Friday 19 September 2014

19 Sept 2014 Beachy Head Cloud 7/8 to 4/8 to 1/8, E 2 or 3 later 4. Misty then clearing then thick fog. Very warm from dawn

RDME was ringing in Whitbread Hollow and had a small fall of migrants, NP covered Shooters Bottom and at both sites our first Ring Ouzels of the Autumn were see. Meadow Pipits and Swallows were moving E and a party of 12 Siskins, our first also for the Autumn also moved E.
Birds ringed are shown in brackets:

Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Common Redstart 2
Ring Ouzel 2
Song Thrush 1 (1 Continental race)
Reed Warbler 1 (1)
Common Whitethroat 3
Blackcap 50 (22)
Chiffchaff 50 (5)
Goldcrest 2 (1)
Spotted Flycatcher 2
Siskin 12 E
Jay 1
Raven 1