A little variety along Climping beach this morning, upto Poole Place & back. Combined totals below.

Redshank - 1 hrd

Sanderling - c40

Turnstone - c70

Skylark - 35

Stonechat - 3

Reed Bunting 5

Linnet - 10

Goldfinch - 30e

Meadow Pipit - 30

Rock Pipit - 1

Pied Wagtail - 25

Red-throated Diver - 2 

Red-breasted Merganser - 17e 5w

Razorbill - 8 os

Great-crested Grebe - 1w

Wigeon - 5w

Little Egret - 5

Grey Heron - 1

Brent Geese - 3 cudlow 1e 

Sandwich Tern - 8 

Med Gull - c65

Stock Dove - 25

Kestrel - 1

Buzzard 2

Raven - 1

Grey Seal - 1

Raven Cudlow field

Rock Pipit Climping Beach

Sandwich Tern Climping Beach

Grey Seal

  4/11/2026 Elmer Rocks/Poole Place - cold and slow going (OM)

Brent Goose 10 one was on the sea just offshore, whilst 5 flew east and 4 went west.

Common Scoter 18 two small flocks (12 and 6) were on the sea behind the rocks islands, early on.

Great Crested Grebe 1offshore

Oystercatcher 8 feeding on beach

 Grey Plover  1 on beach

Ringed Plover 35 feeding on beach

Curlew 1 flew east over beach

Turnstone 15 feeding on beach

Sanderling 3 feeding on the beach

Mediterranean Gull  20+

Common Gull  2

Great Black-backed Gull  3

Kestrel   1 over set-aside

Jay 1 in bushes behind beach

Chiffchaff 1 in bushes in set-aside

Meadow Pipit 8 in field and set-aside

Records for 03/11/2026 (OM)

A bit of variety but nothing special - mainly watching from the usual place near Poole place.

Brent Goose - 1w

Wigeon - 1e

Teal - 23e

Common Scoter - 80+

Stock Dove - c150e -

Woodpigeon - 24

Oystercatcher -12e & 12 roosting/feeding on beach

Grey Plover - 1 

Ringed Plover - 24

Turnstone - 25 

Sanderling - 5 

25Mediterranean Gull - 25

5Great Black-backed Gull - 5

Red-throated Diver - 1e

Little Egret - 2

Stonechat - 1 

Pied Wagtail - 3

Redpoll - c5 flew east along beach

Goldfinch- c200

Siskin- c20

A fine bright sunny morning with the wind from the north, a few hours sea watching and still managed to miss the bird of the day, with a Great-white Egret tracking east seen by (OM), combined totals below.

Red-throated Diver - 1

Great-crested Grebe - 1

Brent Geese - 13w 1 on beach

Common Scoter - 9w

Auk sp - 2e

Sandwich Tern - 12e

Gannet - 1e

Med Gull - c50

Lapwing - 1e

Stock Dove - 45 cudlow field

Little Egret - 7

Sanderling - 1w

Oystercatcher

Turnstone - c30

Grey Wagtail - 2

Skylark - 20

Goldfinch - c300e

Linnet - 20e

Stonechat - 1

Meadow Pipit - 15

Pied Wagtail - 7

Goldcrest - 1

Kestrel - 1

Red-throated Diver 

Foggy cold start to the day with a chilly north east breeze.

Merlin - 1

Coal Tit - 1

Fieldfare - 1

Buzzard - 3

Kestrel - 2

Firecrest - 4

Chiffchaff - 1

Goldcrest - 2

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Stonechat - 7

Yellowhammer - 13

Reed Bunting - 2

Skylark - 80

Meadow Pipit - 12

Goldfinch - c1115 east

Pied Wagtail - 10

Greenfinch - 10

Song Thrush - 4

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 3

Jay - 1

Starling 71

Stock Dove - 30

Kingfisher - 1

Little Egret - 5

Sanderling - 15

Ringed Plover - 30

Curlew - 2

Oystercatcher - 2

Turnstone - 15

Med Gull - 40

 

GSW Ath Pools

Fieldfare camp site

Another trek around the golf course, with an early sea mist, light breeze from the east, sunny and bright from mid morning.

