Not much moving at sea first thing, best being 20+ Gannet, 20+ Med Gull and 3 Sandwich Tern. 3 Redstart around Bailiffscourt and a Spot Fly at Kent's were otherwise most noteworthy. (RG)

Colour Code of ring Leg Ringing scheme Metal ring Age of bird Ringing date Ringing location Ringer

White EN08 L Arnhem 3796269 pullus 18/06/2026 Zwarts eiland, Ventjagersplaten (Haringvliet), Den Bommel; Goeree-Ov Lilipaly, Sander

Sightings - observations : 

23/08/2026 Hameau de Strouanne; Wissant; Pas-de-Calais; Hauts-de-France; France 50,54N 

1,41E White EN08 V Talloen, Jan

27/08/2026 beach, Atherington; Climping (Arun); West Sussex; England; United Kingdom 

50,48N 0,35W White EN08 p Akinola, Bola

Details back of the Juv Med Gull seen at Climping Beach.

Not obvious, but a great many birds around today, with the hotel grounds in particular adding a bit of variety. Combined totals below.

Pied Flycatcher - 1

Spotted Flycatcher - 4

Redstart - 3 

Firecrest - 1

Treecreeper - 1

Coal Tit - 1

Willow Warbler - 16

Chiffchaff - 2

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Whitethroat - 17

Garden Warbler - 1

Blackcap - 8

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Reed Warbler - 2

Sedge Warbler - 3

Whinchat - 1

Wheatear - 5

Grey Wagtail - 1

Yellow Wagtail - 5

Linnet - c50

Swallow - 130

Sand Martin - 10

Little Owl - 1

Jay - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 4

Buzzard - 3

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 3

Curlew - 2

Redshank - 3w

Grey Heron - 1

Grey Partridge - 2

Redstart opposite pond hedge

Coal Tit Bailiffs

Sea watching at Climping was eventful for a couple of hours with a distant Shearwater west at 12:55, which I initially thought Manx but on reflection probably a Balearic, yet another that got away. Also 2 Artic Skua, 2 juv Little Gull a Black Tern, 31 Gannet, 25 Sandwich and 1 Commic Tern all moving west, and a Redstart in the overflow car park at Bailifscourt. 

Couple of hours watching the sea from Climping between 6&8. Lots of gulls moving W including 150+ Med Gull and 1 juv Little Gull. Also 1 Ruff. (RG)

Good numbers of gulls feeding offshore, but nothing really moving.  A little variety in the shelter spots, but hard going in a blustery westerly wind. 

Redstart - 2

Spotted Flycatcher - 1

Tree Pipit - 1 hrd

Grey Wagtail - 1

Yellow Wagtail - 8

Whinchat - 1

Wheatear - 7

Lesser Whitethroat - 2

Whitethroat - 19

Willow Warbler - 3

Chiffchaff - 2

Blackcap - 6

Reed Warbler - 6

Sedge Warbler - 3

Sand Martin - 5

Swallow - 40

House Martin - 1

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 3

Sparrowhawk - 1

Curlew - 1e

Turnstone - 17w

Med Gull - c75

Lesser BB Gul - 20

Common Gull - 8

Gannet - 5w

Little Egret - 6

Grey Heron - 1

Redstart opposite hedge to pond

Whinchat Climping beach

Wheatear Seataside

A disappointing morning despite the good weather time of year and the coverage, failing to turn up anything of note. Combined totals below.

Peregrine - 1

Buzzard - 5

Kestrel - 4

Raven - 1

Redstart - 1 camp site

Spotted Flycatcher - 1 golf course

Whinchat - 1

Blackcap - 21

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Whitethroat - 19

Willow Warbler - 4

Chiffchaff - 2

Yellow Wagtail - 5

Wheatear - 5

Reed Warbler - 2

Greenshank - 1 hrd 

Bar-tailed Godwit - 2

Whimbrel - 2

Turnstone - 5

Sanderling - 5

Oystercatcher - 35w

Knot - 8w

Little Egret - 17

Grey Heron - 1

Teal - 14-17e

Wigeon - 6w

House Martin - 6

Med Gull - c150+

Gannet - c50 offshore

Sand Martin - 4

Swallow c50

Jay - 1

Green Woodpecker - 4

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Grey Partridge - 2 behind old horse paddock

Peregrine flew west over setaside

Whinchat

Grey Partridge behind horse paddock

Sanderling 

Juv Med Gull EN08

 Highlights today were a Short-eared Owl over the dunes and 2-3 Tree Pipit briefly at the Mill before heading off west. Other records included: Sparrowhawk 2, Redshank 1, Ringed Plover22, Swallow 250 mainly E, Sand Martin5, Reed Warbler 7, Sedge Warbler 1, Willow Warbler 2, Chiffchaff 3, Whitethroat 29, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Blackcap 12, Redstart 1 camp site, Wheatear 7, Raven 1, Corn Bunting 1. (RG)

I started this morning on my local reservoir (just 2 Common Sands etc) then went to Elmer Rocks at the Poole Place end.

