{"id":1280,"date":"2019-01-13T09:41:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T09:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2019-01-13T10:04:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T10:04:53","slug":"new-year-bird-walk-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/?p=1280","title":{"rendered":"New year Bird Walk 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6>by Jo Procter<\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1297\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50264352_2073428122720964_5240279328582795264_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>2019 New Year Bird Walk<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWow! What an amazing turn out today for the bird walk! About 60 people turned up.<br>\nThanks to all who came and I hope you enjoyed the event. We couldn&#8217;t have done it without SDOS who are the expert birders so a huge thanks to Tony Benton and Tim Holter who led the two groups on the lagoon and on the sea side. Tony has made a list of sightings, please see below:\n<h6><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1298\" style=\"width: 374px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/49783383_2073428149387628_8807518953770319872_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"497\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>2019 New Year Bird Walk<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAbout 60 people turned up for the Widewater Bird Watch on a chilly, blustery, Saturday morning. With so many people, it was necessary to split into two groups: one group started with a sea watch and the other group focused on the lagoon, swapping around after about 45 minutes.<br>\nThere was plenty of activity on the sea, and most people saw:\nGannets<br>\nGreat Crested Grebes<br>\nRazorbills<br>\nGuillemots<br>\nHerring Gulls<br>\nBlack headed Gulls<br>\nRed Throated Diver<br>\nAnd along the beach at least 15 Turnstones.\n<p>Birding from Shoreham Beach has been outstanding in recent weeks and today was no exception. Two participants had travelled down from Croydon to join the walk and were impressed with what they were able to see and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>The lagoon was quiet but after two circuits we had seen:<\/p>\nLittle Egret x1<br>\nMute Swans x3 (with fascinating insights provided by Jo from WoW)<br>\nHerring Gull &#8211; many<br>\nBlack headed Gull &#8211; many<br>\nCoot x2<br>\nLittle Grebe x8<br>\nTeal x4<br>\nMagpie x1<br>\nRedshank (2 or 3]\n<p>It was very positive that three local groups were represented at this event, namely World of Widewater, Friends of Shoreham Beach, and Shoreham and District Ornithological Society. The event succeeded in its objective of showcasing Shoreham\u2019s wildlife and it was brilliant that so many people braved the conditions and saw some really interesting birds.<\/p>\n<h6>Tony Benton<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Jo Procter Wow! What an amazing turn out today for the bird walk! About 60 people turned up. 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