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Mongolian Ground-Jay - Mongolia 14th May 2023

26 December, 2021

It is with regret that I have to inform you of the passing of Eric Standing, who died on thursday morning. A personal friend, great birder with a wealth of knowledge of the local area he will be sadly missed by all.

22 December, 2021

Quiet offshore this morning so a quick romp around the fields which was equally quiet.

Red-throated Diver - 7e
Diver sp - 1e
Wigeon - 1e
Great-crested Grebe - 5 os
Red-breasted Merganser - 3e 2 os
Oystercatcher - 1w
Sanderling - 30w
Turnstone - 25w
Lapwing - 2
Med Gull - 3e
Little Egret - 1
Reed Bunting - 7
Yellowhammer - 5+
Skylark - 40+
Meadow Pipit - 11
Pied Wagtail - 5
Bullfinch - 2
Stonechat - 1
Goldfinch - 17
Linnet - c.100
Buzzard - 1

Linnets north of Ferry Rd

Skylark setaside

River Arun from Tortington

Marsh Harrier - 2
Great-crested Grebe - 1
Lapwing - c150+
Mute Swan - 46
Black Swan - 1
Lapwing - c150+
Egyptian Geese - 2
Shelduck - 2
Linnet - c100+
Stonechat -3
Great-crested Grebe

Marsh Harrier
 

21 December, 2021

Elmer Rocks: The cold weather had obviously prompted a bit of an influx and there were a lot of birds on the sea today. There were at least 12 Red-throated Divers on the water – some quite close behind the rock islands – whilst a further 27 flew west, though the highlight was the two Velvet Scoters which took off from the sea and flew east a short way, before dropping down again off Poole Place. My log for the morning (0830-1100hrs) was as follows. (OM)

Red-throated Diver – 1E, 27W, 12 o/s 
Great Crested Grebe – 60 o/s 
Gannet – 7E 
Brent Goose – 8E, settled o/s 
Common Scoter – 3 o/s 
Velvet Scoter – 2 o/s 
Red-breasted Merganser – 45 o/s 
Wigeon – 4W 
Curlew – 1E 
Oystercatcher – 9 o/b 
Grey Plover – 5 
Ringed Plover – 25 
Sanderling – 8 
Dunlin - 1 
Turnstone – 12 
Razorbill – 3E, 1W 
Auk sp – 6E, 1W
Nearby, 28 Curlews were feeding in the back fields behind the Poole Place area.

20 December, 2021

Hour & half sea watch at Climping Beach this morning found several Reds-throated Diver offshore.

Red-throated Diver 15e 5w 3 os
Razorbill - 1w
Brent Geese - 19e
Med Gull - 14w
Red-breasted Merganser - 8 os 2w
Great-crested Grebe - 14 os
Grey Plover 4e 6w
Turnstone - 15 
 

17 December, 2021

 

Elmer Rocks: The highlight of a fairly slow morning was a Great White Egret passing leisurely east offshore at 0910hrs, although quite a way out. Scope views were ok but attempts at a photo however were predictably less successful! Offshore there were 20+ R/b Mergansers, 15 Great Crested Grebes, singles of Razorbill and Guillemot and a Red-throated Diver, with several of the latter going E & W. A flock of 33 Brent eventually settled on the sea before heading back W and a Curlew went E, but waders were few, with just eight Oystercatchers and six Ringed Plovers. A Kestrel was again hunting over hotspot set-aside, but I couldn’t find anything of interest there. (OM)

15 December, 2021

Not the spectacle of yesterday but 3 Velvet Scooter flew in from the west and landed on the sea off the car park, and at least 3 Great-northern Diver west with probably a few more.

Velvet Scooter - 3
Great-northern Diver - 3w
Red-throated Diver - 4w
Diver sp - 18w 1e 
Brent Geese - 4w
Auk sp - 1e
Shelduck - 3w
Med Gull - 5w 2e
Red-breasted Merganser - 12w 9e 7os
Great-crested Grebe - 1 os

14 December, 2021

Late on parade this morning with other duties, a call from OM at 08:35 about a flock of c90 Barnacle Geese west at Elmer,at 08:35 had me scurring down the patch, and fortunaetly further flocks continued on the move with a total of 333 seen moving through the area.

