11 February, 2021

First visit to the patch for a few days found hundreds of both Med & Common Gull in the area. Green Sandpiper flushed from the bottom of Long Wood and Lapwing with at least one Golden Plover in the field south of Ferry Road.

Red-Throated Diver - 7E 4W 3 os
Great-crested Grebe - 3 os
Red-breasted Merganser - 9
Curlew - 2E
Brent Geese - c.200 in field south of long wood
Green Sandpiper - 1
Golden Plover - 1
Lapwing - 40
Grey Plover - 43
Dunlin - 9
Sanderling - 19
Stonechat - 1
Skylark - 8
Pied Wagtail - 3
Meadow Pipit - 5
Buzzard - 1

Common & Med Gull present in good numbers

Sanderling Climping Beach
Onto Marsh Farm which disappointedly was very quiet, with only 9 Teal, 2 Gadwall, Grey Heron, 9 Fieldfare and 6 Yellowhammer.

Fieldfare
Final stop, walking north along the River at Tortington scanning the fields east.

Marsh Harrier - 2
Buzzard - 1
Mute Swan - 38
Wigeon - 40
Teal - 8
Little Egret - 5
Lapwing c.150
Linnet - c.100
Chiffchaff - 1
Song Thrush - 2
Common Sandpiper - 1

Common Sandpiper