27 September, 2020

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