Not expecting that much during a mid-morning found the two LRP insitu, 3 Great-crested Grebe offshore, 12 Sanderling east and 2 Med Gull west and a couple of calling Cetti's Warbler around the beach, with still several each of calling Blackcap, Whitethroat and Chiffchaff.

 A mid-afternoon visit found no sign of the LRP in the set-aside with just a couple of House Martin over and a few Little Egret along the tide line, but the highlight being a Spotted Flycatcher around Atherington Pools my first of the year.

Spot Fly Atherington Pools

Jay Bailiffscourt

A fine bright morning until midday when the wind picked up and dark clouds started moving in from the west, found two scare birds possibly breeding in the patch with 2 Little-ringed Plover along the beach and a Dartford Warbler seen carrying nesting material.

Whimbrel - 1

Common Sandpiper - 1

Med Gull - 2

Common Scoter - 5E

Grey Heron - 1

Lesser Whitethroat - 2

Cetti's Warbler - 3 heard

Reed Warbler - 7

Sedge Warbler - 1

Swift - 5

Swallow - 15

Buzzard - 5

Kestrel - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 3

Green Woodpecker - 1

Stock Dove - 5

 

Darford Warbler 

LRP

 A potentially breeding Dartford Warbler was a nice surprise this morning, so I will not release the location. Several Whitethroat, Linnet, Meadow Pipits and Goldfinch, a Redshank along the river, 2 Sandwich Tern offshore and 8 Swift.

Yet another fruitless seawatch with 5 Little Tern east close inshore the highlight.

Sandwich Tern - 25E 13W

Gannet - 40W 7E

Bar-tailed Godwit - 22E 

Whimbrel - 2E

Grey Plover - 1 

Oystercatcher - 6E 2W

Shelduck - 1E

Great-crested Grebe - 3-5

Diver sp - 1E

Swallow - 1

Dolphin - 4

Grey Seal - 1

Grey Plover Climping Beach

Sandwich Tern Climping Beach

Very quiet offshore but nice to see good numbers of Sandwich Tern moving. Nice to catch up with a couple of Grey Partridge, just about hanging on as a breeding species in the local area, and my first Whinchat in the setaside.

Sandwich Tern 70E 90W

Gannet - 2E

Med Gull - 7E

Great-crested Grebe - 1os

Little Egret - 4

Whimbrel - 8

Sanderling - 20W

Oystercatcher - 1W

Grey Partridge - 2

Red-legged Partridge - 1

Whinchat - 1

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Swallow - 20

Yet another unrewarding attempt at a sea watch, with the highlight being a pod of Dolphin, some close inshore, moving slowly east.

Sandwich Tern - 87E 37W

Commic Tern - 2E

Gannet - 12E

Med Gull - 2W

Bar-tailed Godwit - 4E

Whimbrel - 33E

Oystercatcher - 5W

Turnstone - 3W

Common Scoter - 22E

Brent Geese - 13E

Swallow - 9 

Dolphin

Whimbrel

Brent Geese