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Pallas's Gull - Oman 28th Feb 2024

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

05 February, 2024

A cold grey cloudy morning found very little moving offshore.

Red throated Diver - 1w 1os 
Brent Geese - c125
Gannet - 9w
Great-crested Grebe - 1w 1os
Red breasted Merganser - 2os
Oystercatcher - 7
Sanderling - 25
Turnstone - c75
Sparrowhawk - 1
Stonechat - 2
Fieldfare - 35
Redwing - 19
Mistle Thrush - 1
Green Woodpecker - 2
Jay - 3
Sparrowhawk - 1

A Lesser BB Gul in roost opposite the RNLI by the red bridge today also a Common Sanpiper on the west bank, 2 Redshank and 2 Turnstone on the east. A Peregrine seen on the tower morning and this afternoon. (AH)

A new blog covering the birds seen in the Climping Elmer Middleton area by (OM) can be viewed from the ling below.


01 February, 2024

 Elmer Rocks: A lovely morning with a flat calm sea. There was little or no movement of birds moving through, but quite a number of birds offshore, albeit some were quite distant. At least 12 Red-throated Divers were present, including a flock of 9 close together, plus c.30 Red-breasted Mergansers (some displaying) and 6 Great Crested Grebes, whilst a distant flock of gulls, feeding well out, held at least 20 Gannets amongst them. At least 50 Med Gulls were spread along the beach around Poole Place and in Cudlow’s field. The 2 Stonechats were still in the hotspot set-aside corner and a Firecrest was in the woods behind. Other species logged included 2 singing Song Thrushes, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and several Long-tailed Tits. (OM)

28 January, 2024

 A 1st winter Caspian Gull reported by (MB) along the river opposite the RNLI station.

Caspian Gull

Lesser BB Gul

Also in the area:

Red-throated Diver - 23e
Diver sp -3e
Gannet - 5e
Med Gull - c50
Turnstone - c150
Sanderling - 63
Oystercatcher - 16
Little Egret - 2
Grey Heron - 1
Firecrest - 1 bottom longwood
Fieldfare - 20
Redwing - 7
Stonechat - 3
Green woodpecker - 2
Jay - 2
Meadow Pipit -9
Buzzard - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 1

Kestrel 

Cormorant 

Greenfinch