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Description
Newhaven Tide Mills hosts some good specialities in the winter, and can be good for migrants in spring and autumn. Summer is quieter. In the winter the best birds are the Bécasseau violet on the Breakwater at the mouth of the River Ouse. They show very well here at high tide, and on particularly high tides with stormy conditions will show up top on the highest truts. Tournepierre à collier and Pipit maritime are also seen along this pier. At low tide from the end of the Pier, it is worth checking the beach on the opposite side of the river, for a gull roost that has in the past included Goéland pontique, Goéland leucophée, Goéland bourgmestre and Goéland à ailes blanches.
At high tide there is also often a small roost of Bécasseau variable and Grand Gravelot on the shingle beach, with low double figures of each. The Mill Creek (a tidal creek and the remnant of the old course of the river) normally only holds Bécasseau variable, Chevalier gambette and Courlis cendré but other waders occasionally appear, especially in cold weather movements. There are extensive patches of rough grassland which sometimes attract wintering Hibou des marais or Effraie des clochers. Another species always worth looking out for is Rougequeue noir; one or two normally spend the winter here but roam widely. The best spots to search are the perimeter fence of the industrial land, or the caravan park as you walk towards Seaford. If accessing the site by train then always check around Newhaven Harbour station too. There is a large roost of Mouette rieuse and Goéland cendré on the sea offshore every evening, with persistence and a telescope a Mouette mélanocéphale or two can often be seen.
Spring can bring good numbers of migrant Traquet motteux from mid March to early May, and smaller numbers of Warblers and other passerine migrants. The Mill Creek will often have a few migrant waders, amongst the most regular are Avocette élégante (especially in March), and Courlis corlieu and Barge rousse (in April and early May). Summer is quiet, but breeding species include Rousserolle effarvatte and Phragmite des joncs, Fauvette babillarde, Tarier pâtre and often a pair of Grand Gravelot, although these typically fail due to disturbance. From mid-July onwards it is worth checking any gulls for juvenile Goéland leucophée.
Autumn migration can be a good time to search the scrub for Warblers, while Tarier des prés and Traquet motteux in particular favour the open areas of this site. Stormy weather will on occasion result in sightings of Phalarope à bec large on the Mill Creek, and in such weather it is also worth checking Newhaven Harbour for storm-driven Seabirds, there have been records of Mouette de Sabine here.
Newhaven Tide Mills has a fairly good track record for rarities and scarcities; in the winter these include Bruant des neiges, Goéland bourgmestre, Goéland à ailes blanches, a Mouette de Franklin (in 1991), Chevalier arlequin and Spatule blanche. Rarities or scarcities that have shown up during migration have included Alouette calandrelle, Fauvette épervière, Pipit rousseline and Pie-grièche écorcheur, and the site has good potential, particularly for autumn rarities.
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Accès
Park either at the Buckle Car Park in Seaford or the Tide Mills Car Park, on the A259 between Newhaven and Seaford. You can also access from the bus, take a 12/12a/12X and depart at the Tide Mills bus stop. If accessing via train, you can take the train that runs between Seaford and Brighton, and disembark at either Newhaven Harbour or Bishopstone stations.