3 Sept 2014 Beachy Head Early mist becoming fine sunny and warm ENE 2-3

We covered the main sites including The Rides but not Belle Tout wood or loop on the Headland, meeting up with a number of the regular birders who were also covering the Headland. RDME was ringing in Whitbread Hollow.
Generally a decline in night migrants with a thin scattering over the Head and Blackcap numbers had again decreased in the Hollow. Diurnal Migration was again mainly hirundines although small numbers of Meadow Pipits were heading East during the early morning.

Birds ringed are shown in brackets:

Sandwich Tern 1
Tawny Owl 1
Swift 1
Sand Martin 30 E
Swallow c800 E
House Martin c500 E
Tree Pipit 1
Meadow Pipit 20 E
Yellow Wagtail 22
Grey Wagtail 3 E
Common Redstart 5
Whinchat 2
Wheatear 3
Common Whitethroat 45
Blackcap 150 (20)
Chiffchaff 5
Willow Warbler 2
Spotted Flycatcher 4
Jay 2
Raven 2
Reed Bunting 1

Clouded Yellow 2-3
Weasle 1