Good numbers of Meadow Pipits in all the fields around the patch this morning, 4 Firecrest and a Redstart being the best of the rest.

Firecrest - 4 Bottom Longwood
Redstart - 1 Camp Site
Whinchat - 2
Stonechat - 7
Chiffchaff - 25
Goldcrest - 15
Skylark - 9
Grey Wagtail - 3
Yellow Wagatil - 16
Pied Wagtail - 23
Whitethroat - 4
Blackcap - 29
Peregrine - 2
Buzzard - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 1
Med Gull - 3

Firecrest

Whinchat

Yellow Wagtail

Peregrine

A Woodlark seen in flight over the golf course and calling was the highlight of the morning. Supporting cast of Hobby in fields hunting north of the Mill and 3 Whinchat around the paddock.

Woodlark - 1
Skylark - 15
Chiffchaff - 30+
Goldcrest - 17
Blackcap - 35
Whitethroat - 1
Whinchat - 3
Stonechat - 9
Grey Wagtail - 2
Yellow Wagtail - 4
Pied Wagtail - 35
Meadow Pipit - 70+ east
Goldfinch - c.150
Siskin - 2
Reed Bunting - 1
Little Egret - 3
Grey Heron - 4
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Green Woodpecker - 3
Grey Partridge - 11
Hobby - 1
Peregrine - 2
Buzzard - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 2

Bits and bobs about this morning but still nothing special, a continuous trickle of Swallow and House Martin moving through and plenty of Meadow Pipits in the fields.

Grasshopper Warbler - 1 golf course
Reed Warbler - 1
Sedge Warbler - 1
Tree Pipit - 1
Whinchat - 1
Wheatear - 2
Meadow Pipit - c.100
Blackcap - 12
Chiffchaff - 27
Goldcrest - 16
Goldfinch - 40
Skylark - 7
Grey Wagtail - 2
Yellow Wagtail - 5
Pied Wagtail - 7
Treecreeper - 1
Hobby - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 2
Buzzard - 2
Grey Partridge - 19
Grey Heron - 2
Little Egret - 2

Whinchat fields north of golf course

Plenty of Hirundine on the move again this morning with the majority being Swallow, also small flocks of Meadow Pipit, and the first flock of Brent Geese.

Grey Wagtail - 2
Yellow Wagtail - 1
Goldcrest - 19
Chiffchaff - 16
Cetti's Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 20
Bullfinch - 2
Wheatear - 1
Stonechat - 3
Song Thrush - 1
Jay - 3
Green Woodpecker - 3
Grey Partridge - 6
Brent Geese - 13w
Med Gull - 14
Little Egret - 1
Grey Heron - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 2

Med Gull Climping Beach

Grey Partridge

Late out due to other commitments found me covering the back of the golf course, long wood and west beach in a fine bright sunny morning. 

Chiffchaff - c.45
Blackcap - 30
Firecrest - 1 longwood
Goldcrest - 10
Wheatear - 2
Whitethroat - 3
Grey Wagtail - 2
Yellow Wagtail - 5
Pied Wagtail - 7
Siskin - 4
Meadow Pipit - c.75
Swallow - 24
Bullfinch - 1
Treecreeper - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Green Woodpecker - 3
Song Thrush - 1
Jay - 2
Hobby - 1
Sparrowhawk - 2
Kestrel - 2
Buzzard - 1
Sandwich Tern - 4w
Shag - 1w
Lapwing - 30
Grey Heron - 5+

Records for Tues 19th with the highlight being four Shag on the sea at Climping.

Chiffchaff 120

Blackcap 25
Willow Warbler 1
Whitethroat 2
Goldcrest 5
Redstart 1
Whinchat 1
Wheatear 2
Short-eared Owl 1
House Martin 1000+
Swallow 250+
Sand Martin 10+
Spotted Fly 1
Shag 4

My first Short-eared Owl of the Autumn flew north across fields at Climping Beach, a Siskin amongst a small Goldfinch flock at Atherington, good numbers of Hirundine on the move with  higher numbers of House Martin.

Short-eared Owl - 1
Redstart - 2
Spotted Flycatcher - 1
Whinchat - 1
Stonechat - 2
Yellow Wagtail - 10
Grey Wagtail - 1
Pied Wagtail - 3
Siskin - 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 2
Whitethroat - 5
Chiffchaff - 60+
Willow Warbler - 4
Goldcrest - 8
Meadow Pipit - c.50
Skylark - 5
Grey Partridge - 17
Buzzard - 5
Kestrel - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Little Egret - 5
Grey Heron - 1
Sandwich Tern - 5
Mediterranean Gull - 15
Ringed Plover - 3

Sparrowhawk over Bread Lane

Redstart old camp site

Chiffchaff present again in good numbers

Spot Fly Atherington

A lot of visible migration this morning with good numbers again of the more commoner species moving through the area.

