We covered all of the Headland sites, met up with RDME at Belle Tout who had been carrying out survey work and had covered Whitbread Hollow & Cow Gap. Also met up with SL:
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 2
Collared Dove 3
Swift 9
Sand Martin 1
Swallow 71
House Martin 3
Yellow Wagtail 5 N
Wheatear 9
Reed Warbler 2
Lesser Whitethroat 6
Common Whitethroat 30
Garden Warbler 2
Blackcap 16
Chiffchaff 3
Willow Warbler 6 (Several Northern types)
Spotted Flycatcher 8
Long Tailed Tit 2
Tree Creeper 2
Goldfinch 7
Linnet Approx. 50
Redpoll 1 W
Corn Bunting 2
Small Tortoiseshell 1
Wall Brown 6
Small Heath 1
Small Copper 1
Dingy Skipper 1
Silver Y moth 1
Hare 1
Fox 1
Spotted Flycatcher, 8 were seen today.
Male Blackcap in Belle Tout wood
Garden Warbler at Birling
Willow Warbler showing characters of P.t.acredula in Belle Tout wood.
Skylark in rough field
Early Spider Orchid
Excellent year for the Early Purple Orchids
Pale Variety of the Early Purple Orchid
Chalk Milkwort
Small Heath Butterfly
Wall Brown along the Cliff Path
Can anyone name this??
