Out at midday with 2-3 Firecrest around Kents, also Yellowhammer.

Chiffchaff numbers reached double figures after checking a few spots.

Quiet again offshore with 3 Kittwake east, Sandwich Tern 2 east and 2 west, with a few Mergs and Great-crested Grebes on the sea.

Out after the rain mid afternoon, still quiet with dark a phase Artic Skua flying east at Climping beach at 16:10 the highlight.

Eider - 2e

Red-throated Diver - 5e

Diver sp - 3e

Common Scoter 6e 2w

Sandwich Tern - 9e 3w

Gannet - 10w 3e

Great-crested Greb - 3 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 7 os

Lapwing - 1 ferry rd

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 1

Wheatear- 1

Yellowhammer - 1

Chiffchaff - 4

Linnet - 65

Goldfinch - 25

Skylark - 5

 Pretty dire with little offshore worth logging, but the only thing of interest was three finches heading west past me near Poole Place, which turned out to be Siskins.   

Once again the Black-necked Grebe was present at the local reservoir as were 2 Little Grebes, 10 Coots, 28 Tufted Ducks and 3 Mallard. It was very windy on top of the bank, but I spent time scanning around for big swifts, all to no avail, though a pair of Grey Partridges flew into cover from the scrubby uncultivated area. (OM)

 No luck with so far with an Alpine Swift over the patch, but was rewarded for being out with a drake Mandarin Duck on the pond at Kents cottage which flew off west as I got too close. Little of note offshore again with a Flumar west, 2w Gannet and several Red-breasted Merganser. A Wheatear climping beach, single Dunlin in the setaside, single Redwing at Kents and 2 Yellowhammer near the campsite.

Wheatear

Dunlin

Atheringtpon Pools providing most of the activity this morning with at least 2 Firecrest and 4 Chiffchaff present, with little movement again offshore.

Firecrest - 2-3 Atherington Pools 

Goldcrest - 3

Chiffchaff - 6

Skylark - 15

Linnet - 40

Goldfinch - 25

Greenfinch - 7

Brent Geese - 3w

Red-throated Diver - 1e

Red-breasted Merganser - 15 os

Great-crested Grebe - 2

Turnstone - c60

Ringed Plover - 27

Sanderling - 17

Sandwich Tern - 4w

Gannet - 1w

Kestrel - 3

Buzzard - 2

Green Woodpecker - 3

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Jay - 1

Stock Dove - 10

At least 4 Wheatear Poole Place rocks this afternoon. (OM) 

Today from 2.30 to 4.15: (MD)

1 Wheatear at Climping Gap

3 Great crested Grebe

22 Wigeon south over golf course then flew west along coast

1 Jack Snipe setaside

25 Linnet setaside

6 Sanderling

7 Ringed Plover

54 turnstone

A quick visit to the patch produced my first Wheatear of the year at west beach, with a Sandwich Tern west and 8 Mute Swan flying north over Atherington, being the only birds of note.

A bit of variety around the patch this morning although still very quiet offshore.

Firecrest - 1 Kents

Yellowhammer - 1

Chiifchaff - 3

Goldcrest - 4

Rock Pipit - 1

Stonechat - 3

Redwing - 4

Song Thrush - 9

Reed Bunting - 4

Skylark - 7

Linnet - c75

Green Woodpecker - 5

Kestrel - 2

Buzzard - 5

Little Egret - 2

Grey Heron - 1

Red-throated Diver - 1 os

Great-crested Grebe - 1

Red-breasted Merganser - 5 os

Turnstone - 40

Oystercatcher - 20w

Sanderling - 

Dunlin - 1w

Buzzard Bailiffscourt

Rock Pipit Climping Beach

Long tailed Tit Kents

Reed Bunting Seatside

Stonechat Camp site setaside

Turnstones Climping Beach

Redwing Poole Place

Chiffchaff Camp site

A Marsh Harrier in off the sea at Climping Beach was the highlight of the morning, with still very little movement occurring offshore.

Golden Plover - 1 cudlow field

Curlew - 27 field west of poole place

Ringed Plover - 15

Sanderling - 11

Oystercatcher - 3

Turnstone - 27

Red-breasted Merganser - 26

Great-crested Grebe - 5

Brent Geese - 3w

Med Gull - 1w

Buzzard - 3

Kestrel - 2

Mistle Thrush - 1

Linnet - c100

 This mornings efforts from RG produced a  Jack Snipe, male Yellowhammer,  2w Shelduck and 14 Red-breasted Merganser offshore. 

Another short visit to Atherington this morning, but it remains very quiet….(still can’t find a Woodcock!) Only 2 Great Crested Grebes and a R/b Merganser on the sea and nothing moving.
A walk around the setaside produced a Jack Snipe and 20+ Skylarks plus 4 Reed Buntings.
A couple of Song Thrush and a few Linnets at Bailiffs. (OM)