Feeling a bit rough this morning with a heavy cold type thing, though ok, but did 2hrs along the local beach and Poole Place. Still very quiet, just a few bits to mention... cheers OM

Brent Goose - 69 feeding in the field west of Poole place

Raven - the almost tail-less bird appeared again on Elmer beach, trying to feed, but was soon harassed by gulls...it flew east towards Poole Place, then a short while later came back westwards - still pursued by gulls.

Red-throated Diver - 1W

Great Northern Diver - 1 flew east half-way out, soon after the RTD, before being lost to view. It took me a while to convince myself, but it then dropped onto the sea which was a bit choppy, before being lost to view....and just about enough to claim.

Wigeon - 4W

R/b Merganser - just 1 o/s

Turnstone - 120+

Oystercatcher - 10

Grey Plover - 3

Sanderling - 40

Out and about today in bright sunny conditions, bumping into OM, who found this morning's highlight being a Treecreeper along the street near the overflow car park at Baliffscourt. 

Chiffchaff - 3

Goldcrest - 1

Stonechat - 4

Pied Wagtail - 17

Skylark - 35

Meadow Pipit - 7

Yellowhammer - 1

Song Thrush - 11

Mistle Thrush - 2

Jay - 3

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Buzzard - 2

Kestrel - 1

Brent Geese - 58 in field opposite poole place

Red-throated Diver - 2E

Common Scoter - 2 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 2 os

Sanderling - 85 climping beach

Grey Plover - 7

Oystercatcher - 10

Turnstone - 30

Med Gull - 25 offshore

Chiffchaff

Stonechat

 Met up with OM at Poole Place, but very quiet offshore with just a few Red-throated Diver moving distantly east & west, small numbers of Gannet moving west, with about 25 feeding around the weather station, singles of Great- crested Grebe and 2 Auk sp with just a few Med Gull feeding along the tideline. 

22 Brent Geese in the field west of Poole Place with 14 Oystercatcher, c175 Turnstone around the rocks with 15 Sanderling. Plenty of Skylark still in the fields and 2-3 Chiffchaff with a Goldcrest in Longwood was about it.

Fairly quiet mid-morning offshore at Climping, but a bit more on offer in the fields off Ferry Road.

Gannet - 30+

Med Gull - 50

Diver sp - 2 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 3w

Auk sp - 5w

Brent Geese - 17

Grey Plover - 6w

Turnstone c150

Ringed Plover - 50

Sanderling - 100+

Oystercatcher - 14

Snipe - 25

Grey Heron - 4

Mute Swan - 2

Stonechat - 9

Skylark - c50

Reed Bunting - 17

Yellowhammer - c20

Linnet - 23

Pied Wagtail - 2

Meadow Pipit - 27

Mistle Thrush - 2

Song Thrush - 9

Sparrowhawk - 1

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 2

Records from RP, for Friday 30th Jan.

A quick walk today produced the following highlights.

Jack Snipe 1 north of ferry Road in the set aside

Dartford Warbler 3 south of Ferry Road in the set aside

Dartford Warbler 1 at the old fort

Yellowhammer 20 north and south of ferry road

Turnstone 120 at river mouth

 

3 Jack Snipe, and a Dartford Warbler with a couple of Stonechats in the fields around Fery Rd this morning. (OM)

On the beach c200 Med Gull, 100 Turnstone, 80 Sanderling, 6 Grey Plover, and 18 Oystercatcher.

A walk to the river mouth, along west beach and north of the golf course produced a good variety this morning.

Red-throated Diver 11E 1W

Diver sp - 1E

Brent Geese - 40E

Redshank - 2

Turnstone - c175 west beach

Ringed Plover - 63 

Grey Plover - 35

Sanderling - 50

Kingfisher - 1

Oystercatcher - 7

Little Egret - 2

Grey Heron - 4

Med Gull - c200

Marsh Harrier - 1

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 2

Firecrest - 1

Goldcrest - 3

Chiffchaff - 1

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Stonechat - 4

Yellowhammer - c75

Reed Bunting 27

Skylark - 50

Meadow Pipit - 5

Redwing - hrd

Song Thrush - 7

 Marsh Harrier north golf course

Firecrest

Grey Plover

Med Gull

Redshank

Yellowhammer

 

 Out after the rain, with another trek up to Poole Place, and covering the north fields. Nothing of note but good numbers of waders around the rocks.

Red-throated Diver - 8E 1W

DIver sp 1W 1E

Common scoter - 3W

Red-breasted Merganser - 7E

Med Gull - c120 offshore

Brent Geese - 15E 80 os

Grey Plover - 25W 6E

Turnstone - c150W

Sanderling - c120W

Oystercatcher - 16

Mistle Thrush - 2

Goldcrest - 1

Skylark - 80

Meadow Pipit - 6

Stonechat - 1

Two Black-necked Grebe on a local private reservoir

A bright cold morning on the River Arun from the Tortington turn off, found plenty of Lapwing in the surrounding fields, with a low estimate of 1500, but probably many more.

