A walk up the west side of the River Arun from the Tesco roundabout towards the Ship & Anchor found the Great Egret in view opposite the Pub.(ES)

Great Egret - 1
Curlew - 3
Common Sandpiper - 2
Little Egret - 6
Grey Partridge - 2
Cetti's Warbler - 1
Chiffchaff - 8
Blackcap - 4
Song Thrush - 2
Reed Bunting - 4
Meadow Pipit - 80
Buzzard - 1

Single observer counts today from (RP)

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Grey Heron - 3

Little Egret - 2

Great-crested Grebe - 1

Gannet - 1

Med Gull - 75

Swallow - 300

House Martin - 150

Green Woodpecker - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Kingfisher - 2

Stonechat - 20

Wheatear - 3

Common Sandpiper - 1

Yellow Wagtail - 1

Grey Wagtail - 4

Song Thrush - 1

Reed Warbler - 1

Cetti’s Warbler - 2

Chiffchaff - 8

Blackcap - 15

Meadow Pipit - 75+

Skylark - 2

Goldfinch - 50

 Birds a plenty this morning despite the combined totals.

Spotted Fly - 1

Redstart - 1

Wheatear - 3

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Yellow Wagtail - 2

Grey Wagtail - 1

Pied Wagtail - 11

Chiffchaff - 75+

Goldcrest - 5

Cetti's Warbler - 2

Blackcap - 25

Stonechat - 35+

Reed Bunting - 9

Siskin - 29+ E

Skylark - 12

Meadow Pipit - c.200

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 4

Jay - 2

Peregrine - 1

Kestrel - 3

Sparrowhawk - 1

Grey Plover - 3

Curlew - 1

Turnstone - 7

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 5

Brent Geese - 6W

Sandwich Tern - 5W

Gannet - 3W

Great-crested Grebe - 1

Med Gull - c.150+

Swallow - c.200+

House Martin - 35

Kingfisher - 1 Marina

Common Sandpiper - 1 Marina

Chiffchaff  present in good numbers

Record number of Stonechat present

Grey Plover

Great-crested Grebe 

Another walk up River mid afternoon, this time did make it up as far as the  Ship& Anchor Pub with the Great Egret still present opposite the Pub and viewed from the east side of the River. Please approach with caution.

Great Egret - 1

Little Egret - 6

Grey Heron - 2

Cormorant - 4

Curlew - 18

Common Sandpiper - 5

Oystercatcher - 2

Redshank - 2

Med Gull - 50

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Chiffchaff - 4

Blackcap - 2

Green Woodpecker - 1

Kestrel - 1

Starling - c.100

Meadow Pipit - 20

Yellow Wagtail - 4

Great Egret 

Another Seal one at Climping this morning and another River this afternoon

A bit of of variety in the patch this morning despite a brisk north west wind. With a constant stream of House Martin moving east, a Short-eared Owl north of Poole Place and a Red-throated Diver close inshore moving west.

Chiffchaff - 13

Goldcrest - 1

Blackcap - 5

Whitethroat - 1

Stonechat - 4

Wheatear - 2

Spotted Flycatcher - 1

Redpoll - 3

Siskin - 7

Linnet - 15

Meadow Pipit - c.75

Grey Wagtail - 1

Pied Wagtail - 6

Skylark - 8

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Jay - 2

Stock Dove - 1

Peregrine - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Buzzard - 3

Short-eared Owl - 1

Gannet - 7W 2E

Sandwich Tern - 5W 2E

Med Gull - 50

Black H Gull - c.750+

Common Gull - 7

Red-throated Diver - 1

Dunlin - 1

Sanderling - 4

Curlew - 1

Grey Plover - 5

Turnstone - 9

Spot Fly Atherington

Stonechat Paddock

Chiffchaff Atherington

Red-T-Diver Climping Beach

Seal

Hundreds of Black-headed Gulls 

A walk up River from the Tesco roundabout late afternoon with the intention of checking the area opposite the Ship & Anchor for the recent sighting of the Great Egret. Didn't make it that far up as called away, the following was recorded.

Common Sandpiper - 3

Oystercatcher - 2

Redshank -2

Curlew - 9

Kingfisher - 1

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 2

Green Woodpecker - 2

Whinchat - 1

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Chiffchaff - 4

Meadow Pipit - 20

Pied Wagtail - 1

Buzzard - 2

Sparrowhawk - 1

House Martin - 100

Swallow - 15

Med Gull - 25

Redshank

Med Gull

Oystercatcher

Climping this morning with records from (ES)

Chiffchaff - 30

Blackcap - 7

Siskin - 9

Grey Wagtail - 1

Wheatear - 2

Meadow Pipit - 80

Cetti'sWarbler - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Little Egret - 3

 

Did the walk early afternoon with the Great Egret present opposite the pub, though elusive when in the reeds.(MD)

Gulls included:
Med - 142
BH Gull - 579
Common - 7
Herring - 154
Poor for waders compared to later in the afternoon.

