Late morning visit found the patch again very quiet, in a cold eastly breeze.

Brent Geese - 39e

Whimbrel - 1w

Gannet - 2w

Med Gull - 7w

Sandwich Tern 33w 11w

Little Egret - 3

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 1

Swallow - 3

Wheatear - 1 

Sandwich Tern 

Kestrel

Records for yesterday 25/04/24 with highlight of the morning being a Great Skua seen by (HR)

Little Egret - 5

Grey Heron - 2

Whimbrel - 7w

Bar-tailed Godwit - 2w

Oystercatcher - 30w

Ringed Plover- 1

Shelduck - 2w

Gannet - 2w 2e

Sandwich Tern - 7e 4w

Lesser BB Gull - 2

Brent Geese - 5w

Mallard - 7

Reed Warbler - 4

Lesser Whitethroat - 2

Blackcap - 11

Chiffchaff - 8

Willow Warbler - 4

Whitethroat - 7

House Martin - 2

Sand Martin - 3

Swallow - c75

Rook - 1

Buzzard - 3

 Still generally quite offshore this morning, but with little wind a few birds trickling through.

Little Tern - 1e

Sandwich Tern - 11e 5w

Commic Tern - 1w

Med Gull - 2w

Shelduck - 1w

Whimbrel - 5w

Oystercatcher - 35w

Turnstone - 40e

Sanderling - 1

Mute Swan - 2

Great-crested Grebe - 5

Red-throated Diver - 1 os

Red-throated Diver off car park

Great-crested Grebe

Little Egret - 4

Grey Heron - 1
Swift - 1 in off

House Martin - 2

Swallow - 15

Lesser Whitethroat - 3

Yellowhammer - 2

Reed Warbler - 2

With good numbers of Blackcap, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff.

A little variety this morning reported by (HR & DB) with 3 Redstart, 3 Swift, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Wheatear and 20 Willow Warbler.

Wheatear west beach

Whimbrel west beach

Great Skua - 1e

Gannet - 9e - 2w

Sandwich Tern - 6w 11e

Med Gull - 18w

Bar-tailed Godwit - 2w

Whimbrel - 11

Turnstone - 15

Oystercatcher - 4

Wheatear - 8

Redstart - 2

Lesser Whitethroat - 2

Whitethroat - 11

Willow Warbler - 10

Chiffchaff - 5

Blackcap - 10

Sparrowhawk - 1

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 1

Little Egret - 2

Grey Heron - 1

 Very quiet around the patch this morning with just a single Whimbrel east, but notably more Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Whitethroat present, and a single Goldcrest around Bailiffscourt.

Contrasting Willow Warbler

Whitethroat Bailiffscourt

Dolphins off West Beach

The bird of the morning was a female Goldeneye off west beach seen by (HR), other than that pretty quiet with again little moving offshore.  2 Little-ringed Plover in the area with a single Whimbrel west, a Red Kite east over the horse paddock, 2 Lesser Whitethroat Mill Road and a Reed Warbler singing off ferry road.

Red Kite - 1

Buzzard - 6

Kestrel - 2

Lesser Whitethroat - 2

Whitethroat - 7

Blackcap - 12

Chiffchaff - 8

Wheatear - 2

Yellowhammer - 3

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Swallow - 3 in off

Med Gull - 31w

Gannet - 1w 1e

Shelduck - 2

Ringed Plover - 4

Oystercatcher - 6e

Turnstone - 8e

Stock Dove - 5

Jay - 1

Good count of Wheatear along the beach this morning, with 23 recocorded by (DB) although little else of note.

A couple of first's for the year in the form of a Male Whinchat at the old horse carriages and a Yellow Wagtail over, also today 5 Wheatear and 2 Whitethroat in the area. (DB)  

Very quiet this morning despite covering a large area around the patch. Hundreds of Gulls in the flooded field north of the golf course and with the course still shut it was a nice amble around without being rushed by the golfers. 2 Sedge Warbler being my first this year, as well as at least 2 Cetti's Warbler heard, and 2 Whitethroat with a single Swallow through east.

Climping Beach

Flooded golf course

Grey Heron golf course

Plenty of Linnet on the course

Reed Bunting

No sign of yesterdays Pied Fly,  2 Yellowhammer in the area,  plenty of Chiffchaff, and a Snipe flushed from a flooded field. Very quiet offshore with just 2 Great-crested Grebe seen.

Pied Fly still present off bread lane this evening

An early sea watch was curtailed somewhat, with the combination of spring tides and strong winds with Ferry Road closed due to sea again breaching the inadequate defence. Eventually parking around Kents and walking down the west side of the camp site. Suprised to find a stunning Pied Flycatcher sitting low in the hedgerow that runs parallel from the camp site, unfortunately it was not seen after the initial sighting. A Little-ringed Plover at the bottom of longwood, and 3 Fulmar east was the best of a quite morning.

Ferry Rd

Ferry Rd North

Ferry Rd South

Bottom of Longwood

 

Fairly quiet morning in a blustery south west wind this morning, producing a couple of firsts for the year. With a LRP south of ferry rd, 2 Greylag flew west over Bailiffscourt, a couple of Whitethroat in the area and a Redstart seen behind the Ford Prison by (DB).

