard in the field and bushes.
14 January, 2025
Large numbers of Gull's with Gannets distantly offshore this morning, met OM at Poole place
with the highlight being two distant Slav Grebe drifting west, so pleased to have my scope back.
Slavonian Grebe - 2
Red-throated Diver - 29w 5os
Diver - sp 2e 4w
Gannet - c100w
Med Gull - 40
Auk sp - 30w
Great-crested Grebe - 11os
Red-breasted Merganser - c30 offshore
Grey Plover - 13
Oystercatcher - 22
Med Gull Climping Beach |
13 January, 2025
12 January, 2025
A cold bright sunny morning with a little movement offshore, good numbers in the fields, with a Raven flying west calling at Poole Place, and landed in the tree's at Elmer Wood.
Gannet - 150e 5w
Med Gull - 75
Red-throated Diver - 11e 4w
Diver sp - 5e 4w
Pintail - 8e
Wigeon - 35w
Common Scoter - 25e
Shelduck - 2w
Brent Geese - 16e 5w
Great-crested Grebe - 3os 2e
Red-breasted Merganser - 30 offshore
Grey Plover - 5
Sanderling - 2
Ringed Plover - 10
Turnstone - c70
Common Sandpiper - 1
Raven - 1 west poole place
Buzzard - 3
Chiffchaff - 2
Stonechat - 6
Yellowhammer - 12
Reed Bunting - 15
Linnet - c175
Skylark - c120
Meadow Pipit - 15
Pied Wagtail - 11
Song Thrush - 20
Jay - 2
Little Egret - 1
Grey Heron - 1
Common Sand river |
Stonechat |
Yellowhammer |
Mouse |
A Great White Egret at Black Ditch found by AH on Saturday the 11th, also yesterday a Black Redstart near the river footbridge reported by RP.
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