Lapwing - c1500

Mute Swan - 69

Wigeon - 3

Shelduck - 4

Snipe - 1

Common Sandpiper - 1

Redshank - 2

Linnet - c50

Skylark - 40

Red Kite - 1

Buzzard - 5

Kestrel - 2

Onto Climping beach early afternnon

Red-throated Diver - 3E

Diver sp - 2W 1E

Gannet - 1W

Common Scoter 2os 1E

Red-breasted Merganser - 4os 2E

Brent Geese - c350 in fields 32W

Med Gull - 27

Grey Plover - 35 rocks

Sanderling - 65W

Turnstone - c80

Grey Wagtail - 1

Goldcrest - 1

Meadow Pipit - 7

Skylark - 20

A late report from yesterday of a Purple Sandpiper 3/4 of the way along the dunes on the tide line with Turnstones.

 A White-fronted Goose flying east over Bailiffscourt this afternoon was the highlight of a brieft visit, with c350 Brent Geese and 22 Lapwing in the field east of the hotel. A Kingfisher flew onto the rocks at Poole Place, and singles of Grey & Ringed Plover on the beach with small numbers of Sanderling, Oystercatcher and Turnstone. A Grey Wagtail in the car park, c30nSkylark, and singles of Reed Bunting & Stonechat in the area.

Grey Plover

Common Gull

A nice bright morning but not as cold of late found very little movement offshore, with several hundred Brent Geese moving east and settling on the sea and in the adjacent fields. 

Brent Geese - c500+

Gannet - 1w

Med Gull - 10 

Diver sp - 1E

Great-crested Grebe - 2W 1E

Red-breasted Merganser - 12os

Lapwing - 41

Grey Plover - 4W

Curlew - 3W

Snipe - 2

Little Egret - 1

Grey Heron - 2

Corn Bunting - 1

Yellowhammer - 20

Song Thrush - 25

Reed Bunting - 7

Linnet - c75

Meadow Pipit - 11

Skylark - 30

Goldcrest - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Green Woodpecker - 1

Stonechat - 8

Buzzard - 2

Kestrel - 1

Corn Bunting north golf course

Meadow Pipit

Total of 43 Species from yesterday 06/01/2025 from Ferry Road, to the Mill to BL Court and back. Nothing too stand out but a few bits for the New Year. (AH)
 
Black-headed Gull
Blackbird
Blue Tit
1 Buzzard
Carrion Crow
1 Cetti's Warbler
2 Chiffchaff
7 Common Gull
Cormorant
Dunnock
12 Feral Pigeon
Goldfinch
1 Great Black-backed Gull
2 Great Crested Grebe
Great Tit
1 Green Woodpecker
14 Grey Plover (Beach - High tide roost)
Herring Gull
House Sparrow
1 Jay
2 Kestrel
10 Lapwing (3 in the cabbage field East of the Mill)
20 Linnet
3 Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
2 Meadow Pipit 
1 Moorhen
17 Oystercatcher
1 Pheasant
1 Pied/White Wagtail
3 Reed Bunting
Robin
4 Sanderling
15 Skylark
1/2 Snipe - flushed from near Atherington Cottage and then again at Bailiffs court (could have been 2 birds)
4 Song Thrush
1 Sparrowhawk
Starling
7 Stonechat
26 Turnstone
Woodpigeon
Wren
10 Yellowhammer

A Thousand Brent Geese seen in the area this morning with c800 went into the surrounding fields, with 132 Lapwing, plus a single Jack Snipe this afternoon. (OM)

 A cold morning found small numbers of Auk and Scoter moving distantly offshore and several Gannet moving east. Fewer Brent Geese and Lapwing in the field, but persistent paid off checking fields when I flushed a Woodcock south of the Marina, and a Jack Snipe nearby. A Dartford Warbler with Stonechat behind the old railway carriage site provided a good start to the year list, Happy New Year All.

Red-throated Diver - 9E 3W

Shag - 1E

Gadwall - 1W

Cormorant - 15E 2W

Gannet - 60W 9E

Med Gull - 15 offshore

Red-breasted Merganser - 25

Great-crested Grebe - 3os 1W

Ringed Plover - 9

Sanderling - 5

Turnstone - 20

Oystercatcher - 11

Lapwing - 220

Golden Plover - 1

Brent Geese - c600

Woodcock - 1

Jack Snipe - 1

Dartford Warbler - 1

Stonechat - 4

Skylark - c100

Meadow Pipit - `15

Linnet - 50

Yellowhammer - 20

Reed Bunting - 17

Jay - 4

Green Woodpecker - 3

Buzzard - 2

Grey Heron - 3

Brent Geese

Lapwing

Meadow Pipit

Reed Bunting

Sanderling