Friday 17 February 2012

17th February, 2012 Beachy Head Dull, Cloudy & mild W 1-2

Sea-watched with RDME from 07.30-09.00. We then covered Birling Lane, B/T wood, Old Trapping Area & the field, briefly meeting up with RHC. RDME covered Whitbread Hollow:

Red Throated Diver 11 ( 7 E, 3 W & 1 on the sea)
Gannet 40 feeding
Common Scoter 7 E
Smew 5 redheads E @ 08.15 (Our 2nd record since 1960)
Woodcock 4 (2 Birling, 1 B/T wood & 1 Hodcombe)
Curlew 2
Auk Sp. 135 (40 on the sea, 50 E & 45 W)
Razorbill 10 on the sea
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Skylark 3 arrived in off the sea.
Blackbird 13
Song Thrush 8
Raven 4+