Thursday 25 September 2014

25 Sept 2014 Beachy Head Cloud cover 1/8 to 7/8 N/NW 3 to N1 to 3 cool at first.

RDME went ringing in Whitbread Hollow this morning but found very few night migrants present and the Hollow was generally very quiet with little diurnal migration seen.
The following are his sightings with birds ringed are shown in brackets:

Kestrel 1
Tawny Owl 2
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Swallow 30
House Martin 15
Pied Wagtail 2
Stonechat 8
Grasshopper Warbler 1 (1)
Blackcap 40 (15)
Chiffchaff 10 (2)
Goldcrest 2
Jay 2
Raven 1
Bullfinch 1