Quiet again offshore with 35 Brent moving east along with 4 Common Scoter, 2 Lesser BB Gull and a single, Red-breasted Merganser. A single Gannet moved west and a couple of Med Gull on the sea. The usual array of waders along the beach, small numbers of Meadow Pipit & Linnet in off the sea, and a nice male Wheatear off Poole Place.

Wheatear Poole Place

Brent Geese Climping Beach

 

Belated records of 2 Sandwich Tern east my first of the year on the 16th March, and a Great-northern Diver off Poole Place on the 14th.

Today's totals from OM Elmer Rocks.

Brent Geese - 73E

Red-throated Diver - 1E

Common Scoter - 3E

Red-breasted Merganser - 6

Great-crested Grebe - 1

Oystercatcher - 10

Grey Plover - 1

Turnstone - 45

Sanderling - 2

Med Gull - 1

Great Black-backed Gull - 4

Sparrowhawk - 1

Chiffchaff - 1

3 Little-ringed Plover late afternoon, on flooded fields west of Ham Manor Golf Course, (Black Ditch) also 3 Red Kite, 9 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 5 Little Egret, and 3 Grey Heron.

 LRP