15th April, 2011. Beachy Head. Overcast, E 2

RDME sea-watched from 06.40 to 08.10 and then birded the Birling lane and then around to Belle Tout wood and Shooters Bottom. He met up with PN & MN and also RKH who were also working areas on the Headland. Combined totals as follows:

Red Throated Diver 1 E

Black Throated Diver 3 E

Diver Sp. 1 on sea.

Great Crested Grebe 1 W

Gannet 66 E & 32 W

Brent Goose 2 E

Shelduck 2 W

Common Scoter 2 E

Whimbrel 35 E

Bonxie 1 E

Greater Black Back Gull 50 in field at Birling.

Sandwich Tern 9 E & 2 W

Swallow 1

Wheatear 1 Greenland type.

Grasshopper Warbler 1 sang briefly in Shooters Bottom (RKH).

Common Whitethroat 5

Blackcap 2

Chiffchaff 1

Willow Warbler 1

Firecrest 1 Birling

Raven 2

Corn Bunting 1