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Osprey Climping Beach - 04/09/2026

09 February, 2016

Fortunately a lot calmer  than yesterday, although the sea defence still being breached at high tide, good numbers of Med Gull around although very little else moving offshore.

Mediterranean Gull - 75
Red-breasted Merganser - 1w
Grey Plover - 30
Ringed Plover - 2
Sanderling - 2
Turnstone - c.100
Oystercatcher - 12
Grey Heron - 2
Water Rail - 1
Fieldfare - 1
Bullfinch - 2
Chiffchaff - 1
Stonechat - 3
Pied Wagtail - 10
Meadow Pipit - 20
Skylark - 8
Goldcrest - 4
Grey Partridge - 3
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Green Woodpecker - 2
Buzzard - 1
Kestrel- 1
Sparrowhawk - 1


Stonechat golf course

Grey Heron

Grey Partridge

Buzzard golf course

Med Gull

04 February, 2016

Very quite and mild this morning with no wind to speak of, no movement  again offshore.

Firecrest - 2 Mill
Goldcrest - 4
Bullfinch - 3 Longwood
Stonechat - 1 west beach
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Meadow Pipit - 12
Skylark - 7
Grey Partridge - 3
Shelduck - 1w
Red-breasted Merganser - 7 on sea
Golden Plover - 2 west beach
Grey Plover - 43

03 February, 2016

With a brisk NW wind making it feel cold and nothing to right home about moving offshore,
an adult winter Little Gull in the first field west of the golf course was the highlight, supporting cast  2 Bullfinch Longwood, and 3 Grey Partridge in the paddock off bread lane.

Little Gull - 1
Mediterranean Gull - 15
Brent Geese - 5w
Sanderling - 33 beach
Turnstone - c.75 beach
Ringed Plover - 12
Oystercatcher - 22
Red-breasted Merganser - 3
Grey Heron - 1
Grey Partridge - 3
Bullfinch - 2
Meadow Pipit - 9
Skylark - 4
Jay - 2
Buzzard - 1
Starling
Herring Gull - River
Lesser Black-backed Gull Marina
Cormorant Marina
The Glaucous Gull showing well at Goring Gap this afternoon