Peregrine - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 4

Raven - 2

Firecrest - 3

Goldcrest - 7

Chiffchaff - 4

Cetti's Warbler - 3

Blackcap - 1

Redpoll - 2

Siskin - 3 

Goldfinch - 50

Linnet - 45

Pied Wagtail - 17

Meadow Pipit - 23

Skylark - c125

Stonechat - 7

Reed Bunting - 19

Yellowhammer - 37

Song Thrush - 13

Starling - 40

Jay - 1

Stock Dove - c100+

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 3

Lapwing - 1

Golden Plover - 1

Grey Plover - 2w

Ringed Plover - 2

Sanderling - 1w

Oystercatcher - 2w

Med Gull - 35

Little Egret - 4

Grey Heron - 1

Raven camp site

White Wagtail seataside

Meadow Pipit camp site

Area's covered include Kents, setaside north of golf course & Bailiffscourt. OM

 Kestrel - 1
Peregrine - 1
Firecrest - 2 kents
Chiffchaff - 3
Yellowhammer - 5
Skylark - 60+
Linnet - 20
Greenfinch - 12
Stonechat - 3
Meadow Pipit - 10
Song Thrush - 4
Stock Dove - 40
Wood Pigeon - c500 high SW

Bright blustery conditions with very little offshore.

Firecrest - 5+

Goldcrest - 1

Chiffchaff - 6

Stonechat - 8

Reed Bunting - 2

Yellowhammer - 3

Skylark - c150

Meadow Pipit - 45

Linnet - 25

Goldfinch - 17

Pied Wagtail - 15

House Martin - 1

Jay - 1

Song Thrush - 1

Green Woodpecker - 1

Stock Dove - 13

Buzzard - 2

Kestrel - 4

Sparrowhawk - 1

Little Egret - 1

Med Gull - c75

Gannet - 1w

Wigeon - 1

Med Gull

 

Nice bright morning along the coast, very little moving offshore.

Jack Snipe - 1 setaside

Firecrest - 2 Bailiffs

Chiffchaff - 7

Cetti's Warbler - 2 hrd

Skylark - c100

Meadow Pipit - 36

Yellowhammer - 20

Reed Bunting - 10

Linnet - 40

Goldfinch - 26

Stonechat - 8

Pied Wagtail - 50

White Wagtail - 6

Song Thrush - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Green Woodpecker - 1

Jay - 1

Kestrel - 4

Sparrowhawk - 1

Buzzard - 2

Gannet - 1w 2e

Med Gull - 19

Turnstone - 1

Chiffchaff Kents

Stonechat

White Wagtail

Kestrel

Cold bright start around the golf course this morning, with plenty of activity early doors, then quiet late morning. Combined totals below.

Chiffchaff - 15

Firecrest - 2 Kents CN

Goldcrest - 2

Blackcap - 2

Cetti's Warbler - 2 hrd

Stonechat - 11

Siskin - 2

Redpoll - 1

Meadow Pipit -c75

Skylark - 40

Goldfinch - c200e

Linnet - 27

Reed Bunting - 7

Yellowhammer - 2

Grey Wagtail - 1

Pied Wagtail - 27

Swallow - 9

Jay - 6

Snipe - 1

Kingfisher - 1

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 4

Green Woodpecker - 3

Stock Dove - c75

Kestrel - 5

Sparrowhawk - 2

Buzzard - 3

Brent Geese - 5w

Wigeon - 3w

Sea watch Climping Beach from 14:00

Brent Geese - c150w

Gannet - 10e 3w

Wigeon - 10w

Med Gull - 5w

Gannet - 9e 3w

Turnstone - 17 

Oystercatcher - 2e 1w

Stonechat - 7 in off

Skylark - c150+

Rock Pipit - 2

Meadow Pipit - 7

Grey Wagtail - 1

Pied Wagtail - 11

Little Egret - 3

Records for Thursday 15/10

Meadow Pipit - 80

Skylark - 35

Goldfinch - 20

Grey Wagtail - 1

Stonechat - 4

Linnet - 15

Swallow - 7

Curlew - 4w

Turnstone - 23w

Oystercatcher - 3w

Sanderling - 1w

Little Egret - 2

Gannet - 15w 12 e

Med Gull 3

Auk sp - 30w

Sandwich Tern - 4e

Brent Geese - 13w

Common Scoter 2e

Kingfisher - 1

Kestrel - 3

Buzzard - 1

Another fine morning, without anything of note.

