Sunday 29 April 2012

29th April, 2012 Beachy Head Early Rain becoming sunny NE -E 5-2

We sea-watched from 09.00-16.15 and were joined by RDME & RHC.RDME also visited Belle Tout wood:

Red Throated Diver 1 E
Great Crested Grebe 1 on sea
Gannet 27 E & 17 W
Barnacle Goose 2 W @ 09.50 (Only our fourth record since 1960)
Shelduck 2 W
Common Scoter 28 E
Hobby 1 in off the sea @ 09.20(our first for the year)
Grey Plover 4 E
Bar Tailed Godwit 176 E
Whimbrel 7 E
Pomarine Skua 1 E @ 15.35.
Arctic Skua 1 E & 1 W (different birds)
Bonxie 2 E
Sandwich Tern 46 E
Commic Tern 8 E
Auk Sp. 1E
Swift 5 in off the sea
Swallow 62 in off the sea
House Martin 4 in off the sea
Yellow Wagtail 1 in off the sea
Long Tailed Tit 2 in Belle Tout wood