Barnacle Geese - 233w
Red-throated Diver - 3w
Teal - 2w
Kittiwake - 3w
Med Gull - 45w 10e
Great-crested Grebe - 2w
Ringed Plover - 1w
Grey Plover - 43
Turnstone - 15w
Stonechat - 1
Yellowhammer - 5
Song Thrush - 5
Reed Bunting - 1
Buzzard - 1
Kestrel - 1
Linnet - 9
Skylark - 30

Barnacle west at Climping this morning


Med Gull west


River Arun fromTortington

Marsh Harrier - 2
Shelduck - 6
Eygptian Geese - 2
Greylag Goose - 1
Teal - 1
Lapwing - c160+
Snipe - 2
Linnet - c150-+
Common Sandpiper - 1
Redshank - 1
Mute Swan - 37
Grey Heron - 2
Marsh Harrier Tortington

Wigeon & usual wildfowl Marsh Farm


12 December, 2021

A very grey day covering west beach, seaside, long wood and  the back of the golf course.
Peregrine - 2
Kestrel - 1
Yellowhammer 6+
Reed Bunting - 4
Skylark - 40+
Meadow Pipit - 20
Song Thrush - 3
Chiffchaff - 2
Brent Geese - 2e
Med Gull - 12w 7e 5 os
Grey Partridge - 4
Redshank - 1 river
Oystercatcher - 4
Stock Dove - 18 

11 December, 2021

Arun/Tortington - A change of scenery this morning. Along the river were a Common Sandpiper, a Redshank and an Oystercatcher, whilst the fields held a herd of 30 Mute Swans in the regular area. In the marshy fields and bushes on the east bank were a Little Egret, two Stonechats, six Yellowhammers, two Reed Buntings, c.150 Linnets and eight Song Thrushes (with six of the latter in a single bush – most seemed rather dark, perhaps continental birds?) Also hundreds of corvids...surely 500+ Jackdaws.(OM) 

Records for Friday 10/12/21 
Elmer Rocks - There was next to nothing on the sea, with the local Great Crested Grebes and R/b Mergansers having largely gone, presumably due to the recent storm. A single Red-throated Diver going W and a couple of Med Gulls were all I could muster, whilst along the shore were 20+ Ringed Plovers, two Grey Plovers and a handful of Turnstones and Sanderling. Also, a flock of 35 Linnets flew W along the beach, 10 Meadow Pipits were in the field adjoining Poole Place and a total of 47 Curlews were feeding in the back fields there.(OM)

06 December, 2021

Good passage offshore this morning with the highlight being 2 Black -throated Divers found by the rampion surveyor's off West Beach.

Black-throated Diver - 2 os
Red-throated Diver - 7w 4 os
Eider - 3w
Slavionian Grebe - 1 os
Great-crested Grebe - c30
Red-throated Merganser - 40w 20 os
Razorbill - 4w
Guillemot - 2w 
Auk sp - c100+ w
Teal - 6w
Shelduck - 4w
Kittiwake - 17w
Gannet - 62w 39e
Med Gull - 1
Brent Geese - 10w c150e 
Curlew - 1
Sanderling - 21
Grey Plover - 5
Oystercatcher - 1
Ringed Plover - 2w

Brent Geese

Gannet

05 December, 2021

Around Marsh Farm this morning checking on the pools, not really  cold enough but an increase in wildfowl numbers nevertheless.

Mallard - 45
Wigeon - 15
Teal - 11
Pochard - 9
Tufted Duck - 7
Gadwall - 6
Mute Swan- 3
Cormorant - 6
Little Grebe - 1
Goldrest -2
Chiffchaff - 1
Grey Wagtail - 1
Pied Wagtail - 5
Yellowhammer - 3
Redwing - c40
Fieldfare - 7
Song Thrush - 3
Water Rail - 1 heard
Goldfinch - 33
Linnet - c50
Buzzard - 3
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 2
Raven - 3w 
Jay - 1
Stock Dove - 3
Grey Heron - 1
Linnets

Redwing

Fieldfare

Climping this morning from RG, probable Black-throated Diver offshore, Razorbill, Peregrine and 40 Curlew in the fields north of Poole Place. 


04 December, 2021

Cold bright morning with a brisk north west breeze found several Kittiwake moving west offshore although mainly distant.

