Sunday 18 May 2014

18 May 2014 Beachy Head Sunny and warm SE 1-2 increasing to

We sea-watched from 06.25 to 11.10 and was joined by NT. We also visited Belle Tout wood and PN was also birding the Headland sites.
A reasonable sea-bird movement recorded which tended to be more quality than quantity, with the highlight being 2 majestic Pomarine Skuas both with superb tails.

Diver Sp. 1 E
Gannet 10 E
Little Egret 3
Grey Heron 1 E
Garganey 3 E (1 pair briefly settled on the sea)
Shoveler 2 E
Common Scoter 447 E
Knot 4 E
Sanderling 9 E
Bar-tailed Godwit 6 E
Pomarine Skua 2 E @ 07.22
Mediterranean Gull 1 1stS E
Black-headed Gull 125 E
Sandwich Tern 80 E
Commic Tern 26 E
Little Tern 1 E
Black Tern 8 E
Auk Sp. 2 E
Guillemot 1 E
Swift 3
Swallow 10