Two Spotted Flycatcher the highlight of  a quiet stroll around the patch this morning and 3 singing Lesser Whitethroat being the best of the rest. A group of 10-12 House Martin flew east over the hotel, with a steady trickle of Swallow constantly movingThe land small numbers of Swift. Large group of Gulls again distantly offshore following the trawlers with 23 Oystercatcher west and just a few Sandwich Tern moving.

Spot Fly present today at Bailiffscourt and behind Mill

 Very quiet offshore this morning with just small numbers of Gannet & Sandwich Tern amongst the large number of Gulls distantly offshore.  Late Brent Geese and 2 Diver moving east, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, and 5 Yellowhammer.

Yellowhammer

Yesterday 12/05  4 Artic Skua moving east at 08:34, a Great Skua on the sea, 2e Med Gull, c50 Common Scoter east, 5 Whimbrel, 22w Oystercatcher, 5 Dunlin, 11 Sanderling and 4 Ringed Plover along the low tide early morning, 5 Great-crested Grebe o/s.

Ringed Plover

Turnstone

Sunday 11/05 2 Little Gull amongst the gull flock at 18:07

Song Thrush

Very quiet in the patch this morning with small numbers of Gannet & Sandwich Tern moving offshore, 6 Great-crested Grebe and 10 Whimbrel. 

Whimbrel moving east

Skylark

 Circa 30 Swift in this morning also about c45 Swallow and 2 House martin. Very quiet around the bushes with 2 Lesser Whitethroat again. Offshore very quite with 6 Great-crested Grebe on the sea,  2 Sandwich Tern & 2 Whimbrel moving east, small numbers of Gannet and 7 Ringed Plover along the beach.

Swift

Buzzard

Cormorant

Combined totals today in a cold NNE wind. (BA & RP)

Red Kite - 1 or 2

Peregrine - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Reed Warbler - c20

Sedge Warbler - 5

Lesser Whitethroat - 2

Whitethroat - 16

Chiffchaff - 8

Blackcap - 12

Yellowhammer - 4

Reed Bunting - 4

Cetti's Warbler - 3 hrd

Goldcrest - 1

Swallow - 17

Stock Dove - 4

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Green Woodpecker - 2

Whimbrel - 1

Ringed Plover - 4

Oystercatcher - 1w

Gannet - 12e 5w

Great-crested Grebe - 3

Little Egret - 2

Grey Heron - 2

Red Kite

Blackcap

Whitethroat

Yesterday Sunday 04th there was 3 Red Kite north east, 1 Whimbrel south and early evening my first Great Skua flew east.

With a hazy sea this morning combined efforts at Climping this morning was Great Skua offshore, 3 Great-crested Grebe and 8 Sandwich Terns. 4 Sanderling around the beach and  evidence of breeding Plovers in the area so observers are asked to be careful were they tread. 2 Lesser Whitethroat and good numbers of both Blackcap & Whitethroat in the area.

Sanderling (OM)