No sign of the Red-throated Pipit this morning despite extensive searching.

Firecrest - 1 

Dartford Warbler - 1

Chiffchaff - 4

Goldcrest - 5

Siskin - 2

Stonechat - 5

Blackcap - 1

Rock Pipit - 1

Meadow Pipit - c60

Skylark - c80

Pied Wagtail - c100

White Wagtail - 3

Cetti's Warbler - 2 heard 

Kestrel - 2

Buzzard - 2

Sparrowhawk - 2

Little Egret - 2

Brent Geese - 6w

Meadow Pipit

White Wagtail

With not much happening on the sea apart from a Sooty Shearwater west at 08:09 and a Little Gull in the flooded field north of Ferry Road, after looking at my pictures at home fairly sure this a Red-throated Pipit in the field west of the Mill Cottage next to the setaside this morning. Not heard to call but and not the best shots of the mantle, but pretty happy with the id, and will have another look tomorrow.

Some interest this morning including 6 Egyptian Geese heading north, 1 west Woodlark, 1 Dartford Warbler on the golf course, 1 Whitethroat, 2 east Brambling, and 15 Redpoll. (RG)

Out after the rain late morning, found a Wheatear on west beach and a Whitethroat at the fort with 2 Stonechat, double figures of Redpoll and Siskin moving east, and several of both Chiffchaff and Blackcap.

Blackcap Golf course

Whitethroat Fort

Records for today covering Climping Beach, Setaside, Atherington & Bailiffscourt. (OM)
Brent goose – 5W
Song Thrush – 9
Stonechat – 2
Goldcrest – 4                                                                                                                          
Firecrest – 3
Chiffchaff – 2
Siskin – 5 over plus another flock heard
Goldfinch – a few, no count
Linnets – nc

Greenfinch – 6
Skylark – didn’t count them, perhaps 15
Magpie – flock of 13 together went east
Green Wood – 3
Gt Spot Wood – 2

Quieter than yesterday with less variety and very quiet offshore.

Gannet - 13w

Med Gull - 40

Brent Gesse - 14w

Curlew - 2e

Oystercatcher - 7e

Sandwich Tern - 2e

Buzzard - 4

Kestrel - 2

Sparrowhawk - 1

Starling -c200

Linnet - c100+

Skylark - c80

Pied Wagtail - 

Goldfinch - c150

Goldcrest - 6

Chiffchaff - 3

Stonechat - 8

Reed Bunting - 3

Cettis' Warbler - 1 heard

Swallow - 45

Black Redstart - 1 

Black Redstart golf course

Kestrel Atherington

A chilly start to the morning found good numbers of Pied Wagtail in the flooded field off Ferry Road, a Short eared Owl flushed from the setaside, a Woodlark seen and heard moving west north of the golf course and more Redpoll than Siskin seen this morning.

Short-eared Owl - 1

Woodlark - 1

Dartford Warbler - 1

Stonechat - 10

Chiffchaff - 17

Goldcrest - 11

Blackcap -  9

Redpoll - c75

Siskin - 20

Reed Bunting - 5

Skylark - 40

Pied Wagtail - 70

Grey Wagtail - 1

Yellowhammer - 6

Linnet - c100

Swallow - 25

Jay - 6

Song Thrush - 11

Kestrel - 4

Buzzard - 2

Little Egret - 4

Grey Partridge - 2

Med Gull - 5

Curlew - 1

Short-eared Owl

Redpoll

Yellowhammer

Grey Wagtail

11 Great White Egret flew east north of the golf course this morning, and a Little Gull seen in the field at Climping beach just east of Poole Place.

Stonechat - 3

Linnet - 55

Skylark - 45

Rock Pipit - 1

Chiffchaff - 12

Goldcrest - 1

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Goldfinch - c300 east

Siskin - 23

Reed Bunting - 1

Pied Wagtail - 6

Swallow - 40

Med Gull - c60

Little Egret - 3

Teal - 10w

Wigeon - 2w

Brent Geese - 14w

Ringed Plover - 6

Lapwing - 1

Little Gull east of Poole Place

Elmer Rocks: The prevailing easterly initially produced some vis.mig for barely an hour (0830-0930hrs) before it fizzled out – and it was much as yesterday but in smaller numbers. There was however a bit more over the sea today, the highlight being an adult Little Gull, which unexpectedly passed E very close to the shoreline, just behind the rock islands. A Sandwich Tern also went E whilst a few Brent flocks headed W. (OM)

Little Egret – 2

Brent Goose – 48W

Oystercatcher – 32 on beach

Little Gull – 1E (adult, 0930hrs)

Sandwich Tern – 1E

Skylark – 7E

Stock Dove - 45

Meadow Pipit – 30

Swallow – 16E

Goldfinch – 160E

Siskin – 65E

(also some unidentified things, probably some Linnets)

Coal Tit – 1 (Poole Place)

Chiffchaff – 4

Records for the 16th. 

There was nothing much offshore except for a very few Gannets drifting W, whilst 15 Oystercatchers and 10 Turnstones were along the beach and on the rocks. Most of the action consisted of flocks of finches heading E along the coastal strip, though nothing unusual was located, and my vis.mig watch (0830-1000hrs) produced the following:-

Swallow – 6E

Pied Wagtail – 5E

Meadow Pipit – 30E

Skylark – 2E

Goldfinch – 390E

Siskin – 140E

Linnet – 15E

Also, a hunting Peregrine went E, whilst 4 Stonechats were along the long hedge and hotspot corner and at least 8 Chiffchaffs were present.

 

A cold bright morning with the slight breeze coming from the north.

Dartford Warbler - 1

Brambling - 1 heard

Redpoll - 2 heard

Siskin - c25

Reed Bunting - 3

Stonechat - 10

Chiffchaff - 37

Goldcrest - 6

Egyptian Geese - 2w

Brent Geese 5w

Little Egret - 4

Curlew - 2n

Snipe - 2

Kestrel - 3

Sparrowhawk - 3

Buzzard - 1

Good coverage and a bit of variety this morning from a few observers. With at least 8 White Stork seen circling over the back of Elmer from Poole Place, and they eventually drifted off slowly west. (OM) A Barn Owl seen from the car park then flew over the setaside.

Ring Ouzel - 1

Dartford Warbler - 1 

Brambling - 1 heard east over the setaside

Wheatear - 1

Cetti's Warbler - 1 heard camp site

Siskin - 25e

Stonechat - 9

Chiffchaff - 10

Yellowhammer - 2

Reed Bunting - 3

Mistle Thrush - 1

Jay - 3

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 2

Buzzard - 2

Golden Plover - 1 heard

Ring Ouzel

Dartford Warbler setaside

Wheatear

An Avocet on the beach initially west of Poole place and then flew east, also this morning a juv Ring Ouzel in the field on the road corner by the entrance to the paint ball site. (OM)

 Highlights of this morning was another  Woodlark seen at entrance to the Mill path and a Ring Ouzel moving through west (RG)

5 Woodlark heard heading east over the golf course this morning. (RG)