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