Met up with OM at Poole Place, but very quiet offshore with just a few Red-throated Diver moving distantly east & west, small numbers of Gannet moving west, with about 25 feeding around the weather station, singles of Great- crested Grebe and 2 Auk sp with just a few Med Gull feeding along the tideline. 

22 Brent Geese in the field west of Poole Place with 14 Oystercatcher, c175 Turnstone around the rocks with 15 Sanderling. Plenty of Skylark still in the fields and 2-3 Chiffchaff with a Goldcrest in Longwood was about it.

Fairly quiet mid-morning offshore at Climping, but a bit more on offer in the fields off Ferry Road.

Gannet - 30+

Med Gull - 50

Diver sp - 2 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 3w

Auk sp - 5w

Brent Geese - 17

Grey Plover - 6w

Turnstone c150

Ringed Plover - 50

Sanderling - 100+

Oystercatcher - 14

Snipe - 25

Grey Heron - 4

Mute Swan - 2

Stonechat - 9

Skylark - c50

Reed Bunting - 17

Yellowhammer - c20

Linnet - 23

Pied Wagtail - 2

Meadow Pipit - 27

Mistle Thrush - 2

Song Thrush - 9

Sparrowhawk - 1

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 2

Records from RP, for Friday 30th Jan.

A quick walk today produced the following highlights.

Jack Snipe 1 north of ferry Road in the set aside

Dartford Warbler 3 south of Ferry Road in the set aside

Dartford Warbler 1 at the old fort

Yellowhammer 20 north and south of ferry road

Turnstone 120 at river mouth

 

3 Jack Snipe, and a Dartford Warbler with a couple of Stonechats in the fields around Fery Rd this morning. (OM)

On the beach c200 Med Gull, 100 Turnstone, 80 Sanderling, 6 Grey Plover, and 18 Oystercatcher.