14 September, 2024

 A Wryneck found by (DB) in the setaside off Climping Beach was the highlight of an cold bright morning. Several Hundreds of Swallow and House Martin on the move over the sea with just a couple of Sand Martin present, but no sign of the Red-backed Shrike late afternoon, combined totals below. 

Whinchat - 4
Stonechat - 3 or 4
Grey Wagtail - 3
Yellow Wagtail - 10
Meadow Pipits - c45
Skylark - 7
Wheatear - 2
Reed Warbler - 2
Sedge Warbler - 2
Reed Bunting - 6
Yellowhammer - 4
Chiffchaff - c40
Blackcap - 6
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Peregrine - 1
Sparrowhawk - 3
Kestrel - 2
Buzzard - 1
Shelduck - 1w
Teal - 1
Common Sandpiper - 1w
Snipe - 1
Oystercatcher - 2w
Med Gull - c50
Sandwich Tern - 2

Wryneck Setaside