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Pallas's Gull - Oman 28th Feb 2024

17 March, 2024

Little-Ringed Plover present again today although in flooded field north side of Ferry Road. (AH)

16 March, 2024

Glorious morning around the patch with a bit of variety today but again very slow offshore.

Little-Ringed Plover - 1
Oystercatcher - 40
Turnstone - 21
Red-breasted Merganser - 33 os
Great-crested Grebe - 5
Brent Geese - 3
Shelduck - 1
Grey Partridge - 1
Stock Dove - 7
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Red Kite - 1
Buzzard - 7
Kestrel - 3
Firecrest - 1 Longwod
Chiffchaff - 3
Goldcrest - 1
Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd
Song Thrush - 4
Pied Wagtail - 20
White Wagtail - 1
Meadow Pipit - 7
Skylark - 9
Linnet - 10
Little-ringed Plover


15 March, 2024

A Little-Ringed Plover in the flooded field south of Ferry Road again this afternoon, several Meadow Pipit present with Pied and 2 White wagtail . 3-4 Chiffchaff around Atherington, 3 Common Scooter flew east 1 Gannet west with 5 Red-breasted Merganser on the sea.

White Wagtail


14 March, 2024

A Wheatear at Elmer near Poole Place this morning (OM) and four species of Geese seen in the patch.

Canada Geese - 8 flying north up river
Egyptian Geese - 2e setaside
Greylag Goose - 1w setaside
Brent Geese - 16e 4 cudlow
Common Scoter - c30 os
Red-breasted Merganser - 9 os
Great-crested Grebe - 2 os
Sanderling - 25e 15w
Turnstone - 50w
Ringed Plover - 1
Med Gull - 20
Buzzard - 1
Kestrel - 1
Snipe - 1
Pied Wagtail - 30
Meadow Pipit - 16
Chiffchaff - 2
Goldcrest - 3
Linnet - 5
Goldfinch - 11

09 March, 2024

 A Little-ringed Plover with 2 Ringed Plover and 3 Dunlin this morning in the flooded field south of Ferry road. Also this morning 7 Avocet flew east of Poole Place, 4 Shoveler, 97 Brent Geese and 29 Common scooter offshore.

07 March, 2024

 A trek up to Poole place and back with the highlight being seven Eider flying east, otherwise still very quiet.

Eider - 7e
Common Scooter - c30 os
Brent Geese - 33e
Red-throated Diver - 2e
Red-breasted Merganser - 11 so 
Grey Plover - 2
Turnstone - c150
Sanderling - c50
Oystercatcher - 27
Buzzard - 2
Kestrel - 1
Dolphins - 2e



06 March, 2024

A couple of hours from mid morning around the patch found most of the activity in the flooded fields south of Ferry road.

Cetti's Warbler - 2
Chiiffchaff - 3
Goldcrest - 1
Stonechat - 2
Song Thrush - 20
Meadow Pipit - 13
Skylark - 10
Pied Wagtail - 11
Great-spotted Woodpecker -n 1
Lapwing - 1
Oystercatcher - 6e
Snipe - 7
Great-crested Grebe - 1e
Brent Geese - 20
Grey Heron - 3
Buzzard - 5

12 February, 2024

Glorious bright sunny day with a flat calm sea found the patch very quiet mid morning, with 3 Chiffchaff around Atherington Pools, and 2 Raven flying north west over Bailiffscourt.

Raven - 2
Chiffchaff - 3
Goldcrest - 2
Stonechat - 4
Pied Wagtail - 45
Meadow Pipit - 4
Skylark - 25
Linnet - 15
Reed Bunting - 4
Greenfinch - 5
Diver sp 1e
Red-breasted Merganser - 3 e 1 os
Great crested Grebe - 1
Brent Geese - 19
Kestrel - 1
Buzzard - 4
Snipe - 3

Chiffchaff

Reed Bunting

Brent Geese

06 February, 2024

Slow again offshore from 09:00 in a good west south west blow.

Pintail - 2w 
Wigeon - 1w
Mallard - 1w 1e
Brent Geese - 9w 28 in field 
Common Scoter - 9 os
Great-crested Grebe - 5 os
Red-breasted Merganser - 3
Razorbill - 1e
Aukl sp - 2e
Diver sp -1e
Oystercatcher - 11
Sanderling - 17
Turnstone - c75
Med Gull - 6w
Jack Snipe - 1
Stock Dove - 4
Little Egret - 1
Fieldfare - 3
Song Thrush - 7
Pied Wagtail - 21
Stonechat - 2
Skylark - 22
Linnet - 15

Sanderling