Two Little Gull and 37 Grey Plover in the field west of the Mill and 2 Red-throated Diver on the sea from the car park the only highlights this morning.

Mid morning start with a good SSW blow found plenty of movement offshore from the car park.

Great-northern Diver - 4w

Red-throated Diver - 7w

Diver sp 3w

Gannet - 75w

Med Gull c150

Pintail - 23w

Wigeon - 75w

Razorbill - 4w

Guillemot - 7w

Auk sp - c150w

Red-breasted Merganser - 7w

Brent Geese - 2 cudlow 

Turnstone - c200

Sanderling - c100

Grey Plover - 7

Oystercatcher - 30

Elmer Rocks (0930-1200hrs): A sea-watch was the only option in the prevailing conditions; fortunately, there was a good bit moving (mainly W) to maintain the interest. Log below….(OM)

Red-throated Diver – 9W

Great Northern Diver – 2W

Bonxie - 1W

Gannet – 295W

Common Scoter – 1W

Red-breasted Merganser – c.25 o/s

Pintail – 23W (flocks 14 & 9)

Grey Plover – 4

Sanderling – 40W

Kittiwake – 6W

Med Gull – 12 o/s

Razorbill – 20+ W

Guillemot – 2W

auk sp – 135W

09:00 sea watching from the car park upto Poole Place, covering Cudlow Field.

Red-throated Diver - 7w

Diver sp - 3w

Auk sp - c130+ west

Razorbill - 3 os

Shoveler - 30w

Brent Geese 29e 45w

Great-crested Grebe - 9 

Red-breasted Merganser - 39 os

Gannet - 17w

Med Gull - c150

Oystercatcher - 37

Sanderling - 100+

Turnstone - c125

Jack Snipe - 1

Snipe - 1

Yellowhammer - 9

Skylark - 9

Meadow Pipit - 1

Pied Wagtail - 7

Linnet - 25

Report from DB & MB today.

Jack Snipe - 7 setsaside

Little Gull - 2 Campsite

Raven - 1 Campsite

At least four Jack Snipe and 9 Common Snipe in the area this morning. 2 Little Gull still in the field west of the Mill and 4 Stonechat in the seaside, 33 Brent Geese and 27 Ringed Plover.

 Merry Xmas everyone.

Two Little Gull in the field west of the Mill cottage and a Egyptian Goose flying west were the only birds of note on this slow morning.

Little Gull - 2

Egyptian Goose - 1w

Common Scoter - 1 os

Great-crested Grebe - 1

Red-breasted Merganser - 7

Brent Geese - c150 mainly west

Grey Plover - 15

Oystercatcher - 11

Sanderling - 25

Turnstone - 60

Snipe - 1

Med Gull - c100

Gannet - nc

Linnet - 30

Skylark - 40

Pied Wagtail - 27

Stonechat - 2

Buzzard - 2

Firecrest - 2 Elmer (OM)

Little Gull

Egyptian Goose

An adult Little Gull flying around the field west of the Mill Cottage again this morning,  a Firecrest  at the bottom of Longwood, 33 Brent Geese in the field north of longwood, 2 Grey Partridge, 4 Stonechat, 35 Linnet, 40 Pied Wagtail and 30 Skylark in the fields.

Grey overcast start to the morning with a westerly breeze, with bright sunshine later. 

Great-northern Diver - 1 west close inshore

Little Gull - 1 

Sanderling - c175w

Oystercatcher - 17

Brent Geese 35w 4e

Gannet - 4w

Med Gull - 75

Red-breated Merganser - 2e

Great-crested Grebe - 1 os

Razorbill - 1w

Auk sp - 1e

Stonechat - 6

Meadow Pipit - 7

Yellowhammer - 1

Reed Bunting - 2

Skylark - 35

Pied Wagtail - 17

Linnet - 40

Buzzard - 2

Kestrel - 1

Little Gull field west of Mill cottage

Stonechat Setaside

Jack Snipe in the setaside on the 08/12/23 DB

A Snow Bunting found by OM in Cudlow field north of Climping Beach this morning, also c800 Brent Geese near the Mill, a Jack Snipe in the setaside, 60 Skylark and 25 Meadow Pipit in the area BF & DM.

