24 August, 2020

 23 White Storks seen over Rustington and then later over Ford Prison heading north west was rather frustrating as not picked up from the patch, highlight was another Pied Fly First wood (DB) with a good variety and numbers up on the last few days. Combined totals below.

Pied Fly - 1
Tree Pipit - 2
Redstart - 2
Whinchat - 4
Yellow Wagtail - 42
Garden Warbler - 1
Wheatear - 37
Lesser Whitethroat - 2
Whitethroat - 17
Willow Warbler - 9
Chiffchaff - 5
Blackcap - 13
Sedge Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler - 4
Jay - 1 
Skylark - 2
Meadow Pipit - 5
Linnet - nc present in good numbers
Green Woodpecker - 2
Swift - 8
House Martin - 7
Sand Martin - 3
Swallow - 45
Curlew - 2
Oystercatcher - 6
Med Gull - c.150+
Sandwich Tern - 3
Mute Swan - 2
Buzzard - 3
Kestrel - 2
 
Wheatear present in good numbers


 Did my route from Arundel to LA at the last minute largely after seeing the report about up to 23 White Storks heading that way. Seen over the Lyminster area from 12.43 to 12.48. Not much else in the rain and with a high tide, but recorded my highest count of Med Gulls for the route at 330 (all but two south of the Ship+Anchor). Also 12 Common Sandpipers, 1 Dunlin, 12 Little Egrets, 5 Buzzards, 3 Kingfishers and 1 Grasshopper Warbler. (MD)