With a bright sunny morning and a hint of a south easterly breeze, an optimistic visit to Climping Beach resulted in only finding a good number of Gulls on the low tide.
 Mediterranean Gull - c65
Lesser Black Back Gull - 3
Common Gull - 1
Sandwich Tern -7
Cormorant - 17w
Gannet - 1e
Little Egret - 3
Grey Heron - 2
Curlew - 1
Sanderling - 27
Ringed Plover - 9
Turnstone - 40w
Willow Warbler - 5
Whitethroat - 14
Reed Warbler - 3
Blackcap - 7
Chiffchaff - 2
Sand Martin - 6w
Green Woodpecker - 3
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Kestrel - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Buzzard - 1


Sat 1st August Out in a fishing boat 4 miles offshore, no fish, only the Mackeral were taking the bait and very little moving bird wise. Single Lesser Black Backed Gull in the Marina, a Common Sandpiper on the eastern arm of the river mouth, 2 Common Gull east beach, 4 west Common Scoter and small numbers of Sandwich Tern and Gannet.

Herring Gull

Gannet

Jellyfish

Records for Friday 31st July saw good numbers of Willow Warbler and a all to brief glimpse of a Grasshopper Warbler that flew into the bushes at the camp site.

Whimbrel - 4 golf course

Willow Warbler - 17

Whitethroat - 9

Reed Warbler - 16

Sedge Warbler - 1

Blackcap - 4

Chiffchaff - 5

Grey Heron - 1

Buzzard - 1

Cormorant - 10w