A surprising couple of hours this morning, not sleeping because of the heat, I took myself to Climping beach at 05:30. High tide was 07:30 and found several Med Gull, Sandwich Tern and Gannet feeding on a calm sea, also 4w Little Tern moving, 1e Whimbrel, 3w Sanderling and 5e Oystercatcher. 

The highlight of the morning being a Marsh Tit, which was rummaging around in bushes along the beach behind Atherington Pools. Rattled a couple of pictures before it moved into wood.

Marsh Tit

Along the beach 2 Little Ringed Plover with 2 chicks, 2 Ringed Plover, a Cuckoo flew into the setaside landing on a post and flew straight off into the horse paddock, 1 Grey Partridge, 1 Yellow Wagtail 6 Sand Martin, 12 Swift 9 Little Egret and 1 Grey Heron. Two year ticks and in my reckoning not a bad return for a couple of hours.

Grey Seal

Coudy conditions with a nice cool south westerly wind, found  

Swift - c75 north of golf course

Swallow - 25

Reed Warbler - 3

Sedge Warbler - 3

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Whitethroat - 10

Blackcap - 2

Yellowhammer - 3

Stonechat - 1

Song Thrush - 2

Green Woodpecker - 3

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Kestrel - 4

Buzzard - 2

Med Gull - 10w

Sandwich Tern - 18w 5e

Ringed Plover - 2

Sedge Warbler north golf course

Yellowhammer camp site 

Swift north golf course

Several Sandwich Tern feeding along the tide line at Climping this morning with a single Common Tern west, along with 4 Med Gull.  Feeding parties of Swift around Bailiffscourt and 2 House Martin over the setaside. 2 Juv Stonechat around the Horse Paddock and 3-6 Little Egret.

Swift

 

Sandwich Tern 

Stonechat