A few observers around today giving good coverage but again very little reward. A Dartford Warbler along the rife in the set-aside, Chiffchaff & Goldcrest numbering in the 30's with fewer Song Thrush, with a single Wheatear from bread lane. Half a dozen of Stonechat and Blackcap, with Siskin in the treetops around the hotel grounds and Redpoll moving west with Goldfinch flocks. On the river 2 Redshank and a Kingfisher.

Reed Bunting present in good numbers again

Chiffchaff

Two Dartford Warbler the highlight this morning with one behind the cafe at the river mouth and another in front of the old camp site.  

Mute Swan - 9

Redshank - 2

Oystercatcher - 18

Ringed Plover - 30

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 5

House Sparrow - 45

Pied Wagtail - 17

Reed Bunting - 22

Yellowhammer - 2

Goldcrest - 17

Chiffchaff - 18

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Redpoll - 33

Siskin - 5

Linnet - c120

Goldfinch - 15

Wheatear - 1

Stonechat - 6

Meadow Pipit - c60

Skylark - 45

Swallow - 25

Jay - 3

Song Thrush - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Buzzard - 3

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 1

Clouded Yellow - 1

Dartford Warbler 

Wheatear

The Scaup still on the local reservoir this morning with 51 Tufted Duck and 15 Pochard. (OM

 A little variety this morning before the rain brought a halt to proceedings.

Firecrest - 1

Goldcrest - 25

Chiffchaff - 21

Treecreeper - 1 Bailiffscourt

Crossbill - 8 flew south over Kents

Blackcap - 2

Grey Wagtail - 1

Pied Wagtail - 10

Stonechat - 4

Rock Pipit - 1

Wheatear - 1

Linnet - c100

Meadow Pipit - 30

Skylark - 40

Buzzard - 2

Kestrel - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 2

Jay - 3

Song Thrush - 5

Swallow - c50e

Egyptian Geese - 5w

Brent Geese - 8e

Wigeon - 1e

Little Egret - 1

Gannet 10w 3e

A couple of pictures of yesterday's Caspian Gull found by (AH) 

 A Sooty Shearwater seen at several locations along the coast this morning flew east from Elmer at 09:03 (OM)  also 2 Razorbill on the sea and a good candidate for a 1st Win Caspian Gull along the beach (AH)

I watched mainly from the Poole Place area (the gateway to shelter from the force 4-5 SSE wind)

from 0810-1010hrs.... the clear highlight was the Sooty Shearwater heading east at 0903hrs, not too far out all, about half way I'd say, in very clear visibility. Originally seen at Selsey very close in about 0845 and subsequently seen at Worthing by Nick Bond, also a report off Hove. Mylog was....

Sooty Shear - 1E

Gannet - 57E, 12W

Little Egret - 10 in fields

Brent Goose - 37W

Shelduck - 1E

Wigeon  - 5W

Teal - 3W

Oystercatcher - 12

Turnstone - 6

Razorbill - 10E, 5W

auk sp - 42E, 6W

Swallow - 3E

Linnet - 7

Siskin  - a couple heard, not seen

Dartford Warbler - 2 setaside (H)

I should mention separately I made a visit to the local reservoir late morning, where there had clearly been a bit of an influx of wildfowl. I eventually came across a Scaup amongst the flock, which was very elusive to start with but eventually gave itself up a bit. Adam Huttly came across to see it...I attach 2 photos, mine first and his second. For the record there were 39 Tufted and 18 Pochard there also.

Scaup (AH)

(OM)

An Osprey seen flying south over first Wood and then the golf course at 12:15 today, seen by  BS.

