The first big push of Brent Geese moving east this morning with over 400 seen at Climping beach, also my first Wheatear of the year in Cudlow field. Combined records below, BA & OM.

Shelduck - 2W

Teal - 2E

Sandwich Tern - 2E

Red-breasted Merganser - 16 

Great-crested Grebe - 1

Little Egret - 2E

Grey Heron - 1

Turnstone - 45W

Meadow Pipits - 25

Stonechat - 3

Yellowhammer - 2

Linnet - 8

Skylark - 30

Peregrine - 1

Kestrel - 3

Buzzard - 2

Grey Seal - 2 

Dolphin sp. 8W

Wheatear 

 

Meadow Pipit

Possible Caspian Gull Climping Beach

Very grey morning with little wind coming from the NNE, found very little movement offshore. 

Rose-ringed Parakeet - 1

Greylag Goose - 1

Chiffchaff - 8

Stonechat - 2

Redwing - 1

Song Thrush - 6

Skylark - 25

Meadow Pipit - 10

Pied Wagtail - 3

Linnet - 9

Yellowhammer - c70

Reed Bunting - 3

Jay - 1

Green Woodpecker - 3

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Kestrel - 1

Buzzard - 1

Grey Heron - 2

Curlew - 2

Oystercatcher - 8

Sanderling - 30W

Turnstone - 45W

Red-breasted Merganser - 9 os

Great-crested Grebe - 2 os

Parakeet calling from Bailiffscourt

Greylag Goose & Mute Swan west of Bailiffscourt

Chiffchaff in good numbers south side of Longwood

Skylark setaside

 A nice bright morning with a chilly easterly breeze, and another wander up to Poole Place found it very quiet offshore and very little on the sea. The highlight being an Avocet at the end of Climping beach with Oystercatchers, before flying off west after being flushed by dog walkers.

Water Rail - 1 hrd Ferry Rd

Oystercatcher - 11

Turnstone - 40

Sanderling - c100

Grey Heron - 1

Great-crested Grebe - 1 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 1 os

Brent Geese - 4w

Chiffchaff - 1

Skylark - 35

Yellowhammer - c40

Reed Bunting - 12

Meadow Pipit - 10

Cetti's Warbler - 2 hrd

Song Thrush - 8

Redwing - 1

Kestrel - 1

Avocet Climping Beach

Kestrel

Reed Bunting

Yellowhammer