The Black Guillemot off Climping Beach this afternoon, viewed initially from Poole Place , then flew east and picked up again 200 yards west of the car park. Too wet for the camera, so attempted phone scoping. 

A dull grey morning but with a good selection of birds around. Combined totals from (RP & DB)

Black Guillemot - 1 off Poole Place
Grasshopper Warbler - 1
Redstart - 1
Whinchat - 1
Whitethroat - 15
Willow Warbler - 14
Chiffchaff - 6
Blackcap - 8
Reed Warbler - 10
Sedge Warbler - 1
Cetti's warbler - 1
Wheatear - 4
Skylark - 6
Mistle Thrush - 1
Song Thrush - 4
Little Egret - 1
Grey Heron - 3
Short-eared Owl - 1
Buzzard - 1
Gannet - 25+
Great-crested Grebe - 6
Bar-tailed Godwit - 30e
Commic Tern - 10
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Green Woodpecker - 1

Generally very quiet on a grim grey day, although the highlight was the Black Guillemot again off Climping Beach. (RP)

Black Guillemot - 1

Artic Skua - 1

Commic Tern - 20+

Gannet - 20

Bar-tailed Godwit - 1

Common Sandpiper - 1

Turnstone - 12

Peregrine - 1

Buzzard - 1

Kestrel - 1

Grey Heron - 3

Grey Partridge - 3

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Green Woodpecker - 1

Swallow - 32

House Martin - 2

Meadow Pipit - 8

Skylark - 4

Wheatear - 8

Whitethroat - 10

Willow Warbler - 5

Blackcap - 6

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Reed Warbler - 3