Saturday 11 May 2013

11 May 2013 Beachy Head Part Cloudy WSW 4-5

RDME sea-watched from 05.50 - 07.20 and then covered Whitbread Hollow area, and Belle Tout wood.
Virtually no sea-bird passage seen and the area covered was very quiet:

Gannet 71 E & 4 W
Common Scoter 20 E
Whimbrel 2 E
Sandwich Tern 2 E & 1 W
Auk Sp. 40 E
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Swallow 3
Common Whitethroat 3 in Whitbread Hollow
Garden Warbler 2
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 2

Early Spider Orchids 17 counted at one site.

CYPRUS - I have now published our Cyprus Spring trip report on the following Site:
http://jfcbirdingtrips.blogspot.co.uk/
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