A pleasant morning with just a light breeze and a calm sea, although the tide was falling and most of the birds offshore were well out. A flock of 6 Diver sp went W, followed by 7 more which were surely Red-throated, whilst c.20 each of Great Crested Grebe and Red-breasted Merganser were also distant. Waders were few with just half a dozen Grey Plover and just small numbers of Turnstone and Sanderling.  Fifty Brent Geese went E to join the distant feeding flock at Climping whilst a few more were to and fro over the sea. A look around the flooded set-aside produced nothing noteworthy.

I decided to check out Cudlow’s field, where there were another 7 Brent Geese, up to 50 Common Gulls and 30 Ringed Plovers, plus several Pied Wagtails and several Skylarks near the large puddles that have formed on the south side behind the beach. As I scanned, I noticed something more interesting feeding along the edge – and blow me, it was a Snow Bunting! (OM)

Snow Bunting Climping Beach (OM)

 A quiet mild grey morning with light rain and wind from the south, didn't produce any unexpected highlights, but good numbers of Brent Geese north of long wood, best viewed from Ferry Road, a mobile Starling flock around the yacht club, and Ringed Plover in the field west of the Mill Cottage.

Brent Geese - c300+

Sanderling - 35

Ringed Plover - 64

Oystercatcher - 5

Dunlin - 2

Grey Plover - 1

Snipe - 1

Starling - c150

Song Thrush - 6

Fieldfare - 1

Stonechat - 5

Goldcrest - 1

Linnet - 40

Skylark - 37

Meadow Pipit - 1

Reed Bunting - 1

Kestrel -1

Buzzard - 2

Med Gull - 25

Brent Geese

Climping – Atherington: Visibility offshore was very poor with a flock of 7E Shoveler close in being the best and a few Med Gulls and Common Gulls around. The most productive spot was the first area of set-aside, where a close Jack Snipe flushed, whilst passerines included 2 Stonechats, a Reed Bunting, 20 Skylark and c.50 Linnets. Two Buzzards, 2 Green Woodpeckers and a Little Egret were the best of the rest. (OM)

 A slow cold grey morning with a Black-throated Diver offshore at Poole Place being the highlight and a late Swallow flew west there, combined totals below.

Black-throated Diver - 1 os

Red-throated Diver - 2w 2e 2 os

Diver  sp - 2e

Eider - 3w

Razorbill - 3 os

Brent Geese - 11

Shelduck 6w 1e

Gannet - c150 offshore

Med Gull - c75

Great-crested Grebe - 50 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 35

Common Scoter - 4e

Shelduck - 6w 1e

Knot - 1

Grey Plover - 1

Sanderling - 45

Dunlin - 1

Snipe - 1

Oystercatcher - 22

Ringed Plover - 35

Turnstone - c75

Brent Geese - 11

Chiffchaff - 1

Goldcrest - 2

Reed Bunting - 4

Stonechat - 1

Swallow - 1

Dunlin Climping Beach

Knot & Dunlin

Knot

Sanderling Climping Beach

The first real cold snap produced a good variety around the patch this morning with a jack Snipe out of the setaside near the camp site, 2 Great Egret west and a close inshore Avocet west at Climping Beach.

Great-white Egret - 2w

Avocet - 1w

Jack Snipe - 1

Egyptian Goose - 1e

Lapwing - 11

Shoveler - 9w

Common Scoter - 8w

Teal - 8e

Shelduck - 3w

Brent Geese - 20

Great-crested Grebe 17 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 22 offshore

Grey Partridge - 2

Curlew - 40

Ringed Plover - 57

Sanderling - 15

Oystercatcher - 19

Turnstone - c75

Med Gull - c150

Meadow Pipit - 7

Pied Wagtail - c40

Goldcrest - 1

Skylark - 40

Fieldfare - 1

Song Thrush - 4

Reed Bunting - 6

Stonechat - 6

Jay - 1

Buzzard - 3

Kestrel - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Avocet west Climping Beach

Egyptian Goose east Climping Beach

Stonechat Bread Lane

Just two Little Gull in the field west of the Mill cottage mid morning, a Raven and 3 Fieldfare flew west from Longwood, a Firecrest around Atherington pools, c100 Brent Geese in the fields east of Bailiffscout and 100+ Med Gull in the area.