Little-ringed Plover - 1

Ringed Plover - 1

Turnstone - 23w 35e

Brent Geese - 16e

Shelduck - 2

Great-crested Grebe - 2w

Greylag Geese - 2w

Grey Heron - 1

Gannet - 1w

Sandwich Tern - 1w

Swallow - 1w

Whitethroat - 2

Willow Warbler - 1

Chiffchaff - 9

Blackcap - 5

Yellowhammer - 3

Reed Bunting - 3

White Wagtail - 1

Pied Wagtail -5

Buzzard - 4

Stock Dove - 15

Little-ringed Plover

White Wagtail

Wheatear

Goldfinch

Shelduck

A report of a Hoopoe seen resting on the river bank this morning during a bird survey, and another report of a dark phase Artic Skua through east at climping beach at 11:15 (HR)

 

 A late start this morning found the patch very quiet with again little movement offshore.

Wheatear - 2

Yellowhammer - 1

Stonechat - 1

Reed Bunting - 4

Skylark - 25

Meadow Pipit - 5

Chiffchaff - 7

Blackcap - 3

Linnet - 45

Pied Wagtail - 3

Ringed Plover - 6

Turnstone - c100e

Sanderling - 5

Oystercatcher - 50w

Shelduck - 2w

Common Scoter - 15e

Brent Geese - 2w

Great-crested Grebe - 5 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 7 os

Sandwich Tern - 1w

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 3

Buzzard - 3

Kestrel - 1

Wheatear climping beach

Skylark setaside

Oystercatcher climping beach

A cold east north east breeze this morning found plenty of Scooter moving east, as well as several Sandwich Tern and the highlight being 2 Little Gull east.

 Little Gull - 2e

Sandwich Tern - 13e 2w

Common Scoter - 274e

Great-crested Grebe - 6 os

Shelduck - 4

Brent Geese - 10e

Gannet - 5e

Med Gull - 6e

Little Egret - 3

Grey Heron - 3

Mute Swan - 2

Ringed Plover - 6

Turnstone - 40w

Dunlin - 1

Oystercatcher - 11w

Willow Warbler - 2

Chiffchaff - 9

Blackcap - 4

Red Kite - 1

Buzzard - 4

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Green Woodpecker - 3

Jay - 3

Stock Dove - 7

Willow Warbler Mill

Blackcap Poole Place

Red Kite camp site

Dunlin climping beach

Bright sunny morning with a few first of the year but yet again very quiet offshore. Combined totals below.

Swallow - 1

Willow Warbler - 2

Chiffchaff - 9

Blackcap - 2

Yellowhammer - 2

White Wagtail - 2

Pied Wagtail - 6

Linnet - 15

Skylark - 17

Song Thrush - 4

Grey Partridge - 1

Greylag Goose - 1w over Longwood

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 2

Sandwich Tern - 5w

Great-crested Grebe - 7 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 9 os

Gannet - 1e

Common Scoter - 1e

Brent Geese - 20e

Turnstone - 45

Oystercatcher - 37w

Ringed Plover - 4

Jay - 3

Kestrel - 2

Buzzard - 4

White Wagtail bottom of Long wood

Buzzard 

Yellowhammer

Stonechat

Ringed Plover

 

Good numbers of Brent Geese moving distantly offshore this morning with c500 seen moving east and a Little-ringed Plover in the field, south of Ferry Road. 

Chiffchaff - 7

Wheatear - 1

Siskin - 2 had 

Pied Wagtail - 2

Linnet - 20

Jay - 3

Great-crested Grebe - 2

Red-breasted Merganser - 13 os 2w

Sandwich Tern - 3e

Med Gull - 2e

Gannet - 4w

Turnstone - 50w

Sanderling - 30e

Ringed Plover - 2

Stock Dove - 2

Dolphins off Climping Beach

 A cold sunny bright morning with a brisk west north west found very little movement offshore v apart from a nice surprise in the from of a pair of Garganey moving west at 07:40.

Great-northern Diver - 1e

Red-breasted Merganser - 13 os 2e

Great-crested Grebe - 3 os

Gannet - 12w 9e

Common Scoter 9 os

Brent Geese - 1w

Med Gull - 2w

Sandwich Tern - 1w

Turnstone - 17w

Oystercatcher - 7w

Sanderling - 2w

Wheatear - 3

Chiffchaff - 6

White Wagtail - 2

Pied Wagtail - 5

Linnet - 12

Meadow Pipit - 7

Red Kite - 1

Buzzard - 4

Sparrowhawk - 2

Kestrel - 1

Red Kite Atherington late morning

Plenty of Greenfinch in the patch of late

Linnet

Chiffchaff

Good numbers of Wheatear on west beach this morning also more Chiffchaff around. My first Sandwich Terns of the year flew west and 2 Little-Ringed Plover south of ferry road.

 

LRP - 2

Kingfisher - 1

Ringed Plover - 2

Curlew - 1

Sanderling - 25w

Turnstone - 2

Kingfisher - 1

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 1

Wheatear - 13

Chiffchaff - 8

Mistle Thrush - 2

Song Thrush - 7

Meadow Pipit - 17

Pied Wagtail - 9

Skylark 15

Siskin - 3n

Linnet - 10

Stock Dove - 11

Sandwich Tern - 2w

Great-crested Grebe - 3

Red-breasted Merganser - 22os

Mute Swan - 4w

Buzzard - 6

Kestrel - 3

Jay - 2

Green Woodpecker - 2

Little-ringed Plover

Wheatear setaside

Sandwich Tern

Chiffchaff