A wonderful morning to be out and about, cold first thing with the hint of a westerly breeze but  at last some warmth in the glorious sunshine.
Willow Warbler - 1 First Wood
Black Redstart - 1 Golf course
Firecrest - 2 Ath pools
Cetti's Warbler - 1 heard from footpath back of reedbed
Chiffchaff - 10
Goldcrest - 4
Reed Bunting - 2
Grey Partridge - 4
Little Egret - 3
Grey Heron - 1
Med Gull - 2e
Brent Geese - 31
Buzzard - 1
Kestrel - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Green Woodpecker - 1

Also today a late report of a male Blackcap back of the golf course.

Another relatively quiet day although a nice surprise at West Beach this morning with a Barnacle Goose with Brent Geese, feeding in fields east of the car park or returning to the sea depending on the tide or disturbance. Of unknown origin of course but with the Brent on the move in the last couple of days this could be of wild stock. 

Barnacle Goose

Brent Geese - c250 os 97e
Sandwich Tern - 1e
Red-breasted Merganser - 27 os
Great-crested Grebe - 5
Shelduck - 3e
Ringed Plover - 1
Sanderling - 1
Oystercatcher - 35w 5e
Little Egret - 1
Wheatear - 3
Stonechat - 1
Chiffchaff - 14
Goldcrest - 2
Reed Bunting - 3
Meadow Pipit - 7
Skylark - 10
Kestrel - 2
Buzzard - 2
Peregrine - 2
Sparrowhawk - 2
Grey Partridge - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Green Woodpecker - 1

Brent Geese

Wheatear around Bread Lane

A cold morning with the wind coming firstly from the north west then swinging around to a westerly, nevertheless we still managed a little variety in the patch.
Short-eared Owl - 1e West Beach
Sandwich Tern - 1e
Common Scoter - 18e
Red-breasted Merganser - 15 os 17w
Shelduck 2w

Little Egret Atherington

Brent Geese - c.200 os and 479e
Great-crested Grebe - 6 os
Gannet - 2w
Oystercatcher - 37w
Wheatear - 1
Chiffchaff - 5
Meadow Pipit - 35w 75n
Reed Bunting - 2
Goldcrest - 2
Jay - 1
Grey Partrdige - 2
Little Egret - 4
Green Woodpecker - 2
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

This morning provided a little variety  offshore at Climping with,  1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Red-throated Diver, 26 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 singing Chiffchaff and several of both Meadow Pipits and Chaffinches in off the sea.

Cold misty start to the day at West Beach with the wind prevailing from the north, then mid morning blue sky with some warmth in the sun it felt like Spring is definitely on its way.

Firecrest - 1 First wood                                                           

Fieldfare 

Chiffchaff - 9

Wheatear - 2

Goldcrest - 3

Meadow Pipit - 10

Skylark - 8

Reed Bunting - 5

Stonechat - 1

Linnet - 2

Water Rail - 1 

Grey Partridge - 2

Brent Geese - c.270

Buzzard - 2

Sparrowhawk - 1

Treecreeper

Great-crested Grebe - 3 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 16 os

Dunlin - 1

Mediterranean Gull - 2e

Marsh Farm from 11:00

Scaup - 1

Shoveler - 2

Pochard - 4

Teal - 5

Tufted Duck - 6

Gadwall - 15

Little Grebe - 1

Cetti's Warbler - 1 heard

Scaup

Chiffchaff - 7

Reed Bunting - 3

Yellowhammer - 4

Treecrepper - 1

Goldcrest - 2

Bullfinch - 1

Fieldfare - 23

Redwing - 11

Grey Heron - 1

Another cold bright morning at Marsh Farm with the wind coming from the north east
Scaup - 1
Pochard - 3

Meadow Pipit

Gadwall - 13
Teal - 3
Tufted Duck - 5
Great-crested Grebe - 2
Peregrine - 1
Sparrowhawk - 2
Kestrel - 1
Buzzard - 3
Green Woodpecker - 1
Jay - 1
Chiffchaff - 7
Goldcrest - 2
Yellowhammer - 6
Reed Bunting - 4
Meadow Pipit - 15
Fieldfare - 19

Reed Bunting

Redwing - 24
Mistle Thrush - 2

A cold north easterly this morning resulted in another quiet morning at the patch. A single Firecrest along the Mill road was the highlight of the morning, and  a Greylag Goose flew south over Climping Beach before veering onward west.
Brent Geese - 59e
Sanderling - 9
Great-crested Grebe - 4 os
Red-breasted Merganser - 2e 1w
Lesser B B Gull - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Meadow Pipit - 3
Skylark - 6
Goldcrest - 2
Chiffchaff - 2
Jay - 1

Also, 10.00 to 10.30 path behind the golf course:

7 Linnets

1 Reed Bunting,

And 10.30 to 12.30 from Climping Gap to the car park and back had:

25 Sanderling

1 Turnstone

2 Kittiwake

4 Grey Partridge – two in Horse Paddock and two in field west of Climping Gap

1 Buzzard

1 Kestrel

Up to 660 Brent Geese. Counted 390 in the field west of Climping Gap at 12.00, but had had 270 flying strongly east in three groups earlier. May have doubled back of course.

My first Wheatear of the spring at West Beach this morning, a brisk easterly wind and grey conditions didn't inspire a prolonged visit.

