Out early afternoon with a couple of Rock Pipit in the setaside and a Redwing opposite Bailiffs court entrance. One of the Rock Pipits certainly is littoralis.

Looks as though the Golf course has removed a load of bramble and hedgerow near the Mill footpath. Hopefully they plant a line of Gorse or something similar rather than let the nettles take over.

A wonderful day to be out and about, but still very slow at Climping this morning, with the only highlight being a Black-throated Diver on the sea off Poole Place drifting slowly east.

Red-throated Diver - 2E

Brent Geese - 8E 4W

Red Merganser - 10 os

Great-crested Grebe - 2 os

Turnstone - c70E

Oystercatcher - 9

Skylark - c60

Pied Wagtail - 5

Green Woodpecker - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

 

A report from a local resident to OM of 4 Barnacle Geese on the beach east of Poole Place this morning, presumably flew further west as later 4 reported from the north wall Pagham.

210 Brent Geese east from the rocks in 1hour 20mins this morning (OM)