Meadow Pipit - c.250
Chiffchaff - 50+
Goldcrest - 8
Willow Warbler - 4
Blackcap - 13
Whitethroat - 3
Wheatear - 15
Whinchat - 2 west beach
Stonechat - 1
Redstart - 1 bottom of longwood
Yellow Wagtail - 22
Grey Wagtail - 3
Pied Wagtail - 20
White Wagtail - 2
Reed Warbler - 2
Skylark - 9
Linnet - 27
Sand Martin - 23
House Martin - c.100
Swallow - 25
Grey Heron - 2
Little Egret - 5
Buzzard - 4
Kestrel - 2
Mediterranean Gull - 37
Green Woodpecker - 2
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Oystercatcher - 2
Cormorant - 15
Lapwing - c.40

Nice male Redstart

Whinchat West Beach

Yellow Wagtail

White Wagtail

Wheatear

Another hour or so wasted at the beach with singles of Shag, Tufted Duck, Sanderling moving slowly west, along with a couple of Sandwich Tern and a adult Med Gull on the sea.  A few more Common Gull putting in an a appearance and a Peregrine flew north from the beach.

An hour sea watch from the beach this evening produced very little save  for singes of Wheatear, Knot, Sanderling, Dunlin, a Shag on the sea, Common and Sandwich Tern 38 Oystercatcher west and a few Gannets. This lucky fellow below  nearly got squashed under foot.

Slow Worm

Again good coverage in the patch today but still providing little variety in the combined totals.

Peregrine - 1
Buzzard - 9+
Sparrowhawk - 2
Kestrel - 1
Grey Wagtail - 4
Yellow Wagtail - 3
Pied Wagtail - 1
Chiffchaff - c.45
Willow Warbler - 4
Blackcap - 25
Whitethroat - 9
Lesser Whitethroat - 2
Spotted Flycatcher - 1
Garden Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler - 2
Goldcrest - 5
Coal Tit - 1
Bullfinch - 2
Wheatear - 7
Skylark - 12
Meadow Pipit - c.50
Sand Martin - 10
House Martin - 15
Swallow - nc
Green Woodpecker - 3
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Kingfisher - 1
Jay - 3
Little Egret - 2
Grey Plover - 1
Med Gull - 10

Spot Fly Bailiffscourt

Wheatear  Climping Beach

Blackcap Camp Site

One of nine seen over Poole Place

A quick look around the back of the golf course in blustery conditions produced the following.

Chiffchaff - 33
Willow Warbler - 2
Goldcrest - 5
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Whitethroat - 2
Blackcap - 7
Wheatear - 7
Treecreeper - 1
Little Egret - 3
Grey Heron - 1
Common Sandpiper - 1
Jay - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 1
Grey Partridge - 7
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Wheatear Climping car park this evening

What a difference a day makes.

Peregrine - 2
Buzzard - 2
Sparrowhawk - 2
Kestrel - 1
Grey Partridge - 15
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Green Woodpecker - 1
Kingfisher - 1
Little Egret - 1
Swallow - 20+
House Martin - 6
Sand Martin - 8
Wheatear - 5
Whinchat - 1
Yellow Wagtail - 1
Pied Wagtail - 1
Spotted Flycatcher - 2
Redstart - 2
Blackcap - 25
Whitethroat - 15
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Chiffchaff - 20+
Willow Warbler - 4

Marsh Farm totals.

Chiffchaff - 45
Blackcap - 33
Wheatear - 3
Whinchat - 2
Whitethroat - 6
Pied Wagtail - 35
Yellow Wagtail - 15
Grey Wagtail - 2
Meadow Pipit - c.60
Bullfinch - 5
Reed Warbler - 5
Reed Bunting - 4
Cetti's Warbler - 3
Goldcrest - 4
Marsh Tit - 2
House Martin - c.200w
Sand Martin - 6
Swallow - 30
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3
Green Woodpecker - 2
Song Thrush - 2
Little Grebe - 1
Mandarin - 1
Tufted Duck - 2
Kingfisher - 2
Buzzard - 4
Sparrowhawk - 2
Kestrel - 2

Mandarin Duck

Little Grebe

Good coverage which  produced a good variety in the patch this morning with good numbers of the commoner migrants moving through the area.

