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