Yet another quiet morning around the patch after checking several spots, a Marsh Harrier west of Tesco's being the highlight.

Sandwich Tern - 12e 7w

Gannet - 1e

Med Gull - 1w

Red-breasted Merganser - 15os 2e

Great-crested Grebe -5 os

Brent Geese - 16e

Sanderling - 26w

Turnstone - 27w

Common Sandpiper - 1 marina

Oystercatcher - 2

Wheatear - 1

Willow Warbler - 2

Chiffchaff - 6

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Yellowhammer - 1

Kestrel - 2

Buzzard - 2

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 1

Wheatear Setaside

Common Sandpiper Marina

Grey Seal

 

 The Black Redstart still around Atherington this morning, also a couple of first's for my year with 2 Blackcap around Bailiffscourt and a Willow Warbler in the area. Generally very quiet again so took myself upto Black Ditch and found a single Little-ringed Plover in the only field holding some water, west of Rustington golf course.

Black Redstart

LRP

Male Bluethroat perfoming well at Brooklands park late morning.

Very grey this morning with a female Black Redstart on the roof at Atherington cottage, 7 Redwing in Longwood, 2 Yellowhammer and a Stonechat around the setaside and a few Chiffs.Misty again offshore and very slow with  3e Sandwich Tern, 6e Brent Geese, and small numbers of Wigeon, Teal, Red-breasted Merganser and Great-crested Grebe on the sea.

Not a lot of movement this morning in the mist, but a wander around the golf course and the beach produced some numbers.

Chiffchaff - 11

Cetti's Warbler - 2-3

Reed Bunting - 5

Linnet - 10

Meadow Pipit - 25

Skylark - 15

Sandwich Tern - 11w 3e

Diver sp - 3e

Great-crested Grebe - 4

Red-breasted Merganser - 7

Brent Geese - c150e

Teal - 4 golf course

Cormorant - 10e

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 1

Kestrel - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Stock Dove - 2

Ringed Plover - 1

Turnstone - 8w

Oystercatcher - 1w 3e

Jay - 1

 Glorious sunny conditions with a gentle breeze from the east, found hundreds of Brent on the move, a Shag offshore from poole place and 2 Red Kite drifting east over the setaside.

Brent Geese - c600 Brent Geese east

Common Scoter - 75e

Shelduck - 2e

Med Gull - 4e 2os

Sandwich Tern - 11e

Shag - 1os

Great-crested Grebe - 15 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 9os 1w

Mute Swan - 2w

Sanderling - 20w

Curlew - 1e

Oystercatcher - 22w

Turnstone - 15

Grey Plover - 1

Red Kite - 2e

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 1

Chiffchaff - 9

Reed Bunting - 13

Skylark - 20

Meadow Pipit - 15

Pied Wagtail - 8

Linnet - 10

Song Thrush - 3

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 1

Stock Dove - 3

Red Kite

Brent Geese 

Chiffchaff bread lane

My first Wheatear this morning moving east along west beach, and 1-2 Firecrest around atherington cottages being the highlights.

Chiffchaff - 4

Yellowhammer - 6

Meadow Pipit - 25

Linnet - 30

Reed Bunting - 5

Skylark - 23

Song Thrush - 3

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 2

Brent Geese - 35e

Red-breasted Merganser - 7 os

Great-crested Grebe - 4 os

Ringed Plover - 8

 

Firecrest

Meadow Pipit West Beach

Chiffchaff

A Little-ringed Plover on flooded fields off bread lane this morning. (CN)