3rd March, 2012 Beachy Head Misty cool, rain later S 2-3

Sea-watched from 07.10-08.55 and RHC joined us for some of the watch. We then covered the lane at Birling onto the Gully behind the wood and then B/T wood and then walked the field back to Birling, it then started to rain:

Red Throated Diver 23 E & 3 on the sea
Gannet 143 E
Brent Goose 116 E
Shelduck 4 E
Gadwall 2 E
Shoveler 7 E
Common Scoter 3 E
Oystercatcher 10+
Med. Gull 2 adults E
Kittiwake 110 E
Auk Sp. 150 E
Guillemot 4
Razorbill 20+ on the sea

Skylark 40 in the field
Rock Pipit 2
Stonechat 4 (3 males & 1 female)
Linnet 4 in the field

28th February, 2012 Beachy Head Cloudy & misty W 0-1

RDME sea-watched from 07.25-08.25 and then met up with PN and they covered Birling lane, onto B/T lighthouse and the wood and then back to Birling:

Red Throated Diver 5 on the sea
Great Crested Grebe 1 on the sea
Gannet 10
Brent Geese 11 E
Shelduck 1 W
Wigeon 8
Auk sp. 6 W & 11 on the sea
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 B/T wood
Redwing 1

Porpoise 1

26th February, 2012 Beachy Head Sunny, frosty becoming warm. N 0-1

Sea-watched from 07.30-08.45. We then walked the lane at Birling the gully behind Belle Tout wood and the wood itself and walked the whole of the field:

Red Throated Diver 19 (6 E & 13 on the sea).
Great Crested Grebe 10
Gannet 20 E
Grey Heron 1 W off Birling
Common Scoter 11 E
Med Gull 2 E
Auk Sp. 36 E
Guillemot 2 on the sea
Skylark 15 in the field
Linnet 13

21st February, 2012 Beachy Head Overcast mild WSW 2-3

We sea-watched from 07.30-09.15, met up with PN and we then covered Birling lane, PN walked up and behind B/T wood. we covered the field, B/T wood and the Old Trapping Area:

Red Throated Diver 20 (18 E, 1 W & 1 on the sea)
Great Crested Grebe 1 on the sea
Gannet 291 E & 27 W
Brent Goose 14 E & 1 W
Shelduck 1 E
Common Scoter 3 E
Velvet Scoter 2 E
Red Breasted Merganser 5 E
Med Gull 5 E (All adults 2 in full s/p - our first for the year)
Kittiwake 30 E
Auk Sp. 167 E & 30 W
Guillemot 2
Razorbill 1

Skylark 30
Linnet 5

20th February