The first Rock Pipit made an early appearance at the south end this morning.   Birds on the fields were 1,200 Golden Plovers, 58 Lapwings, 100 Curlews and 3 Pied Wagtails.   The flashes were quiet, but waders on the outmarsh were 37 Redshanks, 8 Ruffs, one Green Sandpiper and one Common Snipe.   On the shore at high tide were 106 Oystercatchers, 10 Grey Plovers, 13 Cormorants and 2 Pink-footed Geese.   Additional birds seen on the dunes included 2 Common Whitethroats, 2 Goldcrests, 5 Siskins, 2 Lesser Redpolls, one Great Spotted Woodpecker, one Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrels and one Merlin.