Tuesday 1 May 2012

1 May, 2012 Beachy Head Cloudy mist & drizzle NE 2-3 to SE1-2

RDME sea-watched 05.45-07.45 and then covered Birling lane, Belle Tout wood, Shooters Bottom & the Old Trapping Area. He also met up with RB. PN also covered the above areas as well as the walk to Belle Tout lighthouse area:

Gannet 43 E & 1 W
Canada Goose 2 in over Birling
Shelduck 3 E
Common Scoter 8 E
Peregrine 2-3
Whimbrel 2 E
Arctic Skua 1 E
Sandwich Tern 7 W
Commic Tern 42 E
Swallow 2
Alba Wagtail 1 over Shooters Bottom
Nightingale 2 singing in Shooters Bottom (our first for the year).
Common Redstart 2 (male and female side of Belle Tout wood)
Whinchat 1 at Birling (our first for the year)
Stonechat 4-6
Wheatear 2
Song Thrush 3
Lesser Whitethroat 2
Common Whitethroat 11+
Blackcap 4
Chiffchaff 4
Willow Warbler 6
Tree Creeper 1
Redpoll 4