Tuesday 3 April 2012

3rd April, 2012 Beachy Head Sunny with sea-mist becoming warm Wind 0-1

We sea-watched from 07.05 - 08.05 and then met up with PN and covered the whole of the Headland sites including the field and Cliff Path. Small fall of common migrants:

Great Crested Grebe 2 on the sea
Gannet 13 E
Brent Goose 70 E
Wigeon 2 E
Common Scoter 9 E
Curlew 1 E
Common Snipe 1 flushed from Old Trapping Area.
Mediterranean Gull 2 E
Sandwich Tern 16 E
Commic Tern 1 E
Tawny Owl 1 calling
Stonechat 4
Black Redstart 2 at Hodcombe
Wheatear 25
Song Thrush 2
Blackcap 1
Chiffchaff 20
Willow Warbler 18
Tree Creeper 1






Some of today's 23 Wheatears on the Head