Sunday 25 March 2012

25th March, 2012 Beachy Head Sunny cool with sea Haze NE 3-4

Sea-watched from 07.50-10.20 and then covered the more sheltered areas on the Headland:

Red Throated Diver 8 E
Great Crested Grebe 2 on the sea
Gannet 9 E
Brent Goose 33 E
Shelduck 3 E
Goldeneye 1 drake E @ 08.10 (Our 17th record since 1960)
Common Scoter 66 E
Red Breasted Merganser 8 E
Avocet 3 E
Med. Gull 2 E
Sandwich Tern 42 E
Commic Tern 3 E (ties with our previous earliest record on the 25 March, 1972)
Auk Sp. 8 E & 7 on the sea
Chiffchaff 2
Raven 1
Goldfinch 7
Linnet 12

 

One of three Avocets seen moving past Birling today.

 

Chiffchaff in Chat Vale