A Cattle Egret heading west from the back of the golf course 07:58 and an Osprey drifting north towards Ferry Road from the Mill at 09:51 both seen by RG. 

Hundreds of hirundine moving east also 2 Swift, 1 Grey Wagtail, small numbers of Yellow Wagtail and a Peregrine and 10 Wheatear around Climping Beach.

 Good coverage again this morning resulting in a few rewards with the highlights being a Pied Fly & Redstart in the overflow car park Bailiffscourt, also a Corn Bunting north of the camp site. Combined totals below.

Pied Fly - 1

Redstart - 1

Corn Bunting - 1

Yellowhammer - 5

Whinchat - 3

Grey Wagtail - 2

Yellow Wagtail - c45

Wheatear - 15

Garden Warbler - 2

Willow Warbler - 25

Chiffchaff - 10

Blackcap - 12

Whitethroat - 14

Cetti's Warbler - 2

Reed Warbler - 9

Sedge Warbler - 2

House Martin - 10

Sand Martin - 20

Swallow - c100

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 4

Green Woodpecker - 5

Jay - 4

Peregrine - 1

Sparrowhawk - 2

Kestrel - 2

Buzzard - 2

Little Egret - 6

Grey Heron - 2

Gannet - 7e

Med Gull - c300

Common Tern - 1w

Sandwich Tern - 3e

Ringed Plover - 1

Turnstone - 2

Pied Fly 

Med Gull's present in good numbers Climping Beach

Sparrowhawk

Good variety this morning with reports received from different areas of the golf course.

Combined numbers below.

Golden Plover - 1

Curlew - 5

Whimbrel - 1

Snipe - 2

Dunlin - 1

Ringed Plover - 2

Little Egret - 7

Grey Heron - 2

Redstart - 2

Spot Fly - 2

Yellow Wagtail - c45

Grey Wagtail - 1

Garden Warbler - 1

Whinchat - 3

Corn Bunting - 2

Lesser Whitethroat - 3

Whitethroat - 14

Yellowhammer - 5

Bullfinch - 1

Willow Warbler - 17

Chiffchaff - 8

Wheatear - 10

Blackcap 8

Skylark - 8

Reed Warbler - 5

Sedge Warbler - 3

Linnet - c120

Greenfinch - 30

Peregrine - 1

Buzzard - 5

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 1

Song Thrush - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Swallow - c60

Sand Martin - 9

Med Gull - c250

Sandwich Tern - 11w

Hard going for the observers this morning, but a little reward in the end,  combined totals below (OM,DB,MB)

Peregrine - 1

Skylark - 6

Green Woodpecker - 3

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Buzzard - 2

Kestrel - 1

Whinchat - 4

Redstart - 3

Wheatear - c9

Greenfinch - 20+

Linnet - c100

Goldfinch - c40

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Blackcap - 2

Willow Warbler - 7

Spotted Flycatcher - 1

Jay - 2

With the wind picking up throughout the morning, and little activity in the bushes persistent in the end provided decent totals, combined efforts below.

Sanderling - 20

Ringed Plover - 3

Curlew - 3

Med Gull - 30

Buzzard - 5

Sparrowk - 2

Grey Heron - 6

Little Egret - 6

Moorhen - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Swallow - 20

Swift - 12

Jay - 2

Blackcap - 7

Whitethroat - 11

Lesser Whitethroat - 3

Yellow Wagtail - 7

Willow Warbler - 5

Chiffchaff - 4

Reed Warbler - 5

Whinchat - 1-2

Redstart - 1

Spotted Flycatcher - 2

Skylark - 5

Meadow Pipit - 1

Linnet - c100

Greenfinch - c30

Yellowhammer - 3

Reed Bunting - 3

Wheatear - 4

Not a lot about this morning it seemed, covering the Golf Course Camp site and Bailiffscourt. (RP)

Buzzard - 1

Grey Heron - 4

Little Egret - 9

Moorhen - 3

Med Gull - c100

Sandwich Tern - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 2

Swallow - 6

Jay - 2

Whitethroat - 3

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Willow Warbler - 12

Blackcap - 2

Redstart - 1 camp site

Stonechat - 1

Song Thrush - 1

Skylark - 4

Greenfinch - 24

Linnet - 150+

Goldfinch - 45

Reed Bunting - 4

An early walk around the golf course and a look along Ferry Road produced the following.(RP)

Wheatear - 5

Stonechat - 2

Cetti's Warbler - 2 hrd

Reed Warbler - 6

Willow Warbler - 20

Lesser Whitethroat - 3

Blackcap - 2

Whitethroat - 10

Moorhen - 2

Little Egret - 9

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Grey Heron - 5

Sparrowhawk - 1

Buzzard - 1

Little of note again, but my 1st autumn Garden Warbler around the camp site this morning and a Red Kite drifting north east of Bailiffscourt being the only birds of note.

