15th September, 2011 Beachy Head. Sunny cool becoming hot. Wind Nil..

RDME & SM went trapping in Whitbread Hollow & met up with RHC. Also PN & GG were birding on the Head. PN visited the Hotel Garden area, Old Trapping Area, Shooters Bottom & Belle Tout wood. Good numbers of migrants seen and so many birds in the Hollow, the nets were closed very early to cope with the numbers. Birds ringed are included in brackets.

Marsh Harrier 1

Sparrowhawk 2

Common Buzzard 3

Tawny Owl 1

Short Eared Owl 1

Wheatear Approx. 100 on the Head per RHC

Song Thrush 1 (1)

Grasshopper Warbler 4 (3)

Reed Warbler 2 (1)

Lesser Whitethroat 6

Common Whitethroat 58 (10)

Garden Warbler 1 (1)

Blackcap 410 (84)

Chiffchaff 316 (65)

Willow Warbler 7 (4)

Goldcrest 1

Spotted Flycatcher 1

Raven 2

Whiskered type Bat sp. 1 in the Hollow