Kittiwake - c50+
Med Gull 9w
Auk sp - 100+w
Guillemot - 1
Red-throated Diver - 3w 3os
Great-crested Grebe - 7 os
Red-breasted Merganser - nc
Common Scooter - 6e
Little Egret - 2
Grey Heron - 1
Dunlin - 6w
Grey Plover - 32
Turnstone - nc
Yellowhammer - 10+
Reed Bunting - 6
Linnet - 15
Skylark - 30+
Meadow Pipit - 12
Stonechat - 2
Buzzard - 1
Kestrel - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1

29 November, 2021

The overnight snow did not produce the anticapted activity offshore this morning, with little movement and nothing of note. Combined totals below.
  
Red-throated Diver - 8W 1 os
Great-crested Grebe - 19 os
Red-breasted Merganser - 4W 2E 8 os
Brent Geese - 4W
Teal - 1E
Guillemot  1W 1 os
Med Gull - 30
Common Scoter - 2E
Oystercatcher - 3E 1W
Sanderling - 25
Turnstone - 40
Ringed Plover - 2
Golden Plover - 3 Elmer Beach
Stock Dove - c30
Grey Heron - 2
Little Egret - 1
Peregrine - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Buzzard - 1
Song Thrush - 12+
Yellowhammer - 5
Reed Bunting - 7
Stonechat - 4
Skylark - 40+
Meadow Pipit - 20
Linnet - 15
Goldfinch - 6
 
Sanderling Climping Beach

28 November, 2021

A Black-throated Diver offshore from the car park was the highlight of a cold bright morning, with bvery little moving offshore. (BA, RG)

Red-throated Diver - 1 os
Diver sp - 1E
Razorbill - 1 os
Auk sp - 2W
Brent Geese - c100
Great-crested Grebe - 2E 9 os
Red-breasted Merganser - 10E 4 os
Gannet 1W 1E
Med Gull - 20
Oystercatcher - 5E 2W
Turnstone - 27W
Ringed Plover - 2W
Sanderling - 1W
Grey Partridge - 1
Yellowhammer - 6+
Reed Bunting - 12+
Skylark - 30+
Linnet - 7
Meadow Pipit - 20
Grey Wagtail - 1
Chiffchaff - 1
Yellowhammer

Reed Bunting

 

24 November, 2021

Several reports from today resulting in good coverage in grey cold overcast conditions.

Redshank - 2
Common Sandpiper - 1
Grey Plover - 17W
Golden Plover - heard
Turnstone - 11
Red-breasted Merganser - 7 os
Great-crested Grebe - 4
Little Egret - 2
Stonechat - 5
Reed Bunting - 5
Yellowhammer - 3
Grey Wagtail - 1
Linnet - 8
Meadow Pipit - c50+
Skylark - 30
Goldcrest - 2
Pied Wagtail - 15
Song Thrush - 3
Bullfinch - heard
Siskin - heard
Peregrine - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 2

Redshank river


Common Sandpiper river

The highlight of this morning seawatch was 3 Velvet Scoter off Climping Beach. (RP)

Razorbill - 2
Great-crested Grebe - 8
Red-breasted Merganser - 6
Common Scoter - 1
Velvet Scoter - 3
Sanderling - 3
Turnstone - 13
Med Gull - 6
Stonechat - 2
Meadow Pipit - 30
Kingfisher - 1

Set-a-side, 6 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 pair Stonechat, 2 Skylark.
Long Wood 1 Jay
Beach, 17 Grey Plover, 12 Pied Wagtail, 2 Med Gull
Offshore, 4 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Great-crested Grebe
Bailiffscourt  A few Great & Blue Tits, 6 Blackbird 1 Goldcrest (CJ)

23 November, 2021

Quite offshore this morning, with just the usual Great-crested Grebe and Red-breasted Merganser offshore. A Golden Plover calling over longwood west, Peregrine and good numbers of Reed Bunting present in the setaside by the campsite. 

Highlight for (OM) this morning was 3 Firecrest in the wood west of Poole Place.

Firecrest (OM)

22 November, 2021

The cold front found plenty of interest on the sea this morning, with a  Whooper Swan west at 08:50 and 3 Goldeneye not seen locally for a while, 5 Gadwall and a Slavonion Grebe drifting offshore from the car park.

