Pre work visit with a Marsh Harrier sitting in a bush at the bottom of Longwood and 2 Whinchat in the setaside being the only birds of note.
Marsh Harrier - 1
Peregrine - 1
Buzzard - 3
Kestrel - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Whinchat - 2
Yellow Wagtail - 1 heard
Whitethroat - 5
Willow Warbler - 4
Chiffchaff - 6
Goldfinch - 35
Linnet - 17
Yellowhammer - 1
Jay - 4
Great- spotted Woodpecker - 2
Green Woodpecker - 3
Med Gull - c.100
Common Gull -3
Curlew - 1E
Oystercatcher - 1E
Little Egret - 1
Stock Dove - 3
Atherington – Climping: A fairly short visit before the rain set in and first bird up was a nice Yellow Wagtail low overhead, but thereafter it was incredibly quiet around Atherington, Bread Lane and the set-aside, with barely a bird seen. I was thinking of moving on but decided to check Bailiffscourt first and suddenly things changed…there were four Spotted Flycatchers, two Willow Warblers, a Chiffchaff and a Whitethroat all moving about in the quiet corner where the fir trees and beehives are. A family party of three Green Woodpeckers was also present, with another and a Great Spotted Woodpecker nearby. Unfortunately, it then started raining, increasing steadily until it soon became time to leave.(OM)
