With the wind swinging around to south west things not a lot of movement offshore but plenty of gulls and waders on the low tide.
Mediterranean Gull - 11
Gannet - 11e 16w
Sandwich Tern - 18
Knot - 6e
Grey Plover - 1w
Sanderling - 41
Dunlin - 4
Turnstone - 37
Ringed Plover - 7
Little Egret - 3
Whimbrel - 9
Common Gull - 1
Grey Partridge - 1
Buzzard - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
The Climping Gap remains one of the last undeveloped sites along the coast in West Sussex. This site is dedicated to Birds seen in and around the Climping Gap area by myself and a few die hard friends, that live in the area and have been birding the local patch for decades. (Please email your sighting's to lobas@btinternet.com or Tweet to @BirdsofClimping).
Bird Title
Osprey Climping Beach - 04/09/2026
06 August, 2015
05 August, 2015
Not a lot of excitement this morning but always nice to see Little Tern.
Little Tern - 11
Mediterranean Gull - c50 climping beach
Lesser B B Gull - 3
Common Gull - 2
Whimbrel - 9 golf course
Sanderling - 7
Turnstone - c75
Dunlin - 3
Ringed Plover - 5
Little Egret - 4
Grey Heron - 2
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Stonechat - 3
Willow Warbler - 6
Whitethroat - 17
Blackcap - 2
Reed Warbler - 7
Sedge Warbler - 1
Reed Bunting - 5
Meadow Pipits - 3
Stock Dove - 3
Green Woodpecker - 2
House Martin - 27
Sand Martin - 1
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| Little Tern Climping Beach |
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| Whimbrel golf course |
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
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| Sanderling |
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| Turnstone |
Little Tern - 11
Mediterranean Gull - c50 climping beach
Lesser B B Gull - 3
Common Gull - 2
Whimbrel - 9 golf course
Sanderling - 7
Turnstone - c75
Dunlin - 3
Ringed Plover - 5
Little Egret - 4
Grey Heron - 2
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Stonechat - 3
Willow Warbler - 6
Whitethroat - 17
Blackcap - 2
Reed Warbler - 7
Sedge Warbler - 1
Reed Bunting - 5
Meadow Pipits - 3
Stock Dove - 3
Green Woodpecker - 2
House Martin - 27
Sand Martin - 1
02 August, 2015
With a bright sunny morning and a hint of a south easterly breeze, an optimistic visit to Climping Beach resulted in only finding a good number of Gulls on the low tide.
Mediterranean Gull - c65
Lesser Black Back Gull - 3
Common Gull - 1
Sandwich Tern -7
Cormorant - 17w
Gannet - 1e
Little Egret - 3
Grey Heron - 2
Curlew - 1
Sanderling - 27
Ringed Plover - 9
Turnstone - 40w
Willow Warbler - 5
Whitethroat - 14
Reed Warbler - 3
Blackcap - 7
Chiffchaff - 2
Sand Martin - 6w
Green Woodpecker - 3
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Kestrel - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Buzzard - 1
Sat 1st August Out in a fishing boat 4 miles offshore, no fish, only the Mackeral were taking the bait and very little moving bird wise. Single Lesser Black Backed Gull in the Marina, a Common Sandpiper on the eastern arm of the river mouth, 2 Common Gull east beach, 4 west Common Scoter and small numbers of Sandwich Tern and Gannet.
Records for Friday 31st July saw good numbers of Willow Warbler and a all to brief glimpse of a Grasshopper Warbler that flew into the bushes at the camp site.
Mediterranean Gull - c65
Lesser Black Back Gull - 3
Common Gull - 1
Sandwich Tern -7
Cormorant - 17w
Gannet - 1e
Little Egret - 3
Grey Heron - 2
Curlew - 1
Sanderling - 27
Ringed Plover - 9
Turnstone - 40w
Willow Warbler - 5
Whitethroat - 14
Reed Warbler - 3
Blackcap - 7
Chiffchaff - 2
Sand Martin - 6w
Green Woodpecker - 3
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Kestrel - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Buzzard - 1
Sat 1st August Out in a fishing boat 4 miles offshore, no fish, only the Mackeral were taking the bait and very little moving bird wise. Single Lesser Black Backed Gull in the Marina, a Common Sandpiper on the eastern arm of the river mouth, 2 Common Gull east beach, 4 west Common Scoter and small numbers of Sandwich Tern and Gannet.
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| Herring Gull |
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| Gannet |
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| Jellyfish |
Whimbrel - 4 golf course
Willow Warbler - 17
Whitethroat - 9
Reed Warbler - 16
Sedge Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 4
Chiffchaff - 5
Grey Heron - 1
Buzzard - 1
Cormorant - 10w
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