Monday 7 May 2012

7 May 2012 Beachy Head Sunny clear mild E-S 1-2

We sea-watched 05.45-12.45 & 14.00-15.00. During our break, we covered the field. RDME also sea-watched and covered the Headland and Whitbread Hollow. Both AQ & RHC also joined us on the sea-watch:
Red Throated Diver 7 E
Black Throated Diver 8 E
Great Crested Grebe 2 E
Gannet 136 E
Brent Goose 13 E
Shelduck 8 E
Common Scoter 278 E
Red Breasted Merganser 3 E
Common Buzzard 2
Hobby 2 off Birling
Peregrine 3 
Avocet 4 E
Grey Plover 1 E
Bar Tailed Godwit 39 E
Whimbrel 20 E
Pomarine Skua 5 E
Arctic Skua 7 E
Bonxie 2 E
Mediterranean Gull 4 1stS's (1 E & 3 W)
Little Gull 3 E
Black Headed Gull 29 E
Sandwich Tern 98 E
Commic Tern 27 E
Little Tern 4 E
Auk Sp. 22 E
Razorbill 1 on the sea
Tawny Owl 2
Swallow 4 in off the sea
Yellow Wagtail 3
Whinchat 3
Wheatear 29 (Most if not all were Greenlands)
Reed Warbler 1
Lesser Whitethroat 4
Common Whitethroat 25
Garden Warbler 1
Blackcap 3
Chiffchaff 4
Raven 2









Adult male Whinchat



Adult female Whinchat


Adult female Wheatear