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 

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.

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

 A flock of c35 Barnacle Geese flew west at Climping Beach this morning, also a Short-eared Owl in off the sea. (RG)

Late afternoon stroll in the sun and calm condidtions with 8 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 3 Reed Bunting, 30 Linnet, 8 Skylark, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, c50 Med Gull.

Single Wheatear in the set aside

 Rather uneventful although groups of Skylark heading into the wind south out to sea. 

Gannet - 50 + with large feeding party some distance offshore 

Kestrel - 4

Chiffchaff - 20+

Blackcap - 3

Cetti’s Warbler - 1 

Goldcrest - 4 

Stonechat -12

Reed Bunting - 2

Skylark - c80, including c40 heading south out to sea 

Meadow Pipit - c75 

Goldfinch - c100 E

Swallow - 25 

Siskins - heard 

Magpie - 30+ including group of 26

Peregrine - 1

Buzzard - 1

Little Rgret - 1

Turnstone - 5W

Oysercatcher - 1W

Great-crested Grebe - 1 os

Med Gull - c75 os

Records for Saturday 16th

Apart from the two adult Peregrines, rather uneventful with not much on the move(RG)

Sparrow - 1

Kestrel - 1

Peregrine - 2

Chiffchaff - 19

Blackcap - 3

Cetti's Warbler - 1 

Stonechat - 9

Skylark - 5

Pied Wagtail - 5

Grey Wagtail - 2

Meadow Pipit - 70

Goldfinch - 185E

Siskin - heard

Brambling - heard

Bullfinch - heard 

Little Egret - 1

Quick report from this morning.. Uneventful and rainy morning around Climping perhaps saved by a Kingfisher at the small (and pretty grim) Atherington Pool. Just to ensure my eyes weren’t deceiving me I checked on the way back and it was still there. (AH)

Magpies c12

Kingfisher 

Song thrush 2 

Buzzard 

GS Woodpecker 

Sandwich Tern on Groyne, 1 East 

C35 Med Gulls on sea 

2 GC Grebe on sea 

2 Grey Wags 2 

Pheasant 

Green Woodpecker 

Kestrel 

Linnets N/C 

Goldfinches N/C 

2 Reed Bunting 

Yellow Hammer 

9 Pied Wagtails 

3 Grey Partridge flushed from Paddock 

7 Stonechat 

2 Thrush types flew from Paddock, possible Redwing.

Rather quiet this morning, but a reasonable selection of birds 13th October (RG)

Little Egret 7 

Red Kite1 

Sparrowhawk 2 

Kestrel 1 

Golden Plover 2 

Lapwing 1 

Snipe1 

Swallow 5E 

House Martin 3E 

Chiffchaff 27 

Blackcap 7 

Stonechat 11 

Skylark 15 

Pied Wagtail 10 

Meadow Pipit 15 

Rock Pipit 1 

Goldfinch 185 E 

Siskin 5 

Redpoll 1 

Brambling 2 

Bullfinch 3 

Yellowhammer 1

A Black-necked Grebe found at an undisclosed location yesterday by (OM) picture by (AH)

A rare sight indeed with a day time Barn Owl showing in the paddock sitting amongst the hawthorn, with one recently found dead in the area hopefully this one will survive. A Merlin flashed west along the beach and a Redwing at the camp site.

Barn Owl - 1

Little Owl - 1

Merlin - 1

Sparrowhawk - 2

Kestrel - 1

Buzzard - 1

Redwing - 1

Song Thrush - 2

Jay - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Green Woodpecker - 3

Stonechat - 9

Rock Pipit - 3 set aside

Meadow Pipit - c.200+

Grey Wagtail - 1

Pied Wagtail - 50+

Reed Bunting - 2

Siskin - 3

Goldfinch - c.175

Linnet - 35

Skylark - 7

Chiffchaff - 23

Goldcrest - 1

Blackcap - 3

Wigeon - 30S

Med Gull - 50

Turnstone - 20

Curlew - 5

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 3

Barn Owl paddock

Redwing camp site

Rock Pipits set aside

Stonechat 

Grey Wagtail set aside

Chiffchaff west beach

With several locals out and about this morning good coverage ensued with little reward, combined totals below.

Golden Plover - 1

Curlew - 13

Dunlin - 2

Sanderling - 1 

Little Egret - 6

Grey Heron - 3

Kingfisher - 1

Med Gull - c.75

Sandwich Tern - 1

Grey Wagtail - 2

Pied Wagtail - 25

Siskin - 4

Skylark - 6

Meadow Pipit - c.100

Linnet - 45

Goldfinch - 65

Reed Bunting - 4

Stonechat - 7

Swallow - 6

Kestrel - 2

Sparrowhawk - 2

Buzzard - 6

Jay - 9+

Magpie - c.50

Grey Partridge - 1 heard

Chiffchaff - 40+

Cetti's Warbleer - 2 heard

Green Woodpecker - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

 Another gloomy grey day with light drizzle and a slight breeze from the north east, eventually turning into east south east, combined totals below.

