A sea watch at Climping beach this morning was very disappointing, with firstly the sea mist and then the lack of passage. Only birds of note east were 43 Gannet, 2 Med Gull, 4 Shoveler, and east 7 Shelduck a single Ringed Plover and 4 Little Egret in the area.

 

An uninspiring walk up to the the golf course  and back to kents found at least one Peregrine in the fields, and not much else. Combined totals below.

Peregrine - 1

Buzzard - 4

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 1

Jay - 1

Med Gull - 1w

Sandwich Tern 2w

Ringed Plover - 3

Curlew - 4w

Whimbrel - 1w

Little Egret - 1

Grey Heron - 1

Swift - 90w

Swallow - 40w

Grey Partridge - 1

Skylark - 8

Chiffchaff - 3

Reed Warbler - 14

Sedge Warbler - 2

Whitethroat - 10

Blackcap - 7

Reed Bunting - 2

Curlew continue  moving west

Ringed Plover

Adult Med Gull

Little Egret Atherington

Hundreds of Swifts on the move west over Bailiffscourt this morning from 07:00, c.600+ being a conservative total, also small numbers of Swallow and a couple of House Martin present. Offshore with most birds moving west, singles of Fulmar, Curlew, 5 Commic Tern,  small numbers of Gannet and Sandwich Tern.  3 Ringed Plover on the beach, 2 Little Egret, 4 Stock Dove and 3 Buzzard.

Fulmar west Climping Beach