A bit of variety in the patch this morning with a Short-eared Owl present and singles of Sandwich Tern, Cetti's Warbler and a Sparrowhawk collecting nesting material from a footpath. 14 Wheatear, 3 Blackcap and 6 Chiffchaff making up the numbers. (ES)

Very quiet around the patch this morning although at least 3 Blackcap in song along with 4 Chiffchaff Kents and Longwood.  2 Bullfinch, small numbers of Skylark, Meadow Pipit and Linnet in the area.

Onto Marsh Farm mid morning with more of the same as well as 2 Yellowhammer and 2 Song Thrush, 2 Gadwall on the big pool.

Male Blackcap

Late afternoon Climping Beach 24 Brent Geese on the sea with 9 Great-crested Grebe, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 5 Common Scoter, 2 Sandwich Tern and small numbers of Gannet moving east. Linnet and Meadow Pipit in off the sea in small numbers.

Marsh Farm this morning produced 6 Sand Martin feeding around the big pool and 3 Cetti's Warbler heard. 3 Chiffchaff and small numbers of Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer, Skylark, Song Thrush and Pied Wagtail had me wishing I had stayed on the coast.

A bit of variety this morning in grey cloudy conditions, with my first Wheatear's and Sandwich Tern of the year. (BA DB)

Brent Geese - c.50e
Teal - 3w
Common Scooter - 10 os
Red-throated Diver - 1e
Slavonian Grebe - 1 os
Red-breasted Merganser - 50+
Great-crested Grebe - 7
Gannet - 15w
Sandwich Tern - 7e
Ringed Plover - 3
Turnstone - 30
Wheatear - 7
Chiffchaff - 7
Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd
Stonechat - 1
Mistle Thrush - 1
Song Thrush - 1
Green Woodpecker - 1
Meadow Pipit - 35
Skylark - 10
Linnet - 5
Pied Wagtail - 3

A disappointing dark grey cloudy morning with light breeze that never really changed throughout the day. Combined totals below.

Slavonian Grebe - 5 os Climping beach 2 & 3
Gannet - 5w
Med Gull - 3w
Red-breasted Merganser - 17 os
Great-crested Grebe - 6 os
Golden Plover - 5
Turnstone - 35
Ringed Plover - 2
Wheatear - 1
Chiffchaff - 3
Stonechat - 1
Meadow Pipit - 40
Skylark - 11
Pied Wagtail - 3
Song Thrush - 2
Buzzard - 2

Very much the same birds as yesterday but with the added twist of the first Wheatears of the year with 12 present and at least 16 Chiffchaff in the area.

 A little bit of variety at the back of the golf course this morning with Firecrest present west of the 13th Tee, and at least 4 Chiffchaff in the area,  unfortunately no Wheatear present as yet.

Firecrest - 1-2
Chiffchaff - 4
Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd
Goldcrest - 3
Reed Bunting - 2
Bullfinch - 2
Stonechat - 2
Linnet - 19
Meadow Pipit - 15
Skylark - 11
Pied Wagtail - 2
Water Rail - 1 hrd
Kingfisher - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Green Woodpecker - 1
Buzzard - 2
Peregrine - 1 gas tower
Jay - 1
Grey Heron - 2
Ringed Plover - 2
Common Sandpiper - 1
Redshank - 1
Oystercatcher - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 8
Great-crested Grebe - 5

Chiffchaff Mill

Reed Bunting

Greenfinch

Ringed Plover west beach

Very quiet offshore at Climping this morning with very little moving of note. A Firecrest at Atherington Pools and a singing Chiffchaff there, with a further two of the latter around the patch. Several of both Meadow Pipit and Skylark in the area.