Poole Place - An adult Little Gull W was the best offshore, and just 9 Brent Geese passed through, but apart from plenty of Med Gulls there was little to report, whilst the low tide attracted a few waders to the shoreline – 12 Grey Plover, 20 Turnstones and 6 Sanderlings, A couple of Pied Wagtails were along the beach, but the only surprise was 2 Ravens flying W over Poole Place, pursued by a noisy posse of Carrion Crows and ‘cronking’ well. (OM)

The autumn that keeps on giving with a total of 36 Little Gull seen in the patch this afternoon, with the majority seen in the flooded field just west of the Mill Cottage.

 

Little Gull - 36 5 west, Mill - 29, 2 Cudlow field

Med Gull - c100+

Merlin - 1 

Brent Geese - 40+ 

Oystercatcher - 13

Sanderling - 17

Turnstone - c50

Grey Plover - 13

Ringed Plover - 15

Starling - c75

Water Rail - 1 heard golf course

Kingfisher - 1

Little Egret - 1

Chiffchaff - 1

Blackcap - 1

Buzzard - 1

A bright sunny cold morning with a little variety offshore, but nothing much happening in the fields.

Brent Geese - 100w 40 in cudlow field

Shoveler - 10w

Common Scoter - 25w

Wigeon - 1 os

Teal - 5 os

Shelduck - 9w

Great-crested Grebe - 2 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 2 os

Mute Swan - 8w

Oystercatcher - 10

Dunlin - 4 

Meadow Pipits - 27

Skylark - 40

Reed Bunting - 4

Song Thrush - 3

Bullfinch - 1

Chiffchaff - 2

Goldcrest - 2

Stonechat - 7

Starling - c100

Pied Wagtail - c30

Med Gull - c150

Buzzard - 3

Sparrowhawk - 2

Kestrel - 2

Meadow Pipit West beach

Skylark Cudlow 

Brent Geese Cudlow

Med Gull Climping Beach

Common Gull Climping Beach

At least 10 Little Gull in the flooded field west of the Mill Cottage this morning, also c75+ Med Gull in the area, 7w 2e Gannet, 2w Brent Geese, 22w Ringed Plover, 9 Oystercatcher, singles of Rock Pipit, Chiffchaff and Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat with several of both Skylark and Meadow Pipit present.

 11 Little Gulls in the fields around the patch this morning with 8 in the field west of the Mill. c.150+ Med Gull, 12w Brent Geese, 1w Great-crested Grebe, 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Redpoll, single Rock Pipit, 6 Stonechat and c75 Skylark in the area.

Little Gull

Rock Pipit Climping Beach

A few hours spent at the beach in horrid conditions from 08:30  with a pale Artic Skua east close inshore, being the highlight, with1 Little Gull east, 7w 1st winter Kittiwake and 12w Brent Geese.

 A fine bright morning found Little Gulls in the fields around the patch.

Little Gull - 4 or 5

Med Gull - c150

Siskin - 12

Stonechat - 6+

Skylark - 35+

Linnet - 20

Pied Wagtail - 30

Reed Bunting - 3

Song Thrush - 10

Buzzard - 3

Kestrel - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Little Gull East of Poole Place

Little Gull West of the Mill

Kestrel Car Park

Excellent day at Climping Beach, joined by BJ and later by CN, nice patch tick in the form of Leach Petrel.

Leach Petrel - 26 (24e 2w)

Storm Petrel - 1e

Sooty Shearwater - 1w (BJ)

Shearwater sp - 2w

Little Gull - 23w

Med Gull - c120w

Brent Geese - 4w

Leach Petrel 

Sea watch from Climping 10:30-12:00 in a blustery & showery morning.

Little Gull - 10w

Brent Geese - 73

Med Gull - 1e

Oystercatcher - 65w

Ringed Plover - 27w

Dunlin - 23w

Ringed Plover - 30w

Sanderling - 33w

Turnstone - c75

Guillemot - 1 on sea

Goldcrest - 8

Little Gull heading west

Brent Geese