Another Lifer - Short-toed Lark at Climping.

 16th September 2021

Climping, Sussex

Mid afternoon came an alert from RBA about a Short-toed Lark at Climping on the south coast  just east of Bognor Regis.  It took a long time to get there with heavy traffic all the way there but it was well worth the effort. 

• The bird was there in exactly the same place as reported.  Unfortunately it had moved from the bare patches of ground to the grassy areas, making it difficult to get good views.  
• However with a lot of patience and assistance from Jacob E and his friend,  I was able to get a few seconds of fabulous views as it moved right towards a couple of rocks.

courtesy of Arlington Reservoir and Twitter

• Anyone arriving earlier would have got this much better view of course.

courtesy of Adam Huttly and Twitter

My fourth lifer this year - truly amazing!  

3 of them in Sussex - equally amazing!

• It breeds in southern Europe, north-west Africa, and across the Palearctic from Turkey and southern Russia to Mongolia.
• Annual vagrant to Britain late spring or autumn, favouring sandy wasteland, arable fields or open seashores.