A Merlin over Bread Lane early afternoon was worth dragging myself out of bed for.

Merlin - 1

Kestrel - 2

Blackcap - 20

Chiffchaff - 5

Stonechat - 1

Yellow Wagtail - 3

Meadow Pipit - 80

White Wagtail - 1

Pied Wagtail - 2

Goldcrest - 1

Dunlin - 1

Sanderling - 3

Ringed Plover - 1

Grey Plover - 1

House Martin - 20

Sand Martin - 3

Swallow - 7

Med Gull - 9

Merlin north over bread lane

Kestrel

R.Pulley had the pleasure of spending the morning at Climping with Belgian Med Gull ringer Renaud Flamant who is doing a tour of Sussex hot spots looking for Med Gulls, not a great deal around but three colour rings obtained, details to follow.

Med Gull - 100

Gannet - 3

Grey Plover - 2

Wheatear - 1

Skylark - 3

Pretty quiet again with a little movement offshore.(RP) 
Buzzard - 1 
Kestrel - 1 
Grey Heron - 6 
Med Gull - c.100 around 
Gannet - 4 
Great-northern Diver - 1 
Common Scoter - 3 
Pintail - 1 
Grey Plover - 2 
Dunlin - 3 
Sanderling - 3 
Turnstone - 2 
Chiffchaff - 4 
Blackcap - 2

Very slow at Climping Beach from midday in showery blustery conditions 

Chiffchaff - 5

Blackcap - 4

Yellow Wagtail - 1
Wheatear - 1
Meadow Pipit - 14
Skylark - 5
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Buzzard - 2
Grey Plover - 1
Sanderling - 1
Ringed Plover - 1
Common Gull - 1

Elmer Rocks: I started with a sea watch for the best part of an hour, but it was very slow and all I logged was 20+ Gannets east and 15 Med Gulls moving along the shoreline. A Spotted Flycatcher at hotspot corner was the best on offer this morning - perhaps my last of the year.

A Great White Egret seen from the first floor of the Ship & Anchor Pub at Ford at TQ 00521 03898 at 18:30.(HB)

A short walk covering the back of the golf course up to the Mill and back. (RP)
Grey Heron - 1
Stonechat - 10
Blackcap - 15
Chiffchaff - 12
Skylark - 6
Meadow Pipit - 2
Linnet - 2
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

 A Great White Egret reported flying east past Elmer Rocks at 07:45(OM), hundreds of hirundine in the fields bottom of Long Wood, Chiffchaffs in every bush, combined totals below.

Spotted Fly - 4/5
Chiffchaff - 75+
Goldcrest - 1
Blackcap - 20
Yellow Wagtail - 22
Pied Wagtail - 15
White Wagtail - 3
Meadow Pipit - c.175
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Whitethroat - 1
Stonechat - 4
Siskin - 45+
Reed Bunting - 2
Wheatear - 5
Teal - 1E
Great-crested Grebe - 2
Sandwich Tern - 5
Med Gull - 50+
Dunlin - 2
Grey Plover - 1
Curlew - 2
Little Egret - 2
Grey Heron - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1

Hundreds of House Martin

Yellow Wagtail

Large number of Meadow Pipit this morning

Stonechat

Reed Bunting

Hard work again in the brisk north east wind, with again 100+ Siskin east, 18 Chiffchaff,  2 Wheatear, 1 Stonechat, 14 Grey Plover, 3 Sandwich Tern, with good numbers and House Martin east.(ES)

Late morning visit with the wind and hirundine movement still prominent.

Chiffchaff - 12
Meadow Pipit - 30
Sand Martin - 5
Blackcap - 3
Whitethroat - 1
Yellow Wagtail - 7
Siskin - 25
Redpoll - 4
Wheatear - 1
Stonechat - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Green Woodpecker - 1
Buzzard - 1
Peregrine - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 2
Grey Plover - 1
Sanderling - 2

Grey Plover

Sanderling

Much the same as yesterday in the patch with c.150+ Siskin, 18 Redpoll, a constant light flow of Swallow with small numbers of House Martin east, 2 Wheatear, 3 Blackcap, 22 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat and 2 Common Tern offshore.

Marsh Farm mid afternoon with good numbers of Chiffchaff in evidence, and my first Coal Tit of the autumn.