Whooper Swan - 1
Slavonian Grebe - 1
Goldeneye - 3 
Gadwall - 5
Shelduck - 11 8 os 3W
Teal - 10 os
Wigeon - 7 os
Common Scoter - 27E
Red-breasted Merganser - 19 os
Great-crested Grebe - 20 os
Brent Geese - 29W 8E
Guillemot - 1
Oysercatcher - 2W 1E
Grey Plover - 8 on beach
Lapwing - 1E
Turnstone - 25W
Little Egret - 2
Kestrel - 3
Starling - 55N
Pied Wagtail - 11
Skylark - 17
Stonechat - 3

From the river at Tortingington found 2 Marsh Harrier, 17 Mute Swan, Black Swan, 3 Buzzard, 2 Little Egret, 1 Snipe and c100 Linnet.

20 November, 2021

Grey overcast morning with good numbers of Skylark & Meadow Pipit present with very little movement offshore.

Yellowhammer - 3
Grey Wagtail - 1
Pied Wagtail - 12
Reed Bunting - 7
Stonechat - 3
Skylark - c60
Meadow Pipit - c70
Cetti's Warbler - 1 heard
Red-breasted Merganser - 15 os
Great-crested Grebe - 7 os
Auk sp 2W
Diver sp - 1W
Gannet - 4E
Med Gull - 1 os
Oystercatcher - 1W
Ringed Plover - 16W
Turnstone - 15W
Little Egret - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1

19 November, 2021

An unexpected suprise with two Long-tailed Duck flying east at Climping Beach at 08:00 this morning, a Great-northern Diver west and a Red Kite late morning east over Bailiffscourt.

Long-tailed Duck - 2E
Great-northern Diver - 1W
Red-throated Diver - 1E
Diver sp - 1 os
Great-crested Grebe - 15
Red-breasted Merganser - 3 os
Brent Geese - 3E 2W
Wigeon - c100 W
Gannet - 2W
Turnstone - 3W
Grey Plover - 16W
Mute Swan - 7E
Little Egret - 2
Grey Heron - 1
Red Kite - 1
Peregrine - 1
Buzzard - 2
Kestrel - 2
Reed Bunting - 3
Skylark - 24
Meadow Pipit - 25
Stonechat - 4
Pied Wagtail - 7
Goldcrest - 3
Jay - 2
Great-spotted Woodecker - 2
Green Woodpecker - 3
Stock Dove - 5

18 November, 2021

More Yellowhammers seen this morning with flocks of six seen twice around the old camp site and then again around the paddock. A short -eared Owl seen north of the camp site pursed by corvids. RP & ES

Buzzard - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Short-eared Owl - 1
Grey Heron - 2
Little Egret - 1
Brent Geese - 4W
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Common Scoter - 4
Great-crested Grebe - 8
Skylark - c30+
Meadow Pipit - 20
Grey Wagtail - 1
Pied Wagtail - 10
Green Woodpecker - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Stonechat - 2
Song Thrush - 3
Reed Bunting - 4
Yellowhammer - 6+


13 November, 2021

Good variety this morning in grey cloudy windless conditions with a Black-throated Diver offshore at Climping and two Swallow west late morning.

Black-throated Diver - 1 os
Red-throated Diver - 1W
Shag - 1 os
Razorbill - 2W 
Auk sp - 6W 2E
Common Scoter - 12E
Red-breasted Merganser - 2E 3W 3 os
Great-crested Grebe - 7W 2E
Gannet - 47W
Med Gull - 1W
Brent Geese - 2W 1E 16 os
Grey Plover - 21W
Ringed Plover - 19W
Osytercatcher 1W 1E
Curlew - 1W
Turnstone - 13W 
Swallow - 2W
Grey Wagtail - 1
Pied Wagtail - 18
Meadow Pipit - 25
Linnet - 5
Skylark - 18
Goldfinch - 14
Siskin - heard
Song Thrush - 1
Stonechat - 5
Cetti's Warbler - heard
Stock Dove - 9
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Sparrowhawk - 2
Kestrel - 1
Buzzard - 1
Grey Partridge - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker




12 November, 2021

Quiet offshore this morning in the rain, but a Little Gull west was some consolation.

