With a few observers out today in another fine bright sunny morning despite a chilly northerly breeze, much more variety was 

on offer with the coverage. Combined totals below

Brambling - 1 Ferry Rd (MB)

Siskin - 1

Linnet - 20

Goldfinch - 35

Chiffchaff - 6

Blackcap - 1 

Cettis' Warbler - 3

Wheatear - 3

White Wagtail - 2

Mistle Thrush - 2

Red Kite - 1

Peregrine - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 2

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 2

Red-breasted Merganser - 1

 Lovely bright sunny morning with a northeast breeze, found very little movement offshore but a few things arriving nevertheless.  22 Linnet and 13 Meadow Pipit in off the sea, a Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Scoter and a Med Gull moving east, a single, Red-breasted Merganser on the sea and a Little Egret along the beach. A Red Kite drifted east over Longwood, 

Red Kite east over Longwood

An area on the setaside has now been fenced off, and hopefully the Ringed Plovers will make use of this area.

Additional records from MB this morning, include 2 Canada Geese flying over the old campsite, a Redwing in Longwood, and a Ringed-necked Parakeet in fields adjacent to the Black Horse pub.

A Black-throated Diver offshore late morning on the 19th, with 5 Common Scoter and a Sandwich Tern east.

Quiet again offshore with 35 Brent moving east along with 4 Common Scoter, 2 Lesser BB Gull and a single, Red-breasted Merganser. A single Gannet moved west and a couple of Med Gull on the sea. The usual array of waders along the beach, small numbers of Meadow Pipit & Linnet in off the sea, and a nice male Wheatear off Poole Place.

Wheatear Poole Place

Brent Geese Climping Beach

 

Belated records of 2 Sandwich Tern east my first of the year on the 16th March, and a Great-northern Diver off Poole Place on the 14th.

Today's totals from OM Elmer Rocks.

Brent Geese - 73E

Red-throated Diver - 1E

Common Scoter - 3E

Red-breasted Merganser - 6

Great-crested Grebe - 1

Oystercatcher - 10

Grey Plover - 1

Turnstone - 45

Sanderling - 2

Med Gull - 1

Great Black-backed Gull - 4

Sparrowhawk - 1

Chiffchaff - 1

3 Little-ringed Plover late afternoon, on flooded fields west of Ham Manor Golf Course, (Black Ditch) also 3 Red Kite, 9 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 5 Little Egret, and 3 Grey Heron.

 LRP

The first big push of Brent Geese moving east this morning with over 400 seen at Climping beach, also my first Wheatear of the year in Cudlow field. Combined records below, BA & OM.

Shelduck - 2W

Teal - 2E

Sandwich Tern - 2E

Red-breasted Merganser - 16 

Great-crested Grebe - 1

Little Egret - 2E

Grey Heron - 1

Turnstone - 45W

Meadow Pipits - 25

Stonechat - 3

Yellowhammer - 2

Linnet - 8

Skylark - 30

Peregrine - 1

Kestrel - 3

Buzzard - 2

Grey Seal - 2 

Dolphin sp. 8W

Wheatear 

 

Meadow Pipit

Possible Caspian Gull Climping Beach

Very grey morning with little wind coming from the NNE, found very little movement offshore. 

Rose-ringed Parakeet - 1

Greylag Goose - 1

Chiffchaff - 8

Stonechat - 2

Redwing - 1

Song Thrush - 6

Skylark - 25

Meadow Pipit - 10

Pied Wagtail - 3

Linnet - 9

Yellowhammer - c70

Reed Bunting - 3

Jay - 1

Green Woodpecker - 3

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Kestrel - 1

Buzzard - 1

Grey Heron - 2

Curlew - 2

Oystercatcher - 8

Sanderling - 30W

Turnstone - 45W

Red-breasted Merganser - 9 os

Great-crested Grebe - 2 os

Parakeet calling from Bailiffscourt

Greylag Goose & Mute Swan west of Bailiffscourt

Chiffchaff in good numbers south side of Longwood

Skylark setaside

 A nice bright morning with a chilly easterly breeze, and another wander up to Poole Place found it very quiet offshore and very little on the sea. The highlight being an Avocet at the end of Climping beach with Oystercatchers, before flying off west after being flushed by dog walkers.

