I started off watching from Elmer, then mostly at Poole Place, on a lovely crisp, frosty morning - but there was very little of note.

There was a single Red-throated Diver on the sea there, and no more than 8 R/b Mergansers present today at low tide. Also a couple of Grey Plovers were along the beach and 30+ Ringed Plovers. A flock of at least 100 Brent Geese were on the sea off Climping, before flying inland to the fields, then back again! A single Firecrest was in the wood behind the beach neat the Elmer set-aside.

I had a quick look at the fields off Ferry Road...looked promising, but found nothing; too sunny and thermal wasn't much use.

Then a quick look around Bailiffscourt - where the highlight was a flock of 19 Golden Plover in the arable field behind....near the concrete road. (OM)

Golden Plover 

Quiet offshore this morning with a Great-northern Diver west being the only bird of note.

Wigeon - 20w

Red-breasted Merganser - 2e

Great-crested Grebe - 2 os

Auk sp - 1w

Grey Plover - 3e

Turnstone - 30w 20e

Sanderling - 6w

Oystercatcher - 6

Med Gull - c50

Brent Geese - c200

Yellowhammer - 6

Stonechat - 1

Skylark - 30

Pied Wagtail - 6

Kestrel - 1

 

Brent Geese in field opp Bailiffs entrance

Late morning visit to Climping Beach but was rewarded with a Goosander west close inshore at 09:43 and a Velvet Scoter west at 09:58. Little else of note apart from 150 Brent Geese in the field opposite the entrance to Bailiffscourt.

Red-throated Diver - 2e

Diver sp - 2w

Great-crested Grebe - 8w

Auk sp - 1e

Gannet - 2w

Med Gull - 1w

Sanderling - 30w

Turnstone - 17w

Grey Plover - 4e

Brent Geese - 1e 3w