The usual local waders and gull flocks. Not much else.

Eventually I got a few species on the Climping patch as follows:

 A Raven flew into trees in the Elmer set-aside corner, before eventually flying off east and over past Poole Place. photo.

Med Gulls - at least 200 on the rocks and amongst big gull flocks - most eventually drifted eastwards.

Swallow - 50+ drifted east, no serious count

Whinchat - 2 were in the arable field beside the concrete road farm track (actually Grevatt's Lane) amongst an area of sunflowers. (OM)

Raven 

Whinchat

 Best birds from today were Red Kite 1 over, Redstart 2 at Camp Site, Raven several sightings including 4 over (family party?). Also steady trickle of Swallows E, 3 Wheatear and 3 Yellow Wagtail. RG

Also an adult Little Gull offshore at Elmer rocks, amongst the large gull flock there. OM 

Highlight this morning was an adult Little Gull offshore with mixed feeding flock of gulls. 15+ Gannets also offshore. Otherwise fewer migrants than yesterday. Best was Common Sandpiper 2 on river, Whimbrel 2+ on golf course, Swallow 120,  Wheatear 3, Stonechat 4, Willow Warbler3, Whitethroat 12, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Blackcap 6, Yellow Wagtail 8. (RG)

Totals today from around the Golf course, West beach to Bread lane. (RG)

Redstart - 1

Whinchat - 2

Spotted Flycatcher - 2

Wheatear - 5

Yellow Wagtail - 4

Willow Warbler - 14

Sedge Warbler - 4

Whitethroat - 28

Lesser Whitethroat - 4

Blackcap - 10

Sparrowhawk - 3

Kingfisher - 1

Swallow - 60

Sand Martin - 8

Additional records from (OM) covering Atherington, Bailifscourt.

Spotted Flycatcher - 1

Lesser Whitethroat - 2

Blackcap - 3

Whitethroat - 5

Lesser Whitethroat - 2

Willow Warbler - 2

Spotted Flycatcher - 1

Swallow - 10

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 2

 Chilly start and initially quiet around the bushes on the golf course early morning, but plenty of birds moving with a couple of Crossbill heard overhead and 6 summer plumaged Black-tailed Godwit went east. No sign of any Flycatchers today but a Redstart in the camp site was a nice surprise.

Willow Warbler - 18

Chiffchaff - 3

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Whitethroat - 17

Blackcap - 15

Stonechat - 2

Wheatear - 7

Yellow Wagtail - 13

Reed Warbler - 1

Greenshank - hrd

Oystercatcher - 9

Whimbrel - 2

Turnstone - 16w

Ringed Plover - 2w

Redshank - 1

Med Gull - c150+

Sandwich Tern - 4w

Gannet - 1e

Treecreeper - 1 Bailffs

Green Woodpecker - 4

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 5

Red Kite - 1

Buzzard - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 4

Swallow - c50

Sand Martin - 12

Wheatear setaside

Whimbrel golf course

Report of an Osprey and a RN Parakeet over Ford airfield this morning. (HR)

Good variety around the Climping/Atherington area this morning, and with rafts of Gulls offshore, the early warning signal paid dividends when they all alighted, producing an Osprey, tracking slowly west. 

Peregrine - 1 Cudlow field

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 3

Buzzard - 5

Pied Fly - 1 

Spotted Fly - 2 - 3 

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Whitethroat - 25

Blackcap - 11

Willow Warbler - 16

Chiffchaff - 4

Wheatear - 1

Reed Warbler - 2

Sedge Warbler - 2

Reed Bunting - 1

Goldfinch - 21

Greenfinch - 9

Linnet - 7

Long-tailed Tit - 11

Skylark - 5

Starling - 30

Green Woodpecker - 4

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Jay - 1

Swift - 1

Swallow - c50

Whimbrel - 1w

Curlew - 1w 1e

Turnstone - 3e 4w

Oystercatcher -18e

Little Egret - 6

Grey Heron - 1

Gannet  - 45

Med Gull - c400+

Common Gull - 4w 1e

Sandwich Tern - 2w

Pied Fly Bailliffscourt

Spot Fly Bailiffscourt

Sedge Warbler Bailliffscourt

 

Willow Warbler Mill Rd

Good numbers and variety around the patch this morning without anything of note.

