Monday, 19 August 2013

19 August 2013 Beachy Head Overcast with good sunny periods warm WNW 1 increasing to 2-3

Covered all the usual sites on the Headland and also walked up to Cornish Farm. Met up with both RB and GG. RDME was ringing in Whitbread Hollow. A fairly quiet morning with just a scattering of migrants.
Birds ringed in brackets.

Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1
Collared Dove 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Sand Martin 3
Swallow 50
Tree Pipit 3
Yellow Wagtail 10
Common Redstart 3
Whinchat 1
Reed Warbler 1
Lesser Whitethroat 3 (1)
Common Whitethroat 60 (11)
Garden Warbler 1 (1)
Blackcap 1
Chiffchaff 1 (1)
Willow Warbler 47 (13)
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Raven 1
Goldfinch 17
Bullfinch 2 Hollow

Small Tortoiseshell 2
Wall 1
Brown Argus 3
Common Blue 50
Painted Lady 1


 


Yellow Wagtail at Cornish Farm