Redshank - 1

Wheatear West Beach,  hopefully first of many

Sanderling - 9
Lessser B B Gull - 3
Peregrine - 1 west beach
Stonechat - 1
Grey Partridge - 4
Meadow Pipit - 3
Chiffchaff - 2
Firecrest - 1 camp site
Goldcrest - 2
Jay - 2
Green Woodpecker - 1
Reed Bunting - 1

Pied Wagtail Golf course

Marsh Farm
Scaup - 1
Gadwall - 30
Tufted Duck - 6
Shelduck - 1
Pochard - 2
Teal - 2
Little Grebe - 1
Great-crested Grebe - 2
Water Rail - 1
Grey Heron - 1
Kingfisher - 1
Mistle Thrush - 2
Reed Bunting - 3
Chiffchaff - 2
Goldcrest - 2
Fieldfare - 22
Redwing - 9
Buzzard - 2

Combined totals for this morning and early afternoon spent at the beach in the hope of early migrants, several of both Red-breasted Mergansers and Great-crested Grebe offshore but very little else moving.

Good numbers of Curlew Cudlow field

Brent Geese - 275
Curlew - 49  Field west of Climping car par
Buzzard - 8
Peregrine - 1
Red Kite - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 1
Firecrest - 3 First wood
Chiffchaff - 2
Goldcrest - 5
Meadow Pipit - 4
Pied Wagtail - 6
Stonechat - 2
Reed Bunting - 1
Skylark - 8
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3
Grey Heron - 1
Sanderling - 26
Common Sandpiper - 1
Redshank - 1

Grey Heron Atherington

Goldcrest

An early morning visit around the Farm this morning paid dividends with a SCAUP. Anyone thinking of visiting this area are reminded that most of the area is Private , and  parking is limited.
Great-crested Grebe - 3

Genuine looking Scaup 

Gadwall - 17
Tufted Duck - 4
Teal - 2
Pochard - 2
Little Grebe - 2
Cetti's Warbler - 2 heard
Yellowhammer - 7
Reed Bunting - 6
Chiffchaff - 9
Goldcrest - 2
Pied Wagtail - 3
Meadow Pipit - 8
Bullfinch - 3
Fieldfare - 33

Pochard

Redwing - 42
Treecreeper - 1
Buzzard - 2
Kestrel - 1
Green Woodpecker - 1
Jay - 1
Water Rail - 1
Snipe - 7
Lapwing - 1

Yellowhammer

Cold grey morning and despite the wind starting SE then swinging around to SW,  very little movement offshore but good numbers of Mergansers noticeable.
Brent Geese - c350
Red-breasted  Merganser - 24 os
Great-crested Grebe - 4
Teal - 2e
Diver spa -  1e
Curlew - 38
Black Redstart - 1 in field east car park
Rock Pipit - 1
Meadow Pipit - 7
Chiffchaff - 1
Goldcrest - 3
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 1
Grey Partridge - 1
Sanderling - 14

Black Redstart

Rock Pipit

Signs of spring is on its way with another glorious day, the slight breeze coming form the south west, surely something must turn up soon.
Brent Geese - 280
Great-crested Grebe - 11

Great-crested Grebe

Red-breasted Merganser - 25
Sanderling - 52
Grey Plover - 33
Turnstone - 60
Mediterranean Gull - 12
Shelduck - 1
Goldcrest - 2
Chiffchaff - 1
Stonechat - 1
Skylark - 6
Kestrel - 1
Peregrine - 1
Grey Partridge - 2

Marsh Farm

Tufted Duck

Red Kite - 1
Buzzard - 3
Sparrowhawk - 2
Great-crested Grebe - 2
Tufted Duck - 5
Pochard -2
Gadwall - 17
Little Grebe - 2
Cetti's Warbler - 1
Reed Bunting - 1
Chiffchaff - 3
Goldcrest - 3
Redwing - 7
Fieldfare - 3
Grey Wagtail - 1
Meadow Pipit - 9
Skylark - 8

Yet another pleasant day although the stiff north west did make it rather chilly at times.
Brent Geese - c.600

Buzzard 

Mediterranean Gull - 1
Great-crested Grebe - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 5
Diver sp - 1w
Oystercatcher - 22
Turnstone - 47
Sanderling - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Buzzard - 2
Kestrel - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Grey Partridge - 2
Meadow Pipit - 5
Skylark - 10

Skylark

Goldcrest - 2
Stonechat - 2

Brent Geese arriving from the west

Another fine day at Climping this morning weather wise, with a brisk westerly then turning north west resulting in not a lot of movement offshore.
Brent Geese - c.800 

Buzzard

Red-throated Diver - 2e
Red-breasted Merganser - 6 os
Great-crested Grebe - 1w
Turnstone - 47
Sanderling - 1
Med Gull - 2
Rock Pipit - 1
Pied Wagtail - 17
Skylark - 10
Redwing - 3
Stonechat - 1
Chiffchaff - 1
Goldcrest - 1

Great-crested Grebe 

Marsh Farm 
Pochard - 3
Tufted Duck - 4
Gadwall - 1
Great-crested Grebe - 1
Buzzard - 2
Kestrel - 1
Yellowhammer - 1
Bullfinch - 1
Kingfisher - 1
Goldcrest - 4
Skylark - 7

Grey Wagtail

Chiffchaff - 5
Grey Wagtail - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Water Rail - 1