A couple of hours at Atheringtonn this morning, couldn't find anything decent: (OM)

Little Egret feeding in recently tilled arable field - 8

Chiffchaff notable fall of at least 60 in the Atherington/ Bailiffscourt area alone

Blackcap Atherington area - 6

Goldcrest at Bailiffscourt area - 4

Song Thrush  - Atherington area - 5

Stonechat - Atherington area - 5

Siskin east over Atherington area - 3

Also a few Meadow Pipits and Skylarks, plus the usual Jays, Buzzards, kestrel, Green Woods etc.

Hard going in grey cloudy conditions this morning starting around Kents, noticeably fewer birds in the area although hirundine continue moving east in fewer numbers. The highlight of the morning being a Grasshopper Warbler along the hedge that runs from the set-aside towards the camp site. 

Wheatear - 1

Whitethroat - 1

Spot Fly - 1

Stonechat - 11

Chiffchaff - 25+

Goldcrest - 6

Blackcap - 7

Cetti's Warbler - 1 heard

Yellowhammer - 9

Reed Bunting - 7

Grey Wagtail - 2

Pied Wagtail - 3

Meadow Pipit - c60

Skylark - c40

Goldfinch - 30

Linnet - 40

Jay - 2

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 3

Kestrel - 2

Buzzard - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Little Egret - 5

Great-crested Grebe - 1

Oystercatcher - 2

Curlew - 1e

Sandwich Tern 3w

Grasshopper Warbler

Spotted Flycatcher

A slower movement of hirundine moving east with the majority being Swallow, c50 Chiffchaff in the area, with good numbers around Bailiffscourt, but the highlight of the morning was 8 Crossbill calling flying west over the old camp site. A total of 14 Stonechat with 12 being in the setaside north east of the camp site, 8 Yellowhammer around and a Cettis Warbler north of the horse paddock.

Meadow Pipit setaside

Yellowhammer camp site

Stonechat Bread Lane

Grey Heron Golf course

Records for Friday 26th Feb 2025 by (OM)

Very slow at sea. with two sessions at Elmer Rocks today; there was no sign of the Little Stint in the high tide roost today and notably smaller numbers of waders.

The highlights of the two visits were as follows:

Great Crested Grebe - 1 o/s

Brent Goose - 1W

Shag - 2

Bar-tailed Godwit - 1

Grey Plover - 2

Ringed Plover - flock c.60E but few otherwise

Sanderling - 2

Oystercatcher - 60

Sandwich Tern - 5E

Chiffchaff - 10

Goldcrest - 1

Siskin - 26E

Meadow Pipit - 15