Another attempt at a sea watch at Climping this morning which proved uneventful with the usual mix of Gannet and Sandwich Tern offshore, small numbers of Swallow moving north with just a couple of Swift. Combined totals for this morning:

Great Northern Diver  - 3 2os & 1w @ 07:50
Great-crested Grebe - 6os
Fulmar - 1w
Shelduck - 4w
Bat-tailed Godwit - 1w
Whimbrel - 2w
Sanderling 7w
Spotted Flycatcher - upto 9 (7 back of Mill and 2 First Wood)
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Grey Partridge - 2

Good numbers of Spotted Fly in the patch today

Yesterday Fri 8th May

Gannet - 70e 20w
Little Tern - 1e
Sandwich Tern - 75e 15w
Common Tern - 12e
Great-crested Grebe - 4os
Common Scoter - 5e
Whimbrel - 2e
Swallow - 25ne
Little Egret - 4