Very quiet this morning with the vis-mig slowing down and very little movement offshore.

A Marsh Harrier favoring the back of 1st wood, seen from the footpath at the back of the golf course, but maybe best viewed from Ferry Road. Also a Dartford Warbler in the set-aside (AH)

Water Rail - 1 heard back of golf course

Cetti's Warbler - 3 heard

Chiffchaff - 6

Goldcrest - 3

Stonehat - 5

Reed Bunting 15

Yellowhammer - 6

Meadow Pipit - 45

Skylark - 50

Linnet - 30

Redpoll - 1

Siskin - 1

Pied Wagtail - 45

Song Thrush - 3

Jay - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Turnstone - 3

Oystercatcher - 5

Snipe - 2

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 1

Buzzard - 3

Kestrel - 2

Med Gull - 30

Great-crested Grebe - 4

Green Woodpecker - 1

Elmer - Poole Place:  I covered my local area up to Poole Place (0800-1030hrs), with a bit of sea-watching there, plus  a look at the fields behind the beach. Totals were : (OM)

Red-throated Diver - 1W
Little Egret - 10 in fields
Gannet - 7W
Pied Wagtail - 40+ most in fields
Grey Wagtail - 1E
Meadow Pipit - 10
Rock Pipit - 1
Swallow - 1
Med Gull - 60+
Siskin - several heard not seen
Linnet - 10
Goldfinch - 70 (mostly W)
Goldcrest - 2
Chiffchaff - 6

For me the highlight was a Merlin flying over the Marina early afternoon, and c150 Med Gull in the fields.

Quiet this morning in sunny bright conditions, with the westerly wind picking up through the morning. 

Firecrest - 2 Atherington cottages

Goldcrest - 6

Chiffchaff - 9

Grey Wagtail - 1

Pied Wagtail - 25

Meadow Pipit - 50+

Skylark - c35

Goldfinch - 40

Stonechat - 6

Yellowhammer - 6

Reed Bunting - 5

Swallow - 10

Kestrel - 2

Buzzard - 4

Red-legged Partridge - 1

Med Gull - c175

Gannet - 3w

Redshank - 2 river

Red-legged Partridge