Goring Delight!

The bitter easterlies enabled me to bird from the comfort of my car today, and made a good choice with a good hour plus lost at Goring gap, where birds dropped into roost throughout my stay, Sandwich Terns were roosting with the regular gull flock, initially counting 26, they were gradually joined by more with the most I counted was 48. 3 Wheatears were found nearby sheltering out of the wind, 2 males and a female, whilst the gull flock contained at least 6 Med Gulls including a smart looking 1st winter bird. I had to leave for work as more birds were arriving so I would think that the Sandwich Tern roost would increase in number, according to Clive Hope , this could be a site record for roosting Sandwich Terns especially in spring!

Here you can see 2 adult Med Gulls along with a 1st winter with the Sandwich Terns

First Wheatears of the year

Sandwich Terns coming into roost