29 May 2013 Beachy Head Fine warm and clear W 1

Covered virtually all the usual birding sites on the Headland and met up with RDME who had also covered the Whitbread Hollow area. Just a thin scattering of night migrants but the most unusual event was 7 Mute Swans moving E out to sea off Birling.

Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 7 E off Birling
Common Scoter 40 E
Peregrine 1
Curlew 1
Commic Tern 20 E
Swift 1
Great spotted Woodpecker 1
Swallow 9
Rock Pipit 1
Song Thrush 1
Reed Warbler 1
Common Whitethroat c20
Garden Warbler 3
Blackcap 7
Chiffchaff 4
Willow Warbler 1
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Jay 1
Bullfinch 1 pair
Corn Bunting 1

 

 Seven Mute Swans moving E off Birling

 

Chiffchaff at Birling