According to newspaper reports, the derelict site at Shoreham Cement Works by the Adur looks set to be developed, possibly within the next year. Both the Worthing Herald and Brighton Argus report that FI Property Group, owner of the property, are ready to move forward with plans to build up to 521 homes on the...
Recently, a Muntjac deer ventured into the Adur Estuary SSSI, taking a cooling dip in the river. An invasive species, the Muntjac is found in Sussex in small numbers so keep an eye out! photos: Jerry Campbell
As ‘autumn’ migration gets underway, the Adur Estuary SSSI is starting to see a number of travellers stopping off on their way south, including this Red Knot in gorgeous breeding plumage. A small but perfectly formed wader, the Red Knot is an uncommon visitor to the Adur Estuary SSSI, so to see this beauty is...
Big congratulations to SDOS member and fantastic photographer, Maria McGrath, for getting her brilliant shot of a Red-Spotted Bluethroat chosen as the RSPB magazine Star Photo! Well deserved – what a incredible photograph of a stunning bird!
For Swift Awareness Week , Worthing and Adur Swift Group has premiered a short film about some of our work. 2026 has been our year of the swift box – 100 boxes and 50 callers slated for installation this year, from a virtual standing start at the end of last season. Here’s that campaign in...
It’s so encouraging to see so many young people getting into birding! 😍 Here’s the latest SDOS piece in Inside Shoreham & Southwick magazine.
Another fabulous outing with SDOS this week – this time to Woolbeding in Sussex in search of Honey Buzzards. Led by birding legend Bernie Forbes, we got incredible views of these birds, along with Woodlark, Tree Pipit and Crossbill among others. 💚 Here is Bernie and Sue Miles’ detailed report of what was a fantastic...
Eight members joined Clive Hope from 0800 on Saturday morning in pleasant, increasingly warm, weather on the beach near Sea Lane Ferring, with a couple of passing Arctic Skuas the stars of the show. A few waders in the shape of Whimbrels (c.8), Sanderlings (6) and Grey Plovers (2) , plus Cormorants (7), and Great...
To feed or not to feed, that is the question! In the latest issue of Inside Shoreham & Southwick we discuss the changing attitudes to feeding our garden birds.
While most of our wintering waders have now left for their breeding grounds, some are still hanging on. Recently, a whopping eight Common Sandpipers were spotted hanging around by the Adur up near the cement works. This has since been logged as the most of these lovely little birds ever seen together on the Adur...
