A predictably quiet morning in glorious sunshine with a nice east south east breeze, found just a single Med Gull offshore, double figures of Sandwich Tern moving east and a Great-crested Grebe on the sea.  5 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron and a  Redshank on the beach at Climping, and was the only wader present.  A Sand Martin, 15 Swallow moving east and about the same number of Swift seen in the area was the best of the rest.

Swift

Grey Heron

 A good variety this morning around the fields north of the golf course and around the old camp site,  with several of Reed & Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer, Chiffchaff, Linnet, Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Skylark, Whitethroat at least 3 Cetti's Warbler, with singles of Stonechat, Blackcap, Kestrel and Grey Heron. Also 2 Little Egret, 3 Great spotted Woodpecker, a few Med Gull moving west and 2 Lesser BB Gull in the Marina.

Sedge Warbler

Reed Warbler

Reed Bunting

Good numbers of Mediterranean Gull moving offshore at Climping Beach this morning with over 300 seen moving mostly west.  

Med Gull

Also 25w 7e Gannet, 19w Sandwich Tern and a single Redshank west, The surprise of the morning was a Cuckoo seen late morning flying low over the set-aside

Cuckoo

Cormorant

Sandwich Tern

Seal

 Very quiet at Poole Place this morning along with OM, with the highlight being a pod of about 8  Dolphin moving east, probable Bottlenosed. Also 1 Seal, with low numbers of Sandwich Tern, Med Gull, and Gannet, plus 2 Little Egret. Bailiffscourt, held still singing Chiffchaff, Whitethroat and Blackcap, with  a few Green Woodpecker, 2 Buzzard and a small party of  Swift. 

Med Gull

 A quite morning offshore at Climping beach with a Fulmar and 5 Common Scooter east mid morning, 5w Gannet , several  of Med Gull and Sandwich Tern and a Commic Tern  lingering offshore, plus a single Great-crested Grebe. 6w Oystercatcher and 3 Ringed Plover along the beach. A quick walk around the fields produced Buzzard, Kestrel, Cetti's and Reed Warbler, 2 Yellowhammer with several of Swift's, Whitethroat and Skylark.

 An immature Little Gull went west at Elmer at 08:30 this morning and a Manx Shearwater west close inshore at 15:10. (OM)