Red Kite - 1 south ferry rd

Sparrowhawk - 1

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 3

Whitethroat - 23

Lesser Whitethroat - 3

Willow Warbler - 5

Chiffchaff - 1

Blackcap - 7

Reed Warbler - 11

Sedge Warbler - 2

Reed Bunting - 8

Linnet - 40

Starling - c200

Green Woodpecker - 3

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Jay - 1

Swallow - 30

Curlew - 2

Whimbrel - 3

Little Egret - 9

Grey Heron - 1

Oystercatcher - 1e

Gannet - 2w

Common Gull - 1

Med Gull - c200w

Sandwich Tern - 8w

Sparrowhawk golf course

Curlew

Whimbrel

Two Greenshank flew west at Climping Beach 12:20 19/08/26

The first half hour was the best this morning, just after arriving at Bailiffscourt, with a couple of Spotted Flycatchers, a Redstart and a number of common warblers all seen in quick succession. Thereafter, things slowed down considerably with just regular species added. OM

Spotted Flycatcher - 2
Redstart - 1
Blackcap - 4+
Willow Warbler - 3
Whitethroat - 10+
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Greenfinch - 12+
Goldfinch - 40
Buzzard - 2
Gt Spotted Wood - 2
Green Woodpecker - 3
Long-tailed Tit - 8
Wheatear - 1
Skylark - 12
Swallow - 6
Little Egret - 2

Spotted Fly 

A Little variety this morning with a Whinchat in the setaside, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Garden Warbler and a Corn Bunting along the edge of the golf course (RG) and another Spotted Flycatcher reported by (MB) in the overflow car park at Bailffs. 

Additional records from (OM)

Whinchat - 1

Tree Pipit - 1

Green Wood - 3

Great Spotted Wood - 2

Buzzard - 2

Kestrel - 1

Long-tailed Tit - 6

Willow Warbler - 7

Blackcap - 7+

Whitethroat - 12

Greenfinch - 10

Goldfinch - 25

Another trudge around the patch, which didn't turn up anything of note.

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 3

Kestrel - 3

Buzzard - 2

Blackcap 9

Willow Warbler - 9

Chiffchaff - 3

Lesser Whitethroat - 1

Whitethroat - 7

Yellow Wagtail - 5

Wheatear - 3

Reed Bunting - 6

Sedge Warbler - 1

Reed Warbler - 6

Goldfinch - 25

Greenfinch - 15

Long-tailed Tit - 12

Swift - 1

Swallow - 85

Sand Martin - 7

Redshank - 1w

Med Gull - 25

Sand Martin Atherington

Wheatear Setaside

Reed Bunting

 A Nuthatch at Bailiffscourt car park(OM) and a Pied Fly at Kents added a bit of variety for the patch today, combined totals below.

Lesser Whitethroat - 2

Lesser Whitethroat - 2

Whitethroat - c20

Blackcap - 15

Willow Warbler - 10

Chiffchaff - 2

Yellowhammer - 3

Reed Bunting - 3

Kestrel - 3

Buzzard - 1

Little Egret - 10

Curlew - 6

Oystercatcher - 20w

Common Tern - 7

Sandwich Tern - 10

Swift - 1

Swallow - c40

Skylark - c30

Linnet - 35

Greenfinch - 25

Goldfinch - 20

Long-tailed Tit - 10

Pied Fly Kents

Kestrel 

Surprisingly quiet in the bushes around the golf course this morning with 5 Whimbrel, on the course, 5 Yellow Wagtail moving over east and a Greenshank heard only. Hundreds of Gulls on the sea offshore.

Whitethroat - 8

Willow Warbler - 6

Sedge Warbler - 2

Reed Warbler - 10

Chiffchaff - 2

Reed Bunting - 3

Green Woodpecker - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Wheatear - 2

Little Egret - 2

Ringed Plover - 32 west beach

Oystercatcher - 2e

Kestrel - 2

Wheatear west beach

Another fine bright day with the breeze increasing later in the morning. A Hobby drifting west over Bailiffscourt, was my 1st of the year, and at least 10 Wheatear along the beach with six in the setaside. Small numbers of Blackcap, Whitethroat and Willow Warbler, 25 Oystercatcher west and c150+ Med Gull in the area. 

Wheatear climping beach

Med Gull Climping beach

Rock inbound for Poole Place

Large numbers of Gulls feeding distantly offshore but fairly quiet off-shore on the outgoing tide. Quiet around the bushes with just 3 Willow Warbler.

Whimbrel - 1w

Oystercatcher - 4e

Ringed Plover - 2 on beach

Little Egret - 5

Med Gull - 11 beach

Sandwich Tern - 2w

Sand Martin - 12

House Martin - 2

Swallow - c50

Kestrel - 5

Buzzard - 2-3

Green Woodpecker - 4

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Returning Common Gull climping beach

 

A quite morning around the golf course in a blustery west south west wind.  A Marsh Harrier seen several times around the Mill, West Beach and north of the Golf Course, a Green Sandpiper from West Beach and a Kingfisher along the Mill Path being the highlights. 

Marsh Harrier

Green Woodpecker Golf Course

Warblers present in good numbers around the golf course this morning with a Green Sandpiper also around, and Canada Geese heard moving offshore.

Little Egret - 10

Med Gull - 20

Swallow - 70

House Martin - 3

Sand Martin - 4

Swift - 1

Green Woodpecker - 4

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Kestrel - 3

Willow Warbler

Sedge Warbler 

Stonechat