Wednesday, 9 May 2012

9 May 2012 Beachy Head Drizzle cool & misty S-SW 2-4

We sea-watched from 06.25-08.40 and then walked from Birling to B/T lighthouse and Belle Tout wood the field and back to Birling. Thick sea-mist over the rest of the Headland:

Red Throated Diver 1
Gannet 100 E (25% were immature type birds)
Grey Heron 1 on Birling beach
Brent Goose 11 E
Common Scoter 41 E
Bar Tailed Godwit 1 E
Whimbrel 9 E
Pomarine Skua 3 E @ 06.50
Arctic Skua 4 E
Sandwich Tern 4 E
Auk Sp. 6 E
Swift 1
Alba Wagtail 1 N
Wheatear 3