Chiffchaff - 17

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Blackcap - 7

Goldcrest - 1

Coal Tit - 1 or 2

Yellowhammer - 1

Linnet - 32

Grey Wagtail - 3

Yellow Wagtail - 2

Siskin -1

Bullfinch - 1

Stonechat - 1

Starling c.175

Stock Dove - 4

Buzzard - 2

Sparrowhawk - 1

Jay - 2

Snipe - 5

Tufted Duck - 3

Gadwall - 15

Coal Tit

Lesser Whitethroat

Deer

Bullfinch

Overall very quiet, although some finch movement, with 100+ Siskin, 12 Redpoll, light flow of Swallow with the occasional Sand Martin, 22 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat and 2 Grey Wagtail. (ES)

Quieter than yesterday at Elmer Rocks ,with the highlight being a Crossbill flying east over the back fields.(OM)

Gannet - 3W
Little Egret - 2
Brent Geese - 2W
Sanderling - 16
Turnstone - 10
Ringed Plover - 
Oystercatcher - 12
Kestrel - 1
Sandwich Tern 5E
Med Gull - 3E
Meadow Pipit - 12N
Yellow Wagtail - 4
Pied Wagtail - 1E
Swallow - 20E
Chiffchaff - 10
Siskin - 110E
Goldfinch - 25E
Crossbill - 1E

A Curlew Sandpiper landed on the rocks at Elmer at 10:30 before continuing west, and the first returning Brent Goose west at 10:00. Also 300+  Siskin through in just over an hour from 07:30-08:45 and a Kingfisher briefly over the sea before flying north.(OM)

Brent Goose - 1W
Gannet - 16W
Cormorant - 10W single flock
Grey Heron - 5W single flock
Shelduck - 7W
Wigeon - 14W
Teal - 4W

A brief early afternoon visit covering Kents and the Paddock, found the area generally very quiet.

Redstart - 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Whitethroat - 1
Blackcap - 5
Chiffchaff - 2
Yellow Wagtail - 7
Siskin - 1
Meadow Pipit - 17
House Sparrow - 39
Swallow - 30
Buzzard - 1
Kestrel - 2

 Good numbers numbers of Siskin on the move this morning, not always visible but numbers certainly in the hundreds. Light passage of Swallows and House Martins throughout the morning.

Redstart - 2
Spot Fly - 4
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Whitethroat - 5
Chiffchaff - 27
Willow Warbler - 2
Blackcap - 33
Yellow Wagtail - 9
Grey Wagtail - 3
Pied Wagtail - 5
Wheatear - 3
Meadow Pipit - 35
Linnet - 20
House Sparrow - 37
Song Thrush - 2
Kingfisher - 3
Grey Heron - 2
Little Egret - 1
Jay - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Green Woodpecker - 2
Buzzard - 1
Kestrel - 1
Stock Dove - 3
Med Gull c.200+
Common Gull - 6

One of two Redstart around the paddock

Spotted Flycatcher paddock

Chiffchaff in good numbers this morning

Nice bright sunny morning around the golf course with a light south west breeze.

Tree Pipit - 4
Meadow Pipit - 45
Grey Wagtail - 3
Yellow Wagtail - 12
Pied Wagtail - 13
Spotted Flycatcher - 1
Siskin - 27
Redstart - 1
Stonechat - 3
Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd
Chiffchaff - 16
Willow Warbler - 2
Blackcap - 35
Whitethroat - 12
Wheatear - 4
Reed Bunting - 3
Green Woodpecker - 5
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3
Buzzard - 3
Song Thrush - 2
Jay - 2
Swallow - 50
Curlew - 2
Oystercatcher - 9
Snipe - 1
Little Egret - 5/12
Grey Heron - 2
Med Gull - c.200+
Sandwich Tern - 3w

Redstart paddock

Med Gull present again in numbers offhore & fields.

 

Buzzard

 (ES) reports that it was very quiet in the patch this morning with Kingfisher, & Common Sandpiper seen around the Marina, 13 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, and 2 Buzzard.

Marsh Farm mid afternoon produced the Redstart in exactly the same location as last week.
Firecrest - 1
Redstart - 1
Stonechat - 1
Yellowhammer - 3
Grey Wagtail - 1
Yellow Wagtail - 6
Pied Wagtail - 1
Chiffchaff - 10
Willow Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler - 1
Reed Bunting - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Green Woodpecker - 1
Jay - 3
Med Gull - 7
Buzzard - 3
Sparrowhawk - 1
Gadwall - 7

 

 A Firecrest in the N/W corner of Poole Place today.

Yesterday mid afternoon visit produced, 4 Wheatear, 100 Med Gull, small numbers of Siskin, Yellow Wagtail over head, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff and Blackcap, and a Lesser Whitethroat at the paddock.

The Wryneck again showing well just west of Poole Place, and a good count of 850 Med Gull in the area, surely a four figure number is not too far away.  Kents provided most of activity with the Crests and Flycatchers present there.

