Very quiet this morning at Climping, more dog walkers than birds on the beach. 48 Mediterranean Gull roosting in the fields west of Bailiffscourt, with  5 Goldcrest around the grounds, and  singles of Stonechat and Buzzard nearby.

Marsh Farm this morning was rather productive with the highlight being a Red Kite that drifted north up the valley (08:30-11:20)

Red Kite - 1
Buzzard - 3
Cetti's Warbler - 2
Chiffchaff - 4
Goldcrest - 3
Bullfinch - 2
Reed Bunting - 6
Yellowhammer - 3
Grey Wagtail - 2
Meadow Pipit - 6
Great-crested Grebe - 2
Water Rail - 2
Little Grebe - 3
Pochard - 2
Tufted Duck - 1
Snipe - 16
Fieldfare - 40
Redwing - 31
Stock Dove - 7
Jay - 1
Mediterranean Gull - 2
Black-headed Gull - c.120

Fieldfare

Spent about an hour at Climping beach from 11:50, very quiet apart from 1w Great-northern Diver a  few Red-breasted Merganser offshore, 11e Brent Geese with 22 on the sea. Small numbers of Sanderling and Turnstone on the beach and 3 Goldcrest in the bushes.

A cold grey morning even with a southerly wind found me at Climping beach were once again there was very little moving offshore, highlight being a Slavonian Grebe drifting west.

Slavonian Grebe - 1 on sea
Diver sp - 3e
Shelduck - 1w
Red-breasted Merganser - 2w
Brent Geese - 7w 1e
Mediterranean Gull - 25
Grey Partridge - 1
Sanderling - 11e
Grey Plover - 9
Buzzard - 1
Kestrel - 1
Jay - 2
Mistle Thrush - 1
Stonechat - 1
Meadow Pipit - 1
Skylark - 10

Slav Grebe from the car park this morning