Tuesday 8 October 2013

8 October 2013 Beachy Head Overcast warm W 0-1

Covered all the sites on the Headland and met up with several local birders. RDME was ringing in Whitbread Hollow. No diurnal migration was seen and an even quieter day for night migrants than yesterday.
Birds ringed in brackets.

Little Egret 1 E
Common Buzzard 1
Tawny Owl 1
Swallow 15
Yellow Wagtail 3
Alba Wagtail 8
Ring Ouzel 1
Song Thrush 2 (1)
Blackcap 13 (5)
Chiffchaff 80 (33)
Jay 1
Raven 2
Siskin 1
Bullfinch 2



Chiffchaffs at Birling


Wren at Belle Tout


Clouded Yellow helice from taken on the 7 Oct. by Roger Haggar