With tomorrow's weather looking damp it seemed a better option to go to Pulborough today. Unfortunately, the weather turned out far too good being warm and sunny - rather wished I'd sat out Gos'ing. Strangely, no hovers, butterflies nor adders though lots of midges being hawked by Black-headed Gulls.
A Red Kite was over the car park on arrival and another (or the same one) was high over the tea room terrace early afternoon being chased by a crow.
Just one Peregrine perched up in the usual tree on South Brooks.
Two each of Bullfinch, Treecreeper and Goldcrest around the trails.
Highlight of the day was catching up with a variety of people I've not seen for a while, Peter C, Miles H, Nick Goulden, Rob Collins, Tony Stead, Clive Hope and later, at a shrike-less Coldwaltham, Dave Sadler and partner.
On the north brooks 15+ Buzzards, probably five more from Winpenny, three en route and a couple at Coldwaltham, say 25 in total.
On the way back a quick stop at Broadmarsh produced ten or more Med Gulls and 13 distant Black-necked Grebes fishing in a tight flotilla but no sign of Long-tailed Ducks.