Garden Warbler - 1

Lesser Whitethroat - 2

Willow Warbler - 8

Whitethroat - 8

Blackcap - 1

Reed Warbler - 6

Sedge Warbler - 1

Red Kite - 1

Kestrel - 2

Buzzard - 1

Little Egret - 4

Med Gull - c75

Grey Seal - 1

Another quiet morning with the wind picking up from the south west.

Wheatear - 2

Whitethroat - 8

Willow Warbler - 9

Blackcap - 1

Chiffchaff - 2

Reed Warbler - 2

Linnet - c140

Greenfinch - 40

Reed Bunting - 5

Swift - 9w 1e

Sand Martin - 10w

Swallow - 3

Song Thrush - 2

Jay - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Green Woodpecker - 3

Kestrel - 2

Ringed Plover - 2

Dunlin - 1w

Gannet - 2e - 1w

Sandwich Tern - 1w

Med Gull - c100

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 1

 

Common Gull

Reed Bunting

A Turtle Dove flew out of the tall trees on the track down towards the golf course from the 3rd metal gate off Ferry road but seen seen after the initial sighting. (RP)

Very quiet this morning with no sign of yesterday's Red-backed Shrike.

Redstart - 1 camp site

Willow Warbler - 7

Wheatear - 3

Chiffchaff - 3

Cetti's Warbler - 1 heard

Sedge Warbler - 3

Reed Warbler - 6

Whitethroat - 5

Reed Bunting - 5

Swift - 25

Sand Martin - 1

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 1

Med Gull - c100

Sandwich Tern - 5e 3w

Grey Heron - 4

Little Egret - 8

Oystercatcher - 3

Out again mid afternoon looking specifically for Pied Fly in 1st wood which was unsuccessful  but continued walking the path west behind the golf course and was rewarded with a juv Red-backed Shrike which eventually showed itself well enough just to get some record shots. Present until 07:00 but very elusive. Best viewed from the footpath from rope walk and look north from the 13th tee or parking at Ferry Rd and walking south from the 3rd metal gate off Ferry Rd from the A259.

Signs of a some activity this morning around the patch, with a Whinchat and 4 Lesser Whitethroat around the paddock, and a Redstart, at the camp site. Nice to bump into (RP) at the camp site, and a local dog walker who mentioned that he has seen a Barn Owl  flying around the horse paddock over the last week early mornings.

Redstart - 1

Whinchat - 1

Lesser Whitethroat - 9 (RP 3)

Wheatear - 7

Goldcrest - 1

Willow Warbler - 17

Whitethroat - 11

Reed Warbler - 7

Sedge Warbler - 2o

Blackcap - 2

Reed Bunting - 2

Linnet - c125

Greenfinch - 45

Sand Martin - 9

Swift - 7

Swallow - 40

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3

Green Woodpecker - 4

Sparrowhawk - 2

Buzzard - 1

Whimbrel - 1w

Oystercatcher - 3e

Little Egret - 5 

Sandwich Tern - 5e 2w

Med Gull - 9w

Redstart

Lesser Whitethroat

Whinchat 

Wheatear

c.400 Med Gull along climping beach this morning also 15 Little Egret. 

 Three Wheatear in the setaside and just 3 Willow Warbler in the bushes mid morning being the only birds of note. Also Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel and a Buzzard.

Good numbers of Med Gull along the beach this morning with c200+ from the car park, 9 Sandwich Tern amongst them and my 1st Common Gull of the autumn. 17w Oystercatcher, 6 Turnstone and 2 Willow Warbler.

Med Gull 32VH

Common Gull amongst the Meds

Yesterday's numbers covering the golf course and fields north of.

Little Egret - 5

Grey Heron - 2

Blackcap - 3

Willow Warbler - 3

Sanderling - 11

Whimbrel - 1sw

Oystercatcher - 2

Linnet - c.60

Greenfinch - c.50

Swallow - 5

Green Wood - 2

Yellowhammer - 4

Reed Warbler - 3

Whitethroat - 2

Stonechat - 3

Reed Bunting - 5

Lesser BB Gull - 2