13th November 2020 - Ferring Rife and Goring Gap

I met up with a socially distanced George Kinnard and we birded Ferring Rife and Goring Gap. We started at Ferring Rife where we recorded the following: The female Kingfisher was still present, a Little Egret was on the rife itself and a Green Woodpecker was seen in the area of the second lagoon. Overhead was two Meadow Pipits that headed north and 34 Goldfinches headed east.

Female Kingfisher, Ferring Rife, West Sussex

Next stop was Goring Gap where the highlight was a Firecrest in the holm oaks at the northern end. Elsewhere, the beach held 58 Turnstones and c30 Sanderling. Offshore was a Great Crested Grebe, nine Gannets flew west and an Auk Sp. flew east. On the greensward was a Rook (only my 2nd here) with 56 Carrion Crows. The roost field held two Mediterranean Gulls. Other birds noted included: two Goldcrests, three Jays, a Sparrowhawk, a Green Woodpecker, two Greenfinches, two Stonechats and 15+ Skylarks.