Shoreham & Southwick (14-25 August)

14 August.  Single Ring-necked Parakeet over M25, Sparrowhawk over Crown Road but all the Swifts have gone.
15 August.  Peregrine on Southwick Power Station chimney but the Ringed Plovers are no longer on the beach.
17 August.   Four Common Sandpipers on the Adur.
18 August.   One Common Sandpiper and 2 Swallows on the Adur.
19 August.  30 Turnstone roosting on a boat on the Adur at high tide.
20 August.  Willow Warbler & Hedgehog in our garden.
21-24 August.  Peregrine on Southwick Power Station chimney
23 August.  Arctic Tern, Common Tern and 3 Sandwich Terns in Shoreham Harbour and a Sparrowhawk on the beach.
24 August.  a small bat on the wall by the cycle lane between Hove Lagoon & King Alfred.
25 August.  Widewater 06:30-07:30 strong WSW, showers: Gannet 3E:62W, Common Scoter 2W, Sandwich Tern 13E:6W & Common Tern 1W.

soon to be replaced Shoreham footbridge