Just returned from extended trip to the West Country. Here are today’s totals from a quick trip around the golf course area. Nothing spectacular but good to connect with a few old friends. (RP)

9 Mute Swan
2 Mallard
2 Common Pheasant
X Feral Pigeon
3 Stock Dove
X Common Woodpigeon
1 Water Rail -- Heard
1 Common Moorhen
X Black-headed Gull
5 Mediterranean Gull
X European Herring Gull
1 Great Cormorant
1 Little Egret
1 Grey Heron
1 Common Buzzard
2 Common Kingfisher
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Peregrine Falcon
1 Eurasian Jay
2 Common Magpie
X Eurasian Jackdaw
X Rook
X Carrion Crow
2 Eurasian Blue Tit
1 Great Tit
4 Eurasian Skylark
10 Common Chiffchaff
2 Cetti's Warbler -- Heard
1 Dartford Warbler
1 Eurasian Wren
X Common Starling
8 Song Thrush
X Eurasian Blackbird
X European Robin
8 European Stonechat
2 Dunnock
20 House Sparrow
1 Pied Wagtail
X Meadow Pipit
110 Common Linnet
X European Goldfinch
6 Yellowhammer
1 Common Reed Bunting

Another grey overcast morning with the wind from the northeast, found a White-tailed Eagle seen initially flying west at West Beach, being harassed by the local corvids, and moments later seen flying with prey, and landed in conifers at the old camp site near Kent's cottages. Also, three Woodlark calling flying east over west beach, and three Ring Ouzel, with two in hedge behind the cabins at the back of the overflow car park Bailiffscourt and a male flew east at the Mill. 

Good numbers of Swallow & House Martin continue to be seen moving through the patch, combined totals below from BA & OM.

Dartford Warbler - 2 Fort & Set-aside

Stonechat - 11

Wheatear - 2

Chiffchaff - 50+

Goldcrest - 25+

Blackcap - 3

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Redwing - 1 hrd

Mistle Thrush - 1

Song Thrush - 3

Siskin - c40

Redpoll - 4

Linnet - c150

Meadow Pipit - c50

Goldfinch - c175

Reed Bunting - 6

Pied Wagtail - 11

Jay - 5

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 2

Sparrowhawk - 2

Buzzard - 2

Kestrel - 2

Grey Heron - 4

Little Egret - 5

Kingfisher - 3

Turnstone - 7

Ringed Plover - 2

Oystercatcher - 4

Med Gull - 30

Brent Geese - 22e

Ring Ouzel

Meadow Pipit west beach

Wheatear west beach

Reed Bunting mill path

Chiffchaff mill path

A male Ring Ouzel in hawthorn at the end of the Mill path, and a Dartford Warbler with Stonechat in the set-aside were the highlight of a very grey overcast morning.  although good numbers of finches continue moving east along with good numbers of both Swallow and House Martin.

Ring Ouzel

Redwing

Chiffchaff - 19

Goldcrest - 8

Blackcap - 1

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Stonechat - 9

Yellowhammer - 1

Reed Bunting - 8

Goldfinch - c250

Redpoll - 11

Siskin - 35

Linnet - c150

Meadow Pipit - 40

Skylark - c50

Rock Pipit - 3

Pied Wagtail - 7

Redwing - 1

Mistle Thrush - 1

Kestrel - 2

Sparrowhawk - 1

Buzzard - 2

Jay - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 4

Green Woodpecker - 3

Little Egret - 6

Med Gull - c100

Common Gull - 5

Brent Geese - 2w 7 west beach.

Records for today from (OM)

Little Egret - 7

Brent Goose - 4E & 52W

Wigeon - 3W

Med Gull - 50+

Gannet - 4 offshore/fishing

Swallow - 48E

Goldfinch - 115E

Redpoll - 7E (stopped in Poole P trees for a short while)

Siskin - 55E

Goldcrest - 6

 Very grey and overcast this morning with good numbers of Chiffchaff in every bush, with a Firecrest being the only reward for my patience. Plenty of vis mig, with c50 Swallow and small numbers of House Martin moving east, also, six Rock Pipit in the set-aside.

Chiffchaff - 80+

Firecrest - 1

Goldcrest - 15

Blackcap - 7

Cetti's Warbler - 2 hrd

Rock Pipit - 6

Meadow Pipit - c100

Redpoll - 2

Siskin - 4

Grey Wagtail - 3

Pied Wagtail - 7

Yellowhammer - 11

Reed Bunting - 3

Linnet - c50

Goldfinch - c75

Skylark - 40

Jay - 3

Song Thrush - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3

Green Woodpecker - 1

Curlew - 3

Oystercatcher - 5

Little Egret - 1

Grey Heron - 1

Buzzard - 3

Kestrel - 2

Sparrowhawk - 2

Med Gull - 15

Rock Pipit Set-aside

Grey Wag Atherington

Pied Wagtail

Chiffchaff Bread Lane

 Two Bearded Tit flew west out of the rife east of the old railway carriages late morning.

