31st May 2010 Beachy Head

Birling Gap 6.30am - 7.15am
Heron 1
Auk sp. 2W
Razorbill 3E
Swift 646 ex. mainly moving W and N
Swallow 43
House Martin 8
Stonechat 2
Greenland Wheatear 3
Reed Warbler h
Whitethroat 7
Corn Bunting 3

Seal sp. 1 off Cow Gap

Wall 4
Common Blue 3
Dingy Skipper 1
Small Heath 1

Common Swifts over Birling Gap

30th May 2010 Beachy Head

Birling Gap W3 Overcast 6.30am - 7am

Heron 1

Gannet 15

Shelduck 2 prospecting

Scoter 5E

Peregrine 2

Hobby 1

Kestrel 1

Sandwich Tern 1W

Razorbill 2E

Red-legged Partridge 1

Swift 4

Stonechat 3

Greenland Wheatear 3

Nightingale 1 Hollow (RDME)

Swallow 36

House Martin 4

Rock Pipit 1

Lesser Whitethroat h

Whitethroat 13

Blackcap h

Garden Warbler 1 (RDME)

Chiffchaff 1 + h

Long-tailed Tit 2

Corn Bunting 3

Hare 4

Red Admiral 1

Speckled Wood 1

Wall 3

Common Blue 12

Adonis Blue 10

Dingy Skipper 3

Small Heath 2

Lady Orchid 1

The Seven Sisters

Birling Gap Lane

Male Greenland Wheatear

Female Greenland Wheatear

Lady Orchid at Beachy Head

Early Purple Orchids at Beachy Head

Adonis Blue at Cow Gap

29th May 2010 Birling Gap & Beachy Head

Birling Gap ESE2 strengthening with rain by 10am 5.30am - 8.00am & 9.45am - 10.45am

Red-throated Diver 2E

Gannet c.60E

Scoter 252E, 11W

Auk sp. 13E

Guillemot 1E

Razorbill 6E

Sandwich Tern 25E

Skua sp. 1 dark phase landed on sea

Dunlin 1W

Oystercatcher 5W

Swallow 1 in off sea

Beachy Head

Swallow 5

Wheatear 2 (including a Greenland Wheatear ex.)

Lesser Whitethroat h

Whitethroat 2

Corn Bunting 1

Male Greenland Wheatear at Belle Tout

28th May,2010 Beachy Head

RDME visited the usual sites on the Headland today. 3 Lesser Whitethroats in song which included 2 in new sites, also Chiffchaff singing and 1 Collard Dove up the lane. 2 Swifts and 6 Swallows moved west. Only 1 Corn Bunting was heard singing.

RHC had a male Hen Harrier yesterday, and a Hobby.

25th May, 2010 Beachy Head

RDME paid a quick visit to the Birling area but due to the strong cold NE wind little was seen. Single Reed & Willow Warblers up the lane at Birling and the Tawny Owl in the wood.

24th May, 2010 Beachy Head

RDME visited the Headland today and also called into Hodcombe.

2 Reed Warblers, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 2+ Corn Buntings & the Tawny Owl in the wood being harassed by Magpies & Blackbirds.

Butterflies & Dragonflies seen: 5 Small Blues, 10+ Common Blues, 1 Small Heath and 1 Broad Bodied Chaser.

23th May 2010 Beachy Head

Birling Gap 6.45am - 7.45am E1 Clear, sunny and hot

Scoter 2

Shoveler 4E

Garganey 2E ex. pair

Auk sp. 3

Whimbrel 1E

Oystercatcher 3

Turnstone 6E

Black-headed Gull 4E

Sandwich Tern 2

Commic Tern 4E

Little Tern 1E

Beachy Head

Heron 1

Peregrine 1

Hobby 1N

Kestrel 2

Collared Dove 1

Swift 8

Sand Martin 1

House Martin 2

Swallow 74

Stonechat 4

Black Redstart 1

Whitethroat 17

Blackcap 5h singing

Chiffchaff 2h singing

Spotted Flycatcher 1

Serin 1 ex. Belle Tout at 10am

Corn Bunting 5

Peacock 1

Wall 8

Speckled Wood 1

Small Heath 10

Dingy Skipper 10

Magpie over Belle Tout

Corn Bunting at Belle Tout

Dunnock at Belle Tout

Wallflower at Whitbread Hollow

Small Copper at Beachy Head

22nd May 2010 Beachy Head

Beachy Head NE2-3 Fog Patches Seawatch 6.30am - 6.45am

Gannet 6

Sandwich Tern 4W

Marsh Harrier 1 in off the sea over Birling Gap at 7.10am

Turtle Dove 1 in off the sea at Chat Vale (RKH & RES)

Swift 2

Swallow 30

House Martin 1

Stonechat 6 including 2 juveniles

Reed Warbler 1h singing

Lesser Whitethroat 1h singing

Whitethroat c.25

Blackcap 5h singing

Chiffchaff 1h singing

Corn Bunting 3 singing and 2 over Chat Vale (RKH & RES)

RDME had a Garden Warbler singing in the Hollow.

Grizzled Skipper 1

Dingy Skipper 5

Small Copper 1

Small Heath 5

Common Blue 4

Wall 1

Red Admiral 1

Marsh Harrier arriving in off the sea over Birling Gap

Grizzled Skipper at Belle Tout

Wall Brown at Chat Vale

Peregrine over Chat Vale

Stoat in Cow Gap

Dingy Skipper in Whitbread Hollow

Small Heath in Whitbread Hollow

19th May,2010. Beachy Head

RDME visited the Headland today. A short sea-watch produced very little, and a check of a number of sites on the Headland produced only the residents and no actual migrants. The Tawny Owl was seen in the wood.

