Saturday 3 March 2012

3rd March, 2012 Beachy Head Misty cool, rain later S 2-3

Sea-watched from 07.10-08.55 and RHC joined us for some of the watch. We then covered the lane at Birling onto the Gully behind the wood and then B/T wood and then walked the field back to Birling, it then started to rain:

Red Throated Diver 23 E & 3 on the sea
Gannet 143 E
Brent Goose 116 E
Shelduck 4 E
Gadwall 2 E
Shoveler 7 E
Common Scoter 3 E
Oystercatcher 10+
Med. Gull 2 adults E
Kittiwake 110 E
Auk Sp. 150 E
Guillemot 4
Razorbill 20+ on the sea

Skylark 40 in the field
Rock Pipit 2
Stonechat 4 (3 males & 1 female)
Linnet 4 in the field