Brambling - 1

Siskin - 25E

Linnet - c.60

Goldfinch - c.100

Yellowhammer - 1

Reed Bunting - 11

Meadow Pipit - c.75

Pied Wagtail - c.40

Skylark - 10

Blackcap - 7

Chiffchaff - 29

Wheatear - 1

Stonechat - 1

Jay - 2

Green Woodpecker - 3

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

House Martin - 30

Swallow - c.150

Little Egret - 6

Grey Heron - 2

Ringed Plover - 2

Dunlin - 1

Oystercatcher - 1

Curlew - 14

Turnstone - 20

Shelduck - 1W

Teal - 3

Wigeon - 15W

Common Scoter - 29E

Great-crested Grebe - 1 os

Buzzard - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 2

Red-breasted Merganser - 1E

Med Gull - c.220

Sandwich Tern - 8W 1E

Just half hour yesterday morning to see if anything was moving on the sea before work from 8.15 Possible Caspian but now suspected Caspian/hybrid – but flushed immediately after locating and went out to sea west .(AH)

Curlew - 15

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 7

Yellow Wagtail - 12 

Med Gulls – 25 no rings 

Sandwich Tern - 2

Brent Geese c.80 west 

Wigeon - 3 flocks west

Many House Martins over the trees in Climping Street.

Good numbers of Brent Geese on the move today with a grey cloudy morning being reluctant to clear.

Brambling - 1 Bailiffscourt

Bullfinch - 3

Linnet - 25

Yellow Wagtail - 1

Pied Wagtail - 7

Meadow Pipit - c.300+

Skylark - 5

Chiffchaff - 23

Blackcap - 6

Cetti's Warbler - 1 heard

Wheatear - 1

Reed Bunting - 2

Swallow - c.150+

House Martin - c.50

Song Thrush - 2

Green Woodpecker - 5

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Merlin - 1W

Sparrowhawk - 2

Kestrel - 3

Grey Heron - 2

Med Gull - 7

Gannet - 3W

Sandwich Tern - 11W 2E

Brent Geese - 230W

Shelduck - 14

Pintail - 1W

Wigeon - 11W

Oystercatcher - 1W

Dunlin - 1W

Turnstone - 2W

Sanderling - 13 beach

Ringed Plover - 5W

1st Win Med Gull Climping Beach

Sandwich Tern blue ring JA8 history below

2021-06-14

hidden

capture

alive and healthy

Slijkplaat, Haringvliet, Zuid Holland, NL (NL)

Cloudy and a bit gloomy, with a fairly light wind SW3, though misty drizzle making it damp at times. Elmer Rocks: Sea-watch (0820-1020hrs) followed by a look around the hedges and hotspot area. Full log below:- (OM)

Gannet – 50+ o/s fishing amongst large gathering of gulls 

Brent Goose – 502W 

Shelduck – 4W 

Wigeon – 4W 

Arctic Skua – 1W (d/p) 

Mediterranean Gull – 70W (plus some amongst the gull flock o/s) 

Sandwich Tern – 5W 

Skylark – 1W 

Meadow Pipit – at least 720W (probably missed plenty more!) 

Pied Wagtail – 7W 

Swallow – 85W 

House Martin – 3W 

Chiffchaff – 6+ 

Linnet – 40W

Breeding record for a Med Gull Gull seen at Climping in fields north of Atherington on 04/10/021 by (RP)

White 38PN R Arnhem 3745743 >3CY 18/05/2021 Hardenhoek, Biesbosch, Werkendam; Altena; Noord-Brabant; ; NETHER van der Vliet, Rinse Sightings for individual: 43985

White 38PN p 26/07/2021 Vazon Bay; Castel; Guernsey; ; BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY 49,27N 2,37W Guppy, Mark 

White 38PN p 08/09/2021 harbour; Bembridge; Isle of Wight; England; United Kingdom 50,4N 1,2W Buckley, Mark

04/10/2021 fields north of Atherington; Clymping (Arun); West Sussex; England; United Kingdom 50,48N 0,35W White 38PN v Pulley, Richard Total number of sightings : 3

Climping beach this morning, with 2 Wheatear, Sparrowhawk, c.20 Meadow Pipit, 10 Swallow, 8 Chiffchaff, very quiet with nothing moving offshore. (PB)

Mid morning start with sunny bright conditions, heavy showers, and a blustery south westerly wind.

Grey Partridge - 3

Reed Bunting - 4

Stonechat - 4

Chiffchaff - 8

Blackcap - 3

Pied Wagtail - 4

Meadow Pipit - 75

Skylark - 16

Linnet - 50

Mistle Thrush - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Little Egret - 1

Grey Heron - 1

Swallow - 50

House Martin - 1

Buzzard - 1

Sparrowhawk - 2

Kestrel - 2

Sparrowhawk

Stonechat

Grey start to the morning with good numbers of Meadow Pipits and Swallow moving through the fields, but little else of note.

Spotted Flycatcher - 1

Wheatear - 9

Stonechat - 1

Yellow Wagtail - 1

Pied Wagtail - 5

Chiffchaff - 22

Blackcap - 6

Reed Bunting - 8

Skylark - 23

Linnet - c.100

Meadow Pipit - c.250+

Swallow - c.200

House Martin - 1

Jay - 5

Peregrine - 1 gas tower

Buzzard - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 2

Little Egret - 5

Kingfisher - 1

Med Gull - c.75

Common Gull - 10

Sandwich Tern - 2E

Oystercatcher - 2

Ringed Plover - 3

Grey Partridge - 1

Med Gull Climping Beach

Meadow Pipit 

 Windy early morning with heavy showers.

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Blackcap - 9

Chiffchaff - 10

Grey Wagtail - 1

Stonechat - 3

Wheatear - 1

Reed Bunting - 3

Skylark - 30

Meadow Pipit - 25

Pied Wagtail - 1

Med Gull c.50

Common Gull - 7

Gannet - 17W

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 1

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Grey Wagtail Atherington Pools