Friday 31 October 2014

31 Oct 2014 Beachy Head Very warm, wind S 3/4 cloud variable from 7/8 to 3/8 with bright sun

RDME again went ringing in Whitbread Hollow and also birded Belle Tout wood area. Again generally quiet with just a small passage of Woodpigeons west and another Firecrest was trapped in the Hollow.

Birds ringed are shown in brackets:

Sparrowhawk – 1 over Wood
Woodpigeon 400 W
Tawny Owl 2
Ring Ouzel 2
Blackcap 1 (1)
Chiffchaff 5
Goldcrest 14 (2)
Firecrest 1 (1)
Long-tailed Tit 5 (3)
Bullfinch 3
Wren 8

Red Admiral 2
Clouded Yellow 1