Surprisingly quiet in the bushes around the golf course this morning with 5 Whimbrel, on the course, 5 Yellow Wagtail moving over east and a Greenshank heard only. Hundreds of Gulls on the sea offshore.

Whitethroat - 8

Willow Warbler - 6

Sedge Warbler - 2

Reed Warbler - 10

Chiffchaff - 2

Reed Bunting - 3

Green Woodpecker - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Wheatear - 2

Little Egret - 2

Ringed Plover - 32 west beach

Oystercatcher - 2e

Kestrel - 2

Wheatear west beach

Another fine bright day with the breeze increasing later in the morning. A Hobby drifting west over Bailiffscourt, was my 1st of the year, and at least 10 Wheatear along the beach with six in the setaside. Small numbers of Blackcap, Whitethroat and Willow Warbler, 25 Oystercatcher west and c150+ Med Gull in the area. 

Wheatear climping beach

Med Gull Climping beach

Rock inbound for Poole Place

Large numbers of Gulls feeding distantly offshore but fairly quiet off-shore on the outgoing tide. Quiet around the bushes with just 3 Willow Warbler.

Whimbrel - 1w

Oystercatcher - 4e

Ringed Plover - 2 on beach

Little Egret - 5

Med Gull - 11 beach

Sandwich Tern - 2w

Sand Martin - 12

House Martin - 2

Swallow - c50

Kestrel - 5

Buzzard - 2-3

Green Woodpecker - 4

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Returning Common Gull climping beach