Glorious bright sunny day with a flat calm sea found the patch very quiet mid morning, with 3 Chiffchaff around Atherington Pools, and 2 Raven flying north west over Bailiffscourt.

Raven - 2

Chiffchaff - 3

Goldcrest - 2

Stonechat - 4

Pied Wagtail - 45

Meadow Pipit - 4

Skylark - 25

Linnet - 15

Reed Bunting - 4

Greenfinch - 5

Diver sp 1e

Red-breasted Merganser - 3 e 1 os

Great crested Grebe - 1

Brent Geese - 19

Kestrel - 1

Buzzard - 4

Snipe - 3

Chiffchaff

Reed Bunting

Brent Geese

Slow again offshore from 09:00 in a good west south west blow.

Pintail - 2w 

Wigeon - 1w

Mallard - 1w 1e

Brent Geese - 9w 28 in field 

Common Scoter - 9 os

Great-crested Grebe - 5 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 3

Razorbill - 1e

Aukl sp - 2e

Diver sp -1e

Oystercatcher - 11

Sanderling - 17

Turnstone - c75

Med Gull - 6w

Jack Snipe - 1

Stock Dove - 4

Little Egret - 1

Fieldfare - 3

Song Thrush - 7

Pied Wagtail - 21

Stonechat - 2

Skylark - 22

Linnet - 15

Sanderling

A cold grey cloudy morning found very little moving offshore.

Red throated Diver - 1w 1os 

Brent Geese - c125

Gannet - 9w

Great-crested Grebe - 1w 1os

Red breasted Merganser - 2os

Oystercatcher - 7

Sanderling - 25

Turnstone - c75

Sparrowhawk - 1

Stonechat - 2

Fieldfare - 35

Redwing - 19

Mistle Thrush - 1

Green Woodpecker - 2

Jay - 3

Sparrowhawk - 1

A Lesser BB Gul in roost opposite the RNLI by the red bridge today also a Common Sanpiper on the west bank, 2 Redshank and 2 Turnstone on the east. A Peregrine seen on the tower morning and this afternoon. (AH)

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The Elmer Birder (elmerbirdman.blogspot.com)

 Elmer Rocks: A lovely morning with a flat calm sea. There was little or no movement of birds moving through, but quite a number of birds offshore, albeit some were quite distant. At least 12 Red-throated Divers were present, including a flock of 9 close together, plus c.30 Red-breasted Mergansers (some displaying) and 6 Great Crested Grebes, whilst a distant flock of gulls, feeding well out, held at least 20 Gannets amongst them. At least 50 Med Gulls were spread along the beach around Poole Place and in Cudlow’s field. The 2 Stonechats were still in the hotspot set-aside corner and a Firecrest was in the woods behind. Other species logged included 2 singing Song Thrushes, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and several Long-tailed Tits. (OM)