Friday 15 April 2011

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