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On the 23rd my Dad and I made the short journey east to Southwick to try and get the Little Auk, Long Tailed Duck and the Glaucous Gull which had taken up residence there. On arrival the Long Tailed Duck was showing very well but unfortunately the photos were poor due to the bad light, moving on to the Little Auk nothing had changed the light was again poor and the bird was showing down to 10ft at times. During our stay we couldn't find the Glaucous Gull so we headed back stopping off at West Wittering but some stupid people that had hang gliders landed in the field where it was and subsequently it flew off before we got there.




Long Tailed Duck taken at Hove Lagoon into sun.



Little Auk taken at Southwick on Southwick Canal.

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