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.