Cool and misty morning. Not much of great interest. Good numbers of crows and jackdaws around the sunflower field. Finch numbers are still good with more Robins and Blackbirds around. (RP)

Buzzard 2

Sparrowhawk 1

Kingfisher 2

Little Egret 2

Redshank 1

Water Rail 1

Great crested Grebe 2

GWP 2

GSWP 1

Firecrest 1

Chiffchaff 3

Dartford Warbler 1

Cetti’s Warbler 1

Blackcap 1

Skylark 24

Meadow Pipit 18

Mistle Thrush 1

Song Thrush 3

Blackbird 15

Robin 10

Stonechat 3

Yellowhammer 3

Reed Bunting 1

Linnet 100+

Greenfinch 6

A Ring Ouzel at 11.00 today between Littlehampton golf course and footpath on northern side of course. (STH)

 Ferry Road, Kent’s farm and back via Long and First Wood were (RP)

Short eared owl 1

Buzzard 1

Kestrel 2

Raven 1 N

Water Rail 1

Snipe 5

Common sandpiper 1

Lapwing 16

Kingfisher 1

Stonechat 3

Grey wagtail 1

Chiffchaff 3

Firecrest 2

Goldcrest 2

Yellowhammer 6 Ferry Road

Reed Bunting 2

Song thrush 2

Redwing 2

Mistle thrush 1

Black Redstart - 1 Gas tower

Greylag's 

Firecrest - 2 Kents

Chiffchaff - 5

Siskin - 10

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Stonechat - 2

Redwing - 2

Goldfinch - c190

Skylark - 25

Meadow Pipit - 20

Pied Wagtail - 20

Jay - 2

Brent Geese - 10 beach 7w

Greylag Geese - 9e

Great-crested Grebe - 3

Common Scoter - 3e

Oystercatcher - 41

Sanderling - 17

Turnstone - 20

Little Egret - 16

Buzzard - 4

Kestrel - 2

Sparrowhawk - 1

A little movement offshore this morning, but the highlight goes to a late Osprey initially flying in off then veered off west and flew over Atherington. Also an Avocet on the sea at climping beach.

Osprey - 1

Buzzard - 4

Kestrel - 2 

Raven - 2 Cudlow field

Avocet - 1 Climping Beach

Golden Plover - 1 Cudlow

Sanderling - 12w 15e

Turnstone - 15

Oystercatcher - 18 beach 22w

Ringed Plover 25e

Curlew - 1e

Brent Geese - 109w 15e

Great-crested Grebe - 7 os

Red-throated Diver - 1e

Diver sp - 1w

Auk sp - 9w 4e

Shag - 1 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 

Wigeon - 30 os 45w 12e

Shoveler - 2w

Teal - 9w

Little Egret - 31 fields either side of Poole Place

Common Scoter - 1e

Gannet - 2w

Chiffchaff - 2

Reed Bunting - 2

Redpoll - 1

Meadow Pipit - c40

Skylark - 27

Avocet Climping Beach

Golden Plover Cudlow Field

Little Egret (RP)

With lights breeze and low grey cloud it was very quiet around the golf course. Dartford Warblers featured strongly with one in the fort and one or two seen in gorse opposite the reedbed. 

Two Black Redstart seen at the gas tower from Harwood Road. (DB) 

Dartford Warbler -2 or 3

Chiffchaff - 8

Goldcrest - 5

Stonechat - 11

Cetti's Warbler - 2 heard

Siskin - 4

Yellowhammer - 5

Goldfinch - 130e

Linnet - 30

Skylark - 40

Meadow Pipit - 23

Song Thrush - 5

Jay - 2

Kestrel - 1

Buzzard - 2

Oystercatcher - 23

Sanderling - c60

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 1

Brent Geese - 40w

 

Good coverage again this morning with the 1st Short-eared Owl of the autumn flew into the horse paddock (DB) a record count of Little Egret in the patch (OM) and other highlights of Merlin and Jack Snipe.

Short-eared Owl - 1

Merlin - 1

Kestrel - 3

Buzzard - 2

Jack Snipe - 1

Egyptian Geese - 2 flew west over camp site

Little Egret - 32 cudlow

Oystercatcher - 18 cudlow

Firecrest - 1 kents

Chiffchaff - 18

Goldcrest - 11

Redpoll - 7

Siskin - 5

Bullfinch - 1

Yellowhammer - 2

Reed Bunting - 9

Skylark - 50+

Linnet - c120

Pied Wagtail - 25

Meadow Pipit - 20

Stonechat - 4

Cetti's Warbler - 2 hrd

Short-eared Owl out of the horse paddock

Meadow Pipit

Long-tailed Tit

Linnet