Sunday 24 October 2010

24th October,2010 Beachy Head, Clear NW 2-3

Doreen and myself did most of the Headland and met up with RKH, RES, SL, NG & GG.
Bob was ringing in the Hollow. The following is a combined list of species seen with birds ringed in brackets:

Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1
Stock Dove 13 NW
Woodpigeon 1,000 NW
Great Spotted Woodpecker 4 (1)
Swallow 16
Sand Martin 1W at Birling (SL)
Ring Ouzel 3 (1 female Shooters Bottom & 2 at Birling)
Blackbird 25
Fieldfare 6 W
Mistle Thrush 4 W
Song Thrush (1 continental bird trapped).
Blackcap 5 (3)
Chiffchaff 2 (1)
Goldcrest 2 (1)
Chaffinch 120 of which 100 moved W.
Brambling 7 W
Goldfinch 200
Siskin 5+
Linnet 100 W
Lesser Redpoll 90 (52)
Reed Bunting 1 departed high N.
Corn Bunting 1



Corn Bunting near Belle Tout wood.

Woodpigeons on the move