Little Gull - 1W
Med Gull - 2W
Gannet - 2E
Common Scoter - 3W
Wigeon - 45S
Auk sp - 1W
Red-breasted Merganser - 2 os
Great-crested Grebe - 2W 3 os
Grey Plover - 5
Turnstone - 33
Oystercatcher - 1E 
Rock Pipit - 1
Pied Wagtail - 5
Yellowhammer - 1
Skylark - 11
Buzzard - 2




11 November, 2021

Marsh Farm this morning, with nothing of note.

Buzzard - 6
Mute Swan - 2
Black Swan - 1
Gadwall - 43
Wigeon - 2
Teal - 1
Tufted Duck - 2
Chiffchaff - 5
Goldcrest - 3
Cetti's Warbler - 3 heard
Redwing - 6
Song Thrush - 17
Fieldfare - 3
Reed Bunting - 5
Grey Wagtail - 3
Pied Wagtail - 10
Siskin - 1
Bullfinch - 2
Linnet - 5
Meadow Pipit - 9
Skylark - 3
Jay - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3



 

10 November, 2021

A short-eared Owl west over the sea at West Beach being mobbed by Gulls was the highlight this morning, closely followed by the number of Buntings in the area.

Short-eared Owl - 1w
Redshank - 2 river
Common Sandpiper - 1
Grey Plover - 1
Turnstone - 27
Sanderling - 3
Curlew -3 
Common Sandpiper - 1 river
Oystercatcher - 1
Snipe - 1
Mute Swan - 9
Little Egret - 4
Grey Heron - 1
Red-breasted Mereganser - 4 os
Yellowhammer - 4
Reed Bunting - 10
Stonechat - 4
Redwing - 2
Song Thrush - 5
Chiffchaff - 2
Goldcrest - 2
Bullfinch - 2
Linnet - 5
Meadow Pipit - 22
Skylark - 9
Pied Wagtail - 20
Starling c100
Jay - 3
Green Woodpecker - 1
Peregrine - 2
Buzzard - 1
Kestrel - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1

06 November, 2021

Not as cold this morning and very slow offshore, so it was a tramp around the bushes that also didn't inspire a prolonged visit.
Curlew - 18
Grey Plovers - 1
Turnstone - 30
Sanderling - 10
Red-throated Diver 3 os
Great-crested Grebe - 7
Red-breasted Merganser - 5W
Auk sp - 2W
Shelduck - 3W
Common Scoter - 5E
Brent Geese - 19W 2E
Gannet - 1E
Med Gull - 10
Grey Heron - 2
Little Egret - 3
Siskin - heard 
Redpoll - heard
Reed Bunting - 1
Stonechat - 3
Linnet - 7
Pied Wagtail - 11
Meadow Pipit - 17
Chiffchaff - 1
Song Thrush - 2
Skylark - 5
Jay - 1
Green Woodpecker - 5
Stock Dove - 3
Peregrine - 1
Kestrel - 2
Sparrowhawk - 2
Buzzard - 1
Seal - 1

05 November, 2021

Good numbers of Brent moving through west this morning, an Artic Skua late morning and 2 Black Redstart reported on Elmer beach west of Poole Place was the best of the rest. 

Artic Skua 1w dak phase
Brent Geese - 378W 4E
Mallard - 1E
Tufted Duck - 2W
Teal - 7W 5 os
Red-throated Diver - 2 os
Great-crested Grebe - 15 os
Red-breasted Merganser - 11W
Shelduck - 8W
Common Scoter - 18W
Turnstone- 33W
Dunlin - 7W
Sanderling - 2
Curlew - 2
Razorbill - 1 os
Lapwing - 2W
Gannet - 1W
Med Gull - 10
Grey Heon - 1
Brambling - heard
Siskin - heard - 
Redpoll - heard
Chiffchaff - 1
Reed Bunting - 2
Stonechat - 1
Pied Wagtail - 8
Grey Wagtail - 2
Meadow Pipit - 25
Linnet - 15
Skylark - 7
Song Thrush - 1
Seal - 2




04 November, 2021

A Gooseander flying east close inshore was the highlight of a cold morning. Combined totals below.