16th May 2010 Beachy Head WSW1

Red-legged Partridge 2

Swallow 24

House Martin 1

Pied Wagtail 1

Stonechat 4

Wheatear 1

Whitethroat 22

Lesser Whitethroat h

Chiffchaff 2

Spotted Flycatcher 4

Small Heath 1

Spotted Flycatcher at Birling Gap

15th May, 2010 Beachy Head

RDME seawatched from 6.00-7.00am seeing:

Gannet 6W, 21E

Great Crested Grebe 2E

Sandwich Tern 2 milling about

Brent 8E

Combined totals for the area:

Kestrel 1

Swift 3

Swallow c.80 in off the sea

House Martin 3

Stonechat 6 including the first juvenile of the year (RDME)

Redstart 1 female

Wheatear 4

Nightingale h

Whitethroat 33

Lesser Whitethroat 3

Blackcap 2h

Chiffchaff 3

Willow Warbler 1

Spotted Flycatcher 7

Raven 1

Linnet 38

Goldfinch 10

Green Hairstreak 2

Dingy Skipper 1

Small Copper 1

Small Heath 2

Wall 3

Peacock 2

Small White 3

Speckled Wood 1

Early Spider Orchid c.60

Female Wheatear at Belle Tout

Male Lesser Whitethroat at Belle Tout

Fulmars at Birling Gap

Speckled Wood in the Gully

Early Purple Orchids at the Old Trapping Area

14th May, 2010 Beachy Head

RDME did a 4 hour sea-watch between 05.50-09.50 and was joined by RHC for over an hour. The following were seen: 178 Gannets, 4 Red Throated Divers, 10 Black Throated Divers, 6 Brents, 37 Scoter, 9 Eiders, 103 Auks, 1 Bonxie, 1 Arctic Skua, 39 Sandwich Terns, 2,119 Commic Terns, 3 Black Terns, 1 Little Tern, 3 Curlew, 7 Whimbrel, 1 Avocet, 2 Ringed Plover & 3 Bar tailed Godwits.

Bob also had a Sedge Warbler in Cow Gap and the Nightingale was still singing in the Hollow.

Pete & Miriam had a Spotted Flycatcher in Chat Vale.

13th May, 2010. Beachy Head

Sea-watch from 05.30-10.40 hrs by various observers produced the following:

301 + Commic Tern , 1Little Tern , 3 Black Tern , 3 Black Throated Divers , 165 Common Scoter , 1 Red Breasted Merganser , 3 Whimbrel , 2 Sanderling , 4 Shelduck, 50 + Gannets , 3 Auks, 1 Arctic Skua & 1 Long Tailed Skua mainly sat on the sea drifting E between 10.10 & 10.40 (seen by TWP. RHC. & Andy Swash).

Also 3 Swallows came in.

10th May, 2010 Beachy Head

RHC had a fine male Greenland Wheatear in his field this morning and he also had a male & female Serin flying East on his walk along the cliff edge at 07.30 this morning.

9th May 2010 Beachy Head

Beachy Head NE3 Overcast and cold

Shelduck 4 over Top Fields

Hobby 1

Red-legged Partridge 1 Cow Gap

Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Top Fields

Swift 72 in off

Wheatear 2

Stonechat 6

Yellow Wagtail 2 in off

Swallow 11 in off

House Martin 27 in off (including a tight flock of 25)

Reed Warbler 2h

Blackcap 4

Whitethroat 23

Lesser Whitethroat 2h

Chiffchaff 2h

Willow Warbler 5

Raven 1

Hobby over Birling Gap

Stonechat

Male Wheatear at the Old Trapping Area

Raven over the Old Trapping Area

Female Wheatear at Cow Gap Beach

Long-tailed Tit in the Gully

Dingy Skipper in Whitbread Hollow

8th May 2010 Beachy Head

Birling Gap & Belle Tout ENE1 Overcast

Pied Wagtail 2

Wheatear 1

Stonechat 4

Whitethroat 14

Lesser Whitethroat 2h

Blackcap 2

Chiffchaff h

Willow Warbler 11 including a couple of acredula-type individuals

Spotted Flycatcher 1

Also RES had a Spotted Flycatcher in Belle Tout Wood yesterday

Early Spider Orchid at Beachy Head

Spotted Flycatcher in Belle Tout Wood

5th May, 2010. Beachy Head

RDME visited several sites on the Headland and also Whitbred Hollow. Only the now resident Chiffchaff, Blackcaps & Whitethroats seen and the Nightingale was still singing in Whitbred Hollow. 4 Swallows moved North over the Hollow.

Of interest, Bob counted 26 Early Spider Orchids in Cow Gap although probably more still to come out and also found 1 very close to the Ringing Hut, a new site for Early Spiders.

2nd May 2010 Beachy Head SW1 Overcast with light rain

Diver sp. 1E, 1W

Scoter 4E

Red-legged Partridge 2 just west of Belle Tout Wood

Sandwich Tern 6

Bonxie 1E (RDME)

Stock Dove 2

Swift 5

Swallow 4

Stonechat 3

Whitethroat c.15

Lesser Whitethroat 2h

Blackcap 2h

Chiffchaff 1h

1st May 2010 Beachy Head W1-2 Overcast with some drizzle

Gannet 2

Scoter 3W

Swallow 13W, 3

Swift 6N

Stonechat 3

Wheatear 1 male

Whitethroat 18

Lesser Whitethroat 3

Chiffchaff 1

Early Spider Orchid 12

Early Purple Orchid 40

On the 28th April RHC had 8 Pomarine Skuas (7 E & 1 on the sea) @ approx.4.40 hrs.

Early Spider Orchids

Early Purple Orchid