Saturday, 18 May 2013

18 May 2013 Beachy Head Cloudy, clear and cool NW 2

RDME covered virtually the whole of the Headland sites as well as Whitbread Hollow and Cow Gap Gully:

Common Scoter 5 on the sea
Sparrowhawk 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Swift 1
Stonechat just 1 pair seen
Reed Warbler 1
Common Whitethroat c30
Garden Warbler 3
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 2
Corn Bunting 1

Early Spider Orchid 13+ in a different colony to those previously counted and a further 8 in the usual colony.