Saturday 22 October 2011

22nd October, 2011 Beachy Head. Fine & clear SE 4-5

 covered most of the sites including the Cliff Path & Rough field & performed an hours sea-watch with RDME who also covered several sites on the Head:

Common Scoter 1 E
Merlin 1
Arctic Skua 4 W
Bonxie 4 (2 E & 2 W)
Auk sp. 61 E
Guillemot 4 E
Tawny Owl 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Swallow 1
Wheatear 1
Redwing 1
Chiffchaff 2
Goldcrest 6
Firecrest 2 (1 in the Old Trapping Area & 1 above Whitbread Hollow).
Long Tailed Tit c12
Tree Creeper 1 in B/T wood.
Raven 2
Goldfinch 50 (16 E)
Lesser Redpoll 5
Reed Bunting 1


Grey Phase Tawny Owl in B/T wood.



Firecrest in the Old Trapping Area


Redwing in the Old Trapping Area



Long Tailed Tits above Whitbread Hollow



Firecrest above Whitbread Hollow.