Since last Thursday evening I have been locked away in self isolation after the NHS Track & Trace App told me I had to do this for nine days! I was itching to get out today and visited the following sites.
An excellent morning for diurnal passage at Brooklands produced 2545 Goldfinches (!), five Crossbills, 20 Siskins, 23 redpoll, a Brambling, six Chaffinches, five Meadow Pipits, 10 Linnets, two Skylarks and five House Martins. All birds were passing over the south end of Brooklands heading east following the coastline.
The bushes held two Goldcrests, three Great Spotted and a Green Woodpecker. The lake held two Gadwall, 17 Mallards, two Great Black-backed Gulls, five Mute Swans, 12 Teal and a Little Grebe. A Water Rail was heard from the reeds whilst also hiding away was two Cetti's Warblers and more obliging was a Stonechat perched near the southern end of the lake. Over the golf course was two Sparrowhawks and two Kestrels and a Song Thrush headed east over the old refuse tip.
Afterwards I headed to Steepdown completing a circular loop where I noted two Buzzards, c80 Corn Buntings, two Kestrels, 40+ Skylarks, four Goldcrests, five Meadow Pipits, three Stonechats, five Linnets, two Reed Buntings and a Brimstone was on the wing.
I spent late afternoon on Beeding Brooks where two redhead Goosanders passed south along the River Adur opposite St Peter's Church. A Barn Owl and Kingfisher were also seen.
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