Saturday 5 April 2014

5 April 2014 Beachy Head Sunny becoming cloudy, cool. S 1-2

Met up with RDME and sea-watched from 06.35-12.05 and we were joined by RHC and briefly by RK, MK and RJF. PN and MN were birding the area and RDME and ourselves also covered several sites.
A reasonable sea movement but other than 2 fine White Wagtails very few night migrants were recorded.

Red-throated Diver 59 E
Gannet 108 E
Shag 1 ad. E
Grey Heron 1 E
Brent Goose 186 E
Shelduck 2 E and 5 W
Eider 3 E
Common Scoter 335 E
Velvet Scoter 5 E
Red-breasted Merganser 6 E
Peregrine 2
Arctic Skua 4 E
Bonxie 1 E
Mediterranean Gull 20 E and 3 W
Little Gull 34 E
Black-headed Gull 28 E
Sandwich Tern 67 E
Commic Tern 2 E
Auk Sp 4 E
Stock Dove 2
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Swallow 1 in off the sea
Pied Wagtail 1 female
White Wagtail 2
Alba Wagtail 2 over Birling
Stonechat 4
Chiffchaff 8
Willow Warbler 3
Carrion Crow 8 in off the sea
Raven 2
Corn Bunting 4

Late news from yesterday 2 Black Redstarts and 2 Red Kites were seen during the afternoon from Hodcombe.


 

Common Scoter moving East