Firecrest - 2 Kents

Goldcrest - 1

Long-tailed Tit - 40

Chiffchaff - 12

Blackcap - 7

Cetti's Warbler - 3 hrd

Stonechat - 14

Yellowhammer - 8

Reed Bunting - 10

Pied Wagtail - 17

Grey Wagtail - 1

Skylark - c100

Meadow Pipit - 35

Rock Pipit - 1

Goldfinch - 45

Linnet - 40

Greenfinch - 5

Swallow - 2

Song Thrush - 1

Jay - 2

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 4

Buzzard - 3

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3

Green Woodpecker - 3

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 6

Grey Wagtail Ath Pools

Rock Pipit setaside

 Nice bright chilly morning with the WNW wind picking up late morning.

Wigeon - 9w

Gannet - 16w

Med Gull - c75

Auk sp - 5e

Brent Geese - 6w

Kingfisher - 1

Little Egret - 2

Chiffchaff - 8

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Reed Bunting - 4

Yellowhammer - 7

Stonechat - 8

Skylark - 35

Meadow Pipits - 30

Pied Wagtail - 21

Jay - 1

Kestrel - 4

Sparrowhawk - 2

Red Kite - 1

Buzzard - 1

Great- spotted Woodpecker - 3

Green Woodpecker - 2

Swallow - 8

Red Kite

 Very quiet this morning with very little moving offshore.

Little Egret - 7

Sandwich Tern - 2w

Med Gull - 2

Golden Plover - 1w

Kingfisher - 1

Turnstone - 4

Meadow Pipit - c90

Skylark - 40

Wheatear - 2

Stonechat - 4

Chiffchaff - 13

Blackcap - 3

Pied Wagtail - 7

Siskin - 8

Linnet - 15

Goldfinch - 11

Long-tailed Tit - 13

Swallow - 9

Jay - 4

Kestrel - 4

Buzzard - 1

Kingfisher Climping Beach

Little Egret

Records for Monday 05102026

Green Woodpecker - 3

Teal - 1

Gannet - 1w

Curlew - 1e

Grey Plover - 1

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 3

Chiffchaff - 17

Siskin - 1

Goldcrest - 2

Stonechat - 2

Swallow - 60

Sparrowhawk - 1

Treecreeper - 1

Chiffchaff

On the golf course at 07:00 and by 07:30 bemoaning to myself the lack of anything of note to get excited about this autumn. But Yee of little faith, I should have trusted the birding goods who looked down on this poor soul wandering aimlessly around the fields and put in his path a new bird for the patch, one PALLID HARRIER. Combined totals below.

Dartford Warbler - 1
Stonechat - 14
Firecrest - 1
Goldcrest - 3
Chiffchaff - 23
Blackcap - 13
Cetti's Warbler - 3
Meadow Pipit - c250
Skylark - c37
Yellowhammer - 11
Reed Bunting - 15
Linnet - c75
Goldfinch - c30
Pied Wagtail - 8

Grey Wagtail - 1
Kestrel - 4
Sparrowhawk - 2
Buzzard - 2
Merlin - 1 (HR)
Jay - 5
Song Thrush - 15
Egyptian Geese - 4w over camp site

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 4

Swallow - c100

House Martin - c50

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3

Green Woodpecker - 3

Curlew - 1

Very quiet this morning around the bushes and along the coast.

Chiffchaff - 14
Blackcap - 5
Whitethroat - 2
Stonechat - 12
Cetti's Warbler - 2 hrd
Yellow Wagtail - 1
Pied Wagtail - 3
Rock Pipit - 1
Meadow Pipit - 45
Skylark - 17
Linnet - 50
House Martin - 5
Swallow - 20
Green Woodpecker - 3
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 6
Jay - 4
Kestrel - 4
Buzzard - 1
Little Egret - 4

Curlew - 2

Records for the Wednesday 30/09. Tried a few hours sea watching, a few Gannets moving but little else of note.

Gannet - 51w 13e
SandwichTern - 9w 5e
Med Gull - 7w
Turnstone - 15w
Ringed Plover - 2w
Curlew - 2
Chiffchaff - 8
Goldcrest - 2 
Grey Wagtail - 1
Rock Pipit - 2w
Little Egret - 12

Hundreds of Meadow Pipit along the beach this morning, with good numbers taking up residence in cudlow field. A little variety again without anything unusual.

