Sightings from the patch today include 2 Redstarts, 2 Whinchat, 10 Whitethroat, 6 Wheatear, 7 Reed Warbler, Blackcap and Willow Warbler present, also  120 Greenfinch and 50 Linnet in the area.

Still no big numbers of the commoner migrants, but at least a bit of variety  in the form of  1 Whinchat, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Yellow Wagatil, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Reed Warbler, 8 Whitetroat, 6 Willow Warbler and 7 Med Gull.

Quick check on the river produced 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitehroat 3 Willow Warbler and 2 Blackcap.

Combined totals from Climping today include an impressive number of 75 Mediterranean Gulls on beach, also 2 Greenshank, 3 Little Egret and Curlew. In and around the fields there were 4 Buzzards,  2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 30+ Willow Warbler, 2 Sedge, 5 Reed Warbler, 8 Blackcap a couple of Whitethroat and 10 Sand Martin moving west.


Sighting for Sunday19th include, 22 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Garden Warbler and a Whinchat.