Took a stroll around Marsh Farm at midday, still loads of water in the fields so very quiet on the pools, but still produced 7 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe, 15 Teal, 3 Wigeon, and 5 Tufted Duck.

Flooded Fields

Elsewhere good numbers of both Redwing and  Fieldfare, 12 Yellowhammer, 3 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Siskin, 2 Snipe, 3 Grey Heron, c75 Linnet.

Redwing

Fieldfare

Took a walk around the back of the golf course today, very muddy and wellingtons are required. Very quiet with only 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat 2 Reed Bunting top of the dunes, 5 Meadow Pipit, 7 Grey Partridge and a Buzzard.


Bar-tailed Godwit 19/1/14

Stonechat West Beach
 

Yesterday offshore 1 drake Red Breasted Merganser OS, 3 Diver SP 1W 2E, 14+ Common Scoter W,  and a probable Drake Pochard West.

On the Beach near the Dunes: 17 Grey Plover, 7 Oystercatcher, 1 Med Gull, 20+ Common Gull and a good number of Black-headed Gull over 60.

Field behind beach: Buzzard feeding on worms and a few Pied Wags and Meadow Pipits.

Bailiffscourt: 6 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 3 Redwing, 13 Mallard, 3 Coot, 2 Goldfinch, a Wren and a Robin.


 

Just had some feedback from a friend of mine up north who is really into Gulls and confirms the id as a Glaucous Gull,  the very short primary projection reaching just beyond the tail confirms the id, happy to be proved wrong.

Records for sat 18/1
8w Pintail, 3w Shelduck, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 110 Oystercatcher, 95 Sanderling, 18 Linnet, 12 Redwing, 1 Bullfinch, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Buzard and 1 Kingfisher, 4 Little Grebe around the Marina.

Images of an adult White winged Gull seen on the flooded fields north of Climping Beach. First impressions are that this looks like a Herring Gull, but would loved to be proved wrong.

 

Little Grebe Littlehampton Marina

Sanderling

 

Pretty quite this morning at Climping 6 Redwing in the hotel grounds  1 male Bullfinch, 18 Meadow Pipit in the horse field and 4 Buzzard sitting in the field opposite Bailiffscourt. 1 Stonechat at west beach 7 Grey Partridge behind the mill along with 20 Linnet. Offshore very slow with just  5w 3e Mediterranean Gull.

Group of 7 Grey Partridge

Meadow Pipit

Redshank Littlehampton Marina 13/1/14

Spent the morning around Marsh Farm, very quiet just 2 Gadwall, on the pools, elsewhere 3 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 32 Fieldfare, 27 Redwing, 50 Linnet, and 1 Buzzard. Afternoon hour seawatch from the car park was also very quiet with just 1 Kittiwake close inshore, 15os Common Scoter,2 Med Gull and 5w Brent Geese.

From West Beach and around the golf course this morning c100 Sanderling, 37e Brent Geese, 2 Stonechat, 35 Linnet, 5 Meadow Pipit,  7 Grey Partridge, Water Rail heard in the reedbed, and a . At the Marina, singles of Redshank, Little Grebe and Sparrowhawk.

Mid morning stroll along Climping Beach in very blustery conditions produced 60w 12e Brent Geese, 2w Kittiwake close inshore 1 adult and a first year bird, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Bat-tailed Godwit in the flooded field west of the car park, along with c90 Sanderling and 74 Oystercatcher, .

Marsh Farm mid morning produced 9 Yellowhammer,  c100 Fieldfare with 17 Redwing and good numbers of Starling. On the flooded pool 4 Shoveler, 11 Gadwall, 3 Teal, 2 Pochard, and 5 Tufted Duck, also 2 Buzzard, circling the valley, singles of Chiffchaff and Goldcrest in the bushes.