Gooseander - 1E
Red-breasted Merganser - 3 os 3w 2e
Great-crested Grebe - 11 os
Brent Geese - 143w
Shelduck - 3w
Wigeon - 3w
Teal - 1w
Guillemot - 1 os
Razorbill - 2os
Auk sp - 1w
Med Gull - 
Oystercatcher - 2w
Dunlin - 7w
Turnstone - 11w
Ringed Plover - 7w
Peregrine - 2
Kestrel - 2
Fieldfare - c100+
Song Thrush - 3
Cetti's Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 1
Skylark - 7
Stonechat - 3
Chiffchaff - 4
Goldcrest - 3
Siskin - 9
Skylark - 7
Pied Wagtail - 7
Meadow Pipit - 10
Grey Heron - 2
Seal - 1
Peregrine fields north of golf course

03 November, 2021

A cream capped Marsh Harrier flying west over Atherington late morning and a late Whitethroat north of the golf course were the only highlights this morning. Combined totals below.

Marsh Harrier - 1
Peregrine - 1
Sparrowhawk - 2
Buzzard - 5
Kestrel - 1 
Brambling - heard
Siskin - 5
Chiffchaff - 3
Goldcrest - 1
Reed Bunting - 7
Stonechat - 6
Skylark - 15
Meadow Pipit - 25
Linnet - 17
Pied Wagtail - 24
Jay - 2
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Grey Heron - 1
Mute Swan - 9
Wood Pigeon - c.500+ west
Stock Dove - 12
Med Gull - 45
Red-breasted Merganser - 36 os
Great-crested Grebe - 18 os
Tufted Duck - 2w
Ringed Plover - 23
Sanderling - 1






Walk totals (with Ship+Anchor to Littlehampton section alone in brackets).  Records for Tuesday 2/1121 (MD)

Common Sandpiper - 7 (5) 
Curlew - 3 (3) 
Redshank - 1 (1) 
Lapwing - 154 (0) 
Oystercatcher - 10 (10) 
Turnstone - 15 (15) 
Med Gull - 5 (5) 
Common Gull - 3 (3) 
BH Gull - 441 (440) 
Herring Gull - 508 (490) 
Peregrine - 2 (0) Buzzard - 4 (1) 
Meadow Pipit - 12 (8) 
Blackcap - 1 (0) 
Kingfisher - 2 (1) 
Teal - 1 (0) 
Little Egret - 6 (3) 
Grey Heron - 4 (2)

02 November, 2021

Glorious morning with a good variety seen, without anything of note.
Peregrine - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1 or 2
Kestrel - 1
Brambling - heard
Linnet - 10
Pied Wagtail - 7
Yellowhammer - 3
Reed Bunting - 7
Stonechat - 3
Blackcap - 2
Chiffchaff - 3
Goldcrest - 4 
Rock Pipit - 1
Meadow Pipit - 20
Redwing - 1
Song Thrush - 3
Great-crested Grebe - 1E 1os
Med Gull - 30 

26 October, 2021

Despite there being several pair of eyes around this morning, still nothing of note, with the highlight being a Merlin over the old campsite. Combined totals below.

Rock Pipit - 2
Meadow Pipit - c35
Lapwing - 1
Swallow - 3
Reed Bunting - 4
Stonechat - 3
Chiffchaff - 6
Goldcrest - 3
Pied Wagtail - 10
Linnet - 10
Siskin - heard
Greenfich - 5
Goldfinch - c75
Skylark - 7
Bullfinch - 2
Green Woodpecker - 3
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Buzzard - 2
Jay - 1
Song Thrush - 6
Little Egret - 4
Med Gull - 25
Grey Heron - 4

Merlin 



23 October, 2021

An hour sea watch from 12-20 produced a Red-throated Diver on the sea, 1E Guillemot, 3E Razorbill, 5W Brent Geese, 1W Sandwich Tern, 25E Med Gull, and several Gannets feeding offshore.

22 October, 2021

A Woodlark heard & seen by (OM) at Poole Place was the highlight of the morning, with hundreds of Wood Pigeon moving west.

Curlew - 14
Turnstone - 25
Oystercatcher - 4
Sanderling - 45W
Snipe - 2
Med Gull - c50
Brent Geese 4W
Little Egret - 5
Grey Heron - 5
Siskin - 16
Goldfinch - c100
Linnet - c40
Meadow Pipit - c60
Skylark - 25
Stonechat - 7
Reed Bunting - 3
Pied Wagtail - 27
Chiffchaff - 5
Bullfinch - heard
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Green Woodpecker - 3
Jay - 7
Song Thrush - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 2
Wood Pigeon - c600W