Tuesday 29 October 2013

29 October 2013 Beachy Head Fine, sunny W 3

 Just a short visit this morning, and concentrated in the Birling to Belle Tout area. Met up with a number of regular birders. Bob also covered Whitbread Hollow.
Good numbers of diurnal migrants logged with 420 Stock Doves with 270 over the Headland and 150 over the Hollow, otherwise just a few other migrants recorded.

Stock Dove 420 (in flock sizes from 17 to 100) (Our best year was in 2010 when 750 moved E on the 10/10).
Wood Pigeon 80 E
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Skylark 11 W
Swallow 9 W
Meadow Pipit 50 W
Alba Wagtail 3 W
Stonechat 1
Wheatear 1
Ring Ouzel 1
Blackbird 20
Song Thrush 2
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 10
Goldcrest 2
Firecrest 2
Chaffinch 20 W
Brambling 3 (2 W)
Greenfinch 43 W (Our best total this year)
Goldfinch 400 (300 W)
Siskin 8 W
Linnet 200 W
Lesser Redpoll 22 W
Reed Bunting 5 W

Good numbers of Stock Doves moving today.


Maybe our last Wheatear for this year.