Sunday 8 April 2012

8th April, 2012 Beachy Head Overcast, rain & sea-mist W1-2

We sea-watched with RHC in poor conditions from 07.00-08.15. After a break for the rain to ease, we covered the Birling Gap/Belle Tout areas and also the Old Trapping Area:

Brent Goose 49 E
Shelduck 3 W
Common Scoter 12 E
Peregrine 2
Curlew 1 E
Bonxie 1 E
Sandwich Tern 1 E
Meadow Pipit 16 in off the sea
Black Redstart 1 female type Birling
Wheatear 3
Willow Warbler 16
Long Tailed Tit 1
Tree Creeper 1
Siskin 2 W

RHC also had 2 Black Redstarts at Hodcombe on the 3/4