A walk to the river mouth, along west beach and north of the golf course produced a good variety this morning.

Red-throated Diver 11E 1W

Diver sp - 1E

Brent Geese - 40E

Redshank - 2

Turnstone - c175 west beach

Ringed Plover - 63 

Grey Plover - 35

Sanderling - 50

Kingfisher - 1

Oystercatcher - 7

Little Egret - 2

Grey Heron - 4

Med Gull - c200

Marsh Harrier - 1

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 2

Firecrest - 1

Goldcrest - 3

Chiffchaff - 1

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Stonechat - 4

Yellowhammer - c75

Reed Bunting 27

Skylark - 50

Meadow Pipit - 5

Redwing - hrd

Song Thrush - 7

 Marsh Harrier north golf course

Firecrest

Grey Plover

Med Gull

Redshank

Yellowhammer

 

 Out after the rain, with another trek up to Poole Place, and covering the north fields. Nothing of note but good numbers of waders around the rocks.

Red-throated Diver - 8E 1W

DIver sp 1W 1E

Common scoter - 3W

Red-breasted Merganser - 7E

Med Gull - c120 offshore

Brent Geese - 15E 80 os

Grey Plover - 25W 6E

Turnstone - c150W

Sanderling - c120W

Oystercatcher - 16

Mistle Thrush - 2

Goldcrest - 1

Skylark - 80

Meadow Pipit - 6

Stonechat - 1

Two Black-necked Grebe on a local private reservoir

A bright cold morning on the River Arun from the Tortington turn off, found plenty of Lapwing in the surrounding fields, with a low estimate of 1500, but probably many more.

Lapwing - c1500

Mute Swan - 69

Wigeon - 3

Shelduck - 4

Snipe - 1

Common Sandpiper - 1

Redshank - 2

Linnet - c50

Skylark - 40

Red Kite - 1

Buzzard - 5

Kestrel - 2

Onto Climping beach early afternnon

Red-throated Diver - 3E

Diver sp - 2W 1E

Gannet - 1W

Common Scoter 2os 1E

Red-breasted Merganser - 4os 2E

Brent Geese - c350 in fields 32W

Med Gull - 27

Grey Plover - 35 rocks

Sanderling - 65W

Turnstone - c80

Grey Wagtail - 1

Goldcrest - 1

Meadow Pipit - 7

Skylark - 20

A late report from yesterday of a Purple Sandpiper 3/4 of the way along the dunes on the tide line with Turnstones.