Friday 21 October 2011

21st October, 2011 Beachy Head. Overcast cool. SW 1 to 3

Covered the usual sites on the Headland and generally very quiet. Met up briefly with ME & GG.
RDME was ringing in Whitbread Hollow and the following are our combined totals with birds ringed in brackets:

Sparrowhawk 2
Tawny Owl 2
Skylark 16 (10 E)
Swallow 12 (6 W)
House Martin 40
Fieldfare 2 E
Blackcap 10 (6)
Chiffchaff 5 (1)
Goldcrest 8 (3)
Firecrest 1 in Hollow
Tree Creeper 1 B/T wood.
Goldfinch 120 (100 W)
Lesser Redpoll 60 (25)
Bullfinch 2 (2)