The lagoon level had dropped to one of the lowest since the pipeline was installed. The gauge read 1.36 cm (above Chart Datum?). The explanation was a lack of rain in January.
Salinity is now measured by John Knight of West Sussex County Council using an electronic meter that recorded 26‰.
There was a large mushroom with a 30 cm diameter on the grassland to the east of the bridge over Widewater Lagoon. Unfortunately it had been broken up. It looked like an unattractive specimen of an Agrocybe.
At least two Redshanks and two Little Egrets were actively feeding in the shallows.
Lichens grew on wooden fences with the paucity of trees.
Adur Valley Nature Notes 2005
Widewater Lagoon Wildlife 2005
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