Very quiet this weekend in the patch, with today a Treecreeper at Atherington with a couple of Golcrest, 8 Grey Partridge, a male Stonechat, Kestrel and 4 Meadow Pipit around the horse paddock and c.60 Grey Plover west beach. Offshore good numbers of Red-breasted Merganser and a lesser numbers of Great-crested Grebe, 3 Gannet flew west.

Yesterday mid morning c.50 Med Gull along the tideline, 2 Buzzard, 1 Stonechat, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Jay and a Common Sandpiper inn the Marina.

Very quiet again at Climping but three year ticks for the year with a Chiffchaff at Poole Place, a Grey Wagtail also there and a single Shoveler flying west. Plenty Of Red-breasted Merganser offshore and smaller number of Great-crested Grebe, with a single Red-throated Diver offshore from the car park. 

Chiffchaff Poole Place

Meadow Pipit car park

Sanderling and Turnstone Climping Beach

A quick visit to the patch produced c.60 Med Gull  feeding offshore and 16 Brent Geese flew west. Around the horse paddock 2 Bullfinch, 2 Stonechat, 10 Pied Wagtail, 17 Linnet and 5 Meadow Pipit.

Plenty of Med Gull offshore at Climping

Pair of Stonechat around the paddock