Chiffchaff - 23

Goldcrest - 5

Siskin - 7

Skylark - c50

Meadow Pipit - c150

Stonechat - 10

Wheatear - 6

Yellow Wagtail - 3

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Reed Bunting - 9

Goldfinch - 60

Blackcap - 4

Linnet - 75

Jay - 1

Buzzard - 5

Kestrel - 2

Water Rail - 1 hrd

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 3

Med Gull - c50

Swallow - 30

Clouded Yellow - 4

Wheatear

Yellow Wagtail

Stonechat

Large numbers of Gull and Gannets feeding distantly offshore this morning, but apart from a little flurry of Auks the sea was very quiet.

Gannet - c100+ 

Auk sp 60e 25w

Brent Geese - 4w

Great-crested Grebe - 1os

Med Gull - c150

Mute Swan - 1w

Oystercatcher - 6w

Turnstone - 15w

Little Egret - 3

Siskin - 7

Wheatear - 1

Blackcap - 2

Reed Warbler - 1

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Stonechat - 2

Chiffchaff - 15

Goldcrest - 5

Pied Wagtail - 17

Meadow Pipit - c70

Skylark - 40+

Mistle Thrush - 1

Jay - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 1

Buzzard - 2

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 2

Swallow - 30

House Martin - 1

1st win Med Gull

Kestrel 

Chiffchaff

Wheatear

 A bright sunny windy morning found just a few Gannets moving distantly offshore, but generally very quiet. c50 Med Gull in the fields with 12 Little Egret and a single Common Tern. Small numbers of Siskin, Chiffchaff, and Goldcrest around and 7 Stonechat near the camp site. Several of both Meadow Pipit and Skylark, with Yellowhammer and Reed Bunting present. A single Yellow Wagtail briefly landed in the set-aside, and the highlight of the morning was a Hobby flying south over the horse Paddock.

Med Gull 3238

Little Egret

 An Osprey feeding in the river by Arun yacht club at 15:28, last seen heading towards the footbridge at Littlehampton. (DB)

Also a Dartford Warbler with a couple of Stonechat in field north of the beach, 200yds west of Poole Place this morning. (OM)

I started at Climping - Atherington but only did 0815-0945hrs, an hour and a half, a shame because there was a lot of vis mig but I had left my damn phone at home (again!)..I had to leave as I was expecting an important phone call. So my log was: (OM)

Redshank - 1

Little Egret - 7

Sandwich Tern - 2E

Swallow - 80E

Grey Wagtail - 1E

Pied Wagtail - 30+ (5E and 25+ in fields)

meadow Pipit - 30

Skylark - 15 N, c.10 in fields

Med Gull - 20

Blackcap - 4

Chiffchaff - 8

Siskin - 102E (several other flocks not seen but heard)

Redpoll - 12E

Goldfinch - 70

Linnet - 60

Having gone home to get my phone and a coffee, I went back out to Elmer Rocks, where the sea was flat calm but dead.

Two Brent Geese went east (!) as did two Sandwich Terns. Eleven Litle Egrets were feeding in the fields with gulls and c.12 Meadow Pipits.

Then a surprise when two Stonechats in my little set-aside corner were joined by a Dartford Warbler....it actually gave good views at times

in bins and scope...but trying to get a pic was a nightmare as I was always just a bit too late or slow in getting the camera ready...no change there!

So later, on the local Whats App, Dan Booker put on news of an Osprey at the marina and road bridge. It has to be worth a go, so I phoned him and he seemed to think it would be around.

I ended up going to the marina, nothing for a while, then a brief view, then finally stonking views over the marina, rounding off a nice day. A couple of pics but excuse the Dartford.

cheers O