Firecrest - 1
Goldcrest - 2
Pied Fly - 1
Spotted Fly - 1
Lesser Whitethraot - 3
Whinchat - 3
Wheatear - 16
Chiffchaff - 30
Willow Warbler - 4
Blackcap - 35
Whitethroat - 10
Yellow Wagtail - 7
Grey Wagtail - 2
Siskin - 5
Bullfinch - 2
Peregrine - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Buzzard -1
Starling - 130
Song Thrush - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Green Woodpecker - 3
Med Gull - 850 (RF)
Cetti's Warbler - 1
Sandwich Tern - 8
Little Owl - 1

Lesser Whitethroat

Goldcrest 

Overall feeling of disappointment with good coverage not discovering anything of note, good numbers of Pipits, Wagtails and Siskin.

 As I write a report of a Wryneck in the long hedge west of Poole Place.(OM)

Little Egret - 2
Kingfisher - 1
Siskin - 70+
Wheatear - 6
Yellow Wagtail - 40+
Grey Wagtail - 15
Pied Wagtail - 4
Meadow Pipit - 100+
Bullfinch - 3
Reed Bunting - 3
Redstart - 2
Spot Fly - 4
Stonechat - 1
Blackcap - 40
Whitethroat - 20
Willow Warbler - 5
Chiffchaff - 22
Cetti's Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler - 1
Peregrine - 1
Sparrowhawk - 2
Kestrel - 1
Green Woodpecker - 2
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Little Owl - 1

Grey Heron - 2

 Combined totals below with the highlight being a Pied Fly at Kents.

 Peregrine - 1
Kestrel - 1
Buzzard - 1
Grey Heron - 4
Little Egret - 1
Oystercatcher - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 4
Green Woodpecker - 3
Swallow - 50+
Sand Martin - 25+
Jay - 2
Yellow Wagtail - 25+
Grey Wagtail - 5
Whinchat - 4
Stonechat - 2
Wheatear - 50+
Redstart - 3
Spotted Fly - 4
Pied Fly - 1 Kents
Cetti’s Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler - 1
Chiffchaff -  28
Willow Warbler - 2
Blackcap - 42
Garden Warbler - 3
Whitethroat - 35
Lesser Whitethroat - 3
Linnet - 30
Siskin - 50+
 

Marsh Farm late afternoon:

Redstart - 3/4

Spot Fly - 7

Whinchat - 1

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Whitethroat - 6

Pied Wagtail - 2

Reed Warbler - 1

Blackcap - 8

Willow Warbler - 8

Chiffchaff - 20

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Bullfinch - 3

Mistle Thrush - 3

Buzzard - 5

Jay - 4

Swallow - 200+

House Martin - 20

Sand Martin - 45

Stock Dove - 5

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 3

Grey Heron - 2

Gadwall - 15

Redstart

Spot Fly

Bullfinch

Combined totals from the patch today.

Peregrine - 1

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 2

Sparrowahwk - 1

Oystercatcher - 5

Kingfisher - 2

Song Thrush - 1

Swallow - 20

House Martin - 20

Yellow Wagtail - 5

Siskin - 20

Pied Fly - 1

Spotted Fly - 2

Wheatear - 11

Willow Warbler - 3

Chiffchaff - 15

Whitethroat - 20

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Blackcap - 15

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Sedge Warbler - 1

Reed Warbler - 2

Med Gull - 75

Water Vole - 1

Migrant Hawker - 1

A surprise Dartford Warbler in a weedy field around the campsite at Church Farm, Climping. Two Redstart and  four Spotted Fly. (RG)

 A quick afternoon visit from Kents produced a Hobby dashing west of the camp site, 2 Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk,  and 4 Whitethroat there, 11 Ringed Plover in the pea field nearby and 10 Med Gull flew south.

Good numbers again with a bit of variety.

Peregrine - 1

Kestrel - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Buzzard - 1

Short-eared Owl - 1

Grey Heron - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker -1

Green Woodpecker - 1

Common Sandpiper - 1

Curlew - 2

Redstart - 2

Spot Fly - 2

Yellow Wagtail - 10

Grey Wagtail - 1

Garden Warbler - 2

Lesser Whitethroat - 4

Whitethroat - 25

Blackcap - 30

Chiffchaff - 4

Bullfinch - 1

Jay - 1

Swallow 15

Grey Partridge - 4

Sandwich Tern - 1

Pied Fly at Kents (RG) , a Short-eared Owl  seen from the beach then flying over the golf course, and a Cuckoo flying into the horse paddock both seen by (AH) this morning. Two Redstart, 8 Wheatear and a steady stream of hirundine moving east this afternoon.