Quite again offshore this morning with a Slav Grebe present off Elmer Rocks, small groups of Brent moving east with 41 in total, 4 Common Scoter, 8 Great-crested Grebe and 15 Red-breasted Merganser.  A Firecrest in off the sea was quite a surprise and a nearby Chiffchaff. (OM) Also two Rock Pipits seen on the rocks at Poole Place this morning.(AH)

Firecrest (OM)

Rock Pipit

Climping beach from 00:30 for an hour in calm conditions and sea mist found 9 Red-throated Diver on the  sea,  several each of Red-breasted Merganser & Great-crested Grebe, dozen or so Med Gull, and a Seal. A Kestrel and a Chiffchaff around Atherington.

Several RTD on the sea

Med Gull moving east

Trek around the fields this morning didn't turn up anything unexpected, with the golf course holding most of the birds, and the highlight being a Raven flying east over Atherington.

Raven - 1

Pied Wagtail - 31

Linnet - 5

Meadow Pipit - 17

Skylark - 5

Cetti's Wabler - 1 heard

Bullfinch - 1

Med Gull - 55+

Red-throated Diver - 1E

Shelduck - 2W

Great-crested Grebe - 1 os

Red-breasted Merganser 2W

Grey Heron - 1

Little Egret - 1

Linnet Golf Course

The wintering Dartford Warbler still present around Church Farm, also 2 Stonechat, 1 Cetti's Warbler heard, with Meadow Pipit & Skylarks both present.