a pair of redshanks and a little ringed plover at the res in morning. at newhaven there were 4 bearded tits (3 males) and 6 jack snipe. around eastbourne there were c.10 white wags with an abundance of pieds, bittern, 2 scan rock pipits, 3 garganey (1 male) and a fem scaup type thing. a sand martin was at the res in anoon.

little ringed plover, water pipit, scan rock pipit, white wag, 6 avocets (5 and a single with two yellow colour rings) and 23 black tailed godwits in the cuckmere. also a barn owl flew out of one of the lookout shelters by the scrape.

162 lbbg's, 2 little gulls, yellow legged gull and a load of meds at the res. 2 avocets and 2 velvet scoter off the marina and 5 wheatears nearby.

yday: partial sum plum black necked grebe at res. i wouldnt normally mention a colour ringed gull but common gull isnt one you normally see. 2 at the marina had been ringed in norway and finland.

3 scandinavian rock pipits together at the res this afternoon.

havent bothered going out for about a month now but at least some signs of spring in the last few days. grey plover, lapwing, wigeon, oystercatcher, fieldfare, song thrush and redwing have been heard flying over the garden at night. this weekend, hundreds of black headed gulls have been on the move and at arlington, the scandinavian rock pipit was still on the dam wall and also 2 oystercatchers and 16 sand martins.