Just a couple of pics of earlier today, PALLID HARRIER Climping, BOOM

A little variety at Climping this morning, with an Osprey & Peregrine climping beach, Pied & Spot Fly Bailiffscourt & c400 Med Gull moving west. Full details climpingbirds.blogspot.com

A litte variety at Climping this morning despite the cold conditions, with a smart male Redstart north of the golf course, a Short-eared Owl, 2 Red kite, a Slav Grebe off Poole Place, with a Sand Martin and a few Blackcap. #ukbirding

3 LRP on flooded fields, Black ditch area west of Ham Manor golf course, also 3 Red Kite, c200 Teal, 9 Gadwall, and a couple of Wigeon. #ukbirding

My first Wheatear of the year at Climping this morning, c400 Brent moving east and a good candidate for a Caspian Gull on beach. #ukbirding

Couple of scare records today with a Ringed N Parakeet in Bailiffscourt and a Greylag Goose west of the hotel grounds. c70 Yellowhammer still in the area around Ferry Rd and at least 8 Chiffchaff Longwood. #uk birding climpingbirds.blogspot.com

Very quiet again at Climping this morning with the only bird of note being an Avocet on the beach east of Poole Place. #ukbirding climpingbirds.blogspot.com

Glorious morning to be out with a Black-throated Diver on the sea at Poole place Climping, and a displaying pair of Goshawk in an old haunt in Angmering.

Just the one Snipe at Climping today after checking several fields. #ukbirding

Persistance paid off with a Pallas's Wblr in the grounds of Bailiffscourt mid afternoon. Forgive the qualtity picture. #ukbirds

Lively at Climping this morning, with a WTE seen in conifers around the old camp site, 3 Woodlark over west beach, 3 Ring Ouzel, 2 Dartford Warbler & 50+ Chiffchaff. #ukbirding

No Sabine's for me at Climping, with the long staying Pied &2 Spot Fly still in insitu, and a Shag on the rocks at Atherington.

Good variety at Climping this morning with 3 Spoonbill east over the golf course & a vocal Nightingale by the 15th tee (RG) Supporting cast included Redstart, Spot Fly, 2 Garden Wblr, Lesser Whitethroat, 25 Yellow Wagtail and at least 10 Wheatear.

A couple of Spot Fly this morning, usually seen around the patch from the 10th. #ukbirds

A little variety around the patch this morning with a Dartford Warbler, Whinchat, Corn Bunting, Wheatear, Yellowhammer, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Cetti's and the regular Warblers present in good numbers, and 2 Little-ringed Plover. #ukbirding #@SussexBirding

The LRP still present around Climping late morning, with the first Hobby and Whinchat of the year.(DB) 2 Wheatear, Common Sand the best of the rest.

A Little-ringed Plover around the setaside at Climping this morning. #birds

A Hoopoe found at Elmer by OM, later seen at Climping in Cudlow field south of Bailiffscourt, also a Marsh Harrier today and c20 Whitethroat in the area. #ukbirding #SussexBirding

A LRP present for its second day at climping this morning. #ukbirding

2-3 Male Redstart aound the patch this morning, a Whitethroat on the golf course and 4 Red Kite drifted over. Full details on the blog. climpingbirds.blogspot.com

Quite around the patch this morning, the undoubted highlight being a male Redstart in the hedgerow west of the camp site.#ukbirding

First Little-ringed Plover of the spring, found by CN in flooded field off bread lane. #ukbirding

Good start to the patch year with 4 Jack Snipe this morning.

Out with the thermal this morning, at least four Jack Snipe, all but one left in situ.

Not seen for a while, just glad they are still around locally in the hotel grounds. #ukbirding

Velvet Scoter west at climping beach, 1-2 Firecrest entrance to kents cottages and a Rock Pipit Poole Place.#ukbirding

Dartford Warbler in gorse bushes, behind west beach cafe, littlehampton river mouth.#ukbirding @birdguides.bsky.social

A late Osprey flying off west over Atherington cottages was a surprise as was an Avocet on the sea at Climping Beach. Full details on climpingbirds.blogspot.com

Good coverage and variety this morning with the 1st Short-eared Owl of winter, Merlin still lingering in the area, Jack Snipe, still good numbers of Chiffchaff and record count of 32 Little Egret.#ukbirding

Pallas's Warbler bailiffscourt wood just behind the tennis courts late morning but elusive.