Coal Tit - 1

Wheatear - 8

Stonechat - 13

Yellowhammer - 2

Reed Bunting - 2

Chiffchaff - 14

Blackcap - 11

Linnet - 45

Skylark - 35

Pied Wagtail - 4

Swallow - c100

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3

Green Woodpecker - 4

Song Thrush - 4

Jay - 3

Stock Dove - 4

Hobby - 1

Red Kite - 1

Raven - 1

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 4

Wigeon - 19w

Sandwich Tern 8e

Gannet - 3e

Med Gull - 5

Curlew - 4

Ringed Plover - 1e

Turnstone - 5w

Grey Heron - 1e

Little Egret - 7

Wheatear

Meadow Pipit in good numbers

Curlew

Grey Heron

 A few hours in the field today without much reward, visible numbers of Skylark on the move along the coast, a couple of Whinchat in the field behind the setaside with Stonechat, but again quiet offshore.

Whinchat - 2
Stonechat - 12
Wheatear - 7
Blackcap - 15
Chiffchaff - 27
Cetti's Warbler - 2 hrd
Yellowhammer - 25
Reed Bunting - 10
Linnet - c50

Skylark - c40
Meadow Pipit - 15
Yellow Wagtail - 2
Pied Wagtail - 9

Raven - 1
Kestrel - 4
Buzzard - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Jay - 3
Green Woodpecker - 4
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Swallow - c55
Golden Plover - 1 hrd
Little Egret - 5
Grey Heron - 1
Gannet - 3e
Med Gull - 10

Whinchat north of setaside

Wheatear Seataside

Sparrowhawk horse paddock

 A White-tailed Eagle reported heading west over long wood this morning. (DB)

Another fine bright morning with a noticeable increase in numbers of Long-tailed Tits in the area and again Clouded Yellow butterflies well into double figures.

Hobby - 1

Red Kite - 1

Sparrowhawk -1

Kestrel - 4

Buzzard - 4

Swallow - c200

House Martin - 30

Wheatear - 1

Grey Wagtail - 1

Reed Warbler - 1

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Stonechat - 6

Reed Bunting - 3

Yellowhammer - 5

Meadow Pipit - 25

Blackcap - 27

Chiffchaff - 25

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 1

Med Gull - c75

Grey Wagtail Ath Pools

Red Kite west over Mill

Hobby

Records for Tuesday 2209 with nothing of note except 9 Teal in the Mill Pond.

Chiffchaff - 17

Blackcap - 27

Yellow Wagtail - 1

Stonechat - 13

Cetti's Warbler - 2 hrd

Wheatear - 2

Whitethroat - 1

Reed Bunting - 6

Yellowhammer - 6

Skylark - 25

Meadow Pipit - 40

Linnet - 31

Green Woodpecker - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3

Swallow - c140

Jay - 1

Buzzard - 7

Kestrel - 3

Oystercatcher - 20

Sandwich Tern - 2e

Grey Heron - 1

Very quiet offshore this morning with low numbers of both Gannet & Sandwich Tern moving mostly west. Good numbers of Blackcap & Chiffchaff this morning, especially in the Tamerisk along the beach.

Chiffchaff - 27

Blackcap - 38

Whitethroat - 3

Reed Warbler - 1

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Wheatear - 3

Stonechat - 10

Reed Bunting - 4

Grey Wagtail - 2

Yellow Wagtail - 4

Pied Wagtail - 3

Skylark - 25

Linnet - 20

Sparrowhawk - 2

Buzzard - 5

Kestrel - 3

Grey Heron - 14w single flock

Little Egret - 3

Bar-tailed Godwit - 1w

Turnstone - 15

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3

Green Woodpecker - 4

Blackcap

Chiffchaff

Grey Heron

An afternoon visit on Sunday 20th produced good numbers and a little variety, with the highlight being a Hobby over fields west of the Mill.

Goldrest - 2
Coal Tit - 1 overflow c/p Bailiffs
Meadow Pipit - c70
Yellow Wagtail - 10

Grey Wagtail - 2

Stonechat - 3
Chiffchaff - 28
Willow Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 8
Swallow - c50
Buzzard - 4
Kestrel - 4
Little Egret 3
Gannet - 3w 1e
Sandwich Tern - 2w
Sanderling - 3w
Oystercatcher -1

Hobby

Yellow Wagtail