Tuesday 10 April 2012

10th April, 2012 Beachy Head Part Overcast, clear & cool WSW 4

We sea-watched from 06.30 - 09.00 and were joined by RDME & RHC. We then covered some of the sites on the Headland including the Cliff Path and met up with RB, RKH & RES in B/T wood:

Red Throated Diver 2 E
Great Crested Grebe 1 E
Gannet 54 E
Brent Goose 39 E
Common Scoter 30 E & 5 W
Curlew 7 W
Arctic Skua 1 d/p E
Bonxie 2 E
Mediterranean Gull 4 E
Sandwich Tern 34 E
Auk Sp. 2 E
Wheatear 2
Chiffchaff 5
Willow Warbler 2
Firecrest 1 B/T wood
Tree Creeper 2
Long Tailed Tit 2
Raven 1

RHC sea-watched on the 9th April from 07.15-08.45 and his highlights were:
Manx Shearwater 1
Arctic Skua 2 E
Bonxie 2 E
Mediterranean Gull 14 E



Firecrest in Belle Tout wood.


Male Blackbird with white feathers on the head in the Hotel Garden