Bright and sunny at Climping late morning but with little evidence of any passage. An Eider offshore from the car park, was the highlight along the usual Red-breasted Merganser and Great-crested Grebe on the sea,  with small numbers of both Med and Common Gull feeding in the surf. C.75 Brent Geese in Cudlow field along with 35 Curlew and 65 Grey Plover flew west.  A Treecreeper and several Goldcrest around Climping Cottages.

An afternoon visit to Climping produced more people than birds, 2 Coal Tit around Climping Cottages, and 25 Curlew in the fields being the highlights.

Coal Tit - 2
Goldcrest - 8
Stonechat - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Green Woodpecker - 1
Meadow Pipit - 3
Skylark - 7
Buzzard - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Curlew - 25
Sanderling - 6
Great-crested Grebe - 12 os
Common Scoter - 5 os
Brent Geese - 2w

A mild damp cloudy morning around the Farm, producing a couple of new birds for the year and plenty of species in song.

Cetti's Warbler - 2 hrd
Chiffchaff - 4
Goldcrest - 3
Coal Tit - 1
Bullfinch - 8
Yellowhammer - 4
Reed Bunting - 2
Redwing - 15
Meadow Pipit - 2
Skylark - 7
Grey Wagtail - 1
Green Woodpecker - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Jay - 1
Stock Dove - 1
Buzzard - 3
Sparrowhawk - 1
Shoveler - 1
Teal - 3
Water Rail - 2
Grey Heron - 1
Cormorant - 2

Bullfinch

Buzzard

Grey Wagtail

A quick afternoon visit to Climping produced 25 Great-crested Grebe on the sea and c.130 Sanderling west in two flocks.  Opposite the entrance to Bailiffscourt amongst the Tit flock there was a couple of Coal Tit and a Firecrest along with many Goldcrest.

Coal Tit

Firecrest