Water Rail - 1 hrd Ferry Rd

Oystercatcher - 11

Turnstone - 40

Sanderling - c100

Grey Heron - 1

Great-crested Grebe - 1 os

Red-breasted Merganser - 1 os

Brent Geese - 4w

Chiffchaff - 1

Skylark - 35

Yellowhammer - c40

Reed Bunting - 12

Meadow Pipit - 10

Cetti's Warbler - 2 hrd

Song Thrush - 8

Redwing - 1

Kestrel - 1

Avocet Climping Beach

Kestrel

Reed Bunting

Yellowhammer

Out mid afternoon in glorious sunshine with very little sign of any migration along the coast.

Chiffchaff - 1

Redwing - 2

Song Thrush - 2

Meadow Pipit - 9

Skylark - 30

Snipe - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3

Green Woodpecker - 1

Kestrel - 2

Buzzard - 1

Grey Heron - 1

Great-crested Grebe - 3 os

Lesser BB Gull - 2 Marina

 

Lesser BB Gull Marina

Common Buzzard North Fields

+f

Great-crested Grebe Climping Beach

Grey Heron Bailiffscourt

Out early afternoon with a couple of Rock Pipit in the setaside and a Redwing opposite Bailiffs court entrance. One of the Rock Pipits certainly is littoralis.

Looks as though the Golf course has removed a load of bramble and hedgerow near the Mill footpath. Hopefully they plant a line of Gorse or something similar rather than let the nettles take over.

A wonderful day to be out and about, but still very slow at Climping this morning, with the only highlight being a Black-throated Diver on the sea off Poole Place drifting slowly east.

Red-throated Diver - 2E

Brent Geese - 8E 4W

Red Merganser - 10 os

Great-crested Grebe - 2 os

Turnstone - c70E

Oystercatcher - 9

Skylark - c60

Pied Wagtail - 5

Green Woodpecker - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

 

A report from a local resident to OM of 4 Barnacle Geese on the beach east of Poole Place this morning, presumably flew further west as later 4 reported from the north wall Pagham.

210 Brent Geese east from the rocks in 1hour 20mins this morning (OM)

Out mid-morning, very grey and little wind from the north west, found it again very slow offshore with a distant Grey Goose moving east being the highlight.

Great-northern Diver - 1W

Red-throated Diver - 10W

Med Gull - 35

Razorbill - 1E

Brent Geese - 29W 34E 7os

Red-breasted Merganser - 9os 7E

Turnstone - c100

Sanderling - 45

Dunlin - 1E

Chiffchaff - 1

Skylark - 30

Reed Bunting - 5

Kestrel - 1

Buzzard - 1

Brent Geese

Common Gull

Herring Gull

Nice bright sunny day, but very quiet again offshore with the highlight being a Great-northern Diver east mid-morning from Poole Place.

Brent Geese - 10os

Great-crested Grebe - 2

Red-breasted Merganser - 8os 3W

Med Gull - c75

Grey Plover - 29E

Turnstone - c100

Sanderling - 25

Oystercatcher - 11

Chiffchaff - 1

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Stonechat - 7

Yellowhammer - 2

Reed Bunting - 7

Linnet - 25

Song Thrush - 12

Meadow Pipit - 10

Skylark - 35

Green Woodpecker - 2

Kestrel - 3

Buzzard - 4

Grey Heron - 2

Mute Swan - 2

Stock Dove - 2

Records for yesterday 16/02 with a Rock Pipit in the setaside and 5+ Chiffchaff in Longwood.

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