Firecrest - 2
Tree Pipit - 1
Redstart - 6+
Whinchat - 3
Stonechat - 2
Spotted Flycatcher - 2
Wheatear - 6
Garden Warbler - 4
Chiffchaff - c.75+
Willow Warbler - 40
Yellow Wagtail - c.80
Grey Wagtail - 1
Pied Wagtail - 3
Blackcap - 45
Goldcrest - 4
Whitethroat - 31
Lesser Whitethroat - 2
Reed Warbler - 1
Sedge Warbler - 1
Reed Bunting - 1
Meadow Pipit - 95
Linnet - 30
Swallow - 35
House Martin - 7
Sand Martin - 8
Song Thrush - 2
Kingfisher - 2
Knot - 1
Oystercatcher - 5
Curlew - 1
Peregrine - 1
Sparrowhawk - 2
Kestrel - 2
Buzzard - 4
Little Owl - 1
Grey Partridge - 5
Jay - 3
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3
Green Woodpecker - 2
Mediterranean Gull - 18
Sandwich Tern - 5w
Grey Heron - 3

Kingfisher Climping Beach

Records for yesterday the 8th, a wet walk this morning along the river from the Ship+Anchor to the woodyard south of the prison. Too windy and wet for any passerines and nothing special but a few things about. (MD)

Curlew   1

Common Sandpipers   2

Oystercatcher   1

Mediterranean Gulls      42

Common Gulls  12

Black-headed Gulls         c250

Herring Gulls      c220

Little Egret          8

Grey Heron        3

Little Grebe        1

Cormorant          2

Records for the 7th Sept . A hot mid-day walk between Ship and Anchor and the marina today. All the passerines hunkered down from the heat.

Yellow-legged Gull 2 including 1 ad

Lesser Black-backed Gull  5

Great Black-backed Gull   2

Common Gull   2

Mediterranean Gull    5+

Black-headed Gull    740

Herring Gull      780

Common Sandpiper   9

Oystercatcher    14 (all below Marina)

Buzzard    1

Swallow   18

House Martin   10

Mute Swan   6

Little Egret   2

Grey Heron   3

Records for Wed 6th Sept Chris & Juliet

Quick visit to your patch late a.m to early p.m so quiet time of day really. List below of sightings.

Yellow Wagtail - c.150 In ploughed field by the woods all put up by a marauding Sparrowhawk
Chiffchaff - 3
Willow Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 3
Whitethroat - 2
Wheatear - 1
Grey Partridge - 3
Grey Heron - 2

Kestrel - 2
Buzzard - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Swallow - c.50
Sandwich Tern - 2
Med Gull - 2
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Pied Wagtail - 3

Meadow Pipits - c.6

Peregrine - 2

Weasels- 4  

A quick visit yesterday to check Yellow Wagtail numbers around the Kent Farm Fields produced,

Buzzard - 8
Sparrowhawk - 2
Kestrel - 2
Starling - c.200
Swallow - 30
Wheatear - 3
Yellow Wagtail - 80
Whitethroat - 3
Blackcap - 1
Chiffchaff - 1
Linnet - 20

Very quiet this morning around the patch.

Yellow Wagtail - c.120
Chiffchaff - 5
Willow Warbler - 4
Blackcap - 7
Whitethroat - 3
Wheatear - 4
Grey Partridge - 13
Grey Heron - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Green Woodpecker - 1
Treecreeper - 1
Kestrel - 4
Buzzard - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Jay - 5
Swallow - 1
Ringed Plover - 1
Sandwich Tern - 5
Med Gull - 16
Cormorant - 15w

Combined records for yesterday,

Hobby - 1
Peregrine - 2
Buzzard - 2 
Sparrowhawk - 2
Kestrel - 2
Yellow Wagtail - c.120
Lesser Whitethroat - 3
Whitethroat - 15
Reed Warbler - 2
Wheatear - 4
Spotted Flycatcher - 1
Blackcap - 17
Willow Warbler - 7
Chiffchaff - 5
Skylark - 6
Pied Wagtail - 3
Swallow - 12
Grey Heron - 1
Little Egret - 3
Kingfisher - 1

Unfortunately nothing of note to report.

Buzzard - 3
Sparrowhawk - 3
Kestrel - 1
Little Egret - 1
Grey Heron - 4
Med Gull - 15
Sandwich Tern - 2
Golden Plover - 1
Kingfisher - 3
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Green Woodpecker - 2
Jay - 1
Starling - 220
Skylark - 6
Spotted Flycatcher - 2
Swallow - 52
Sand Martin - 8
Wheatear - 20
Yellow Wagtail - 150+
White Wagtail - 1
Reed Warbler - 2
Blackcap - 30
Whitethroat - 25
Lesser Whitethroat - 4
Chiffchaff - 10
Willow Warbler - 12
Linnet - 40