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Birds seen on 04.01.21. Lancing Beach, Widewater Lagoon & Adur Estuary

  • Writer: Sim Elliott
    Sim Elliott
  • Jan 5, 2021
  • 1 min read

9.00 - 15.15. Weather: overcast, frequent rain/drizzle; temperature: 1-3 degrees: wind: 10 mph (North/North-East; Tides: Low tide - 09:17, 1.3m High tide -15:15, 5.6m


Species seen and photographed: Turnstones, Cormorant, Mute Swans, Herring Gulls, Black-headed Gulls, Great Black-backed Gulls, Oystercatchers, Redshanks, Little Egrets, Kingfisher, Grey Plover, Brent Goose, Lapwings, Dunnock, Sparrows, Pied Wagtail, Robin, Sparrows


Species seen and not photographed: Grey Herron, Carrion Crows, Wood Pigeons, Magpies, Feral Pidgeon


Turnstone (1) Lancing Beach (Widewater)

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Black-Headed Gull (many) Adur Estuary

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Herring Gull (many) Adur Estuary

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Great Black-backed Gull (some) Adur Estuary

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Little Egrets (3) Adur Estuary

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Oystercatchers (ca.20) Adur Estuary

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Kingfisher (1) Adur Estuary (Railway Bridge)

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Grey Plover (1) Adur Estuary

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Brent Goose (1) Adur Estuary

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Redshanks (many) Adur Estuary

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Lapwings (ca. 50) Adur Estuary, North of Toll Bridge

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Dunnock (1) Adur Estuary (north of Toll Bridge)

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Pied Wagtails (2) Adur Estuary (Coronation Green)

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Robbins (1) Shoreham - Ropetackle

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Sparrows (ca. 10) Adur Estuary, path by Ropetackle

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Cormorant (1) Widewater Lagoon, Shoreham/Lancing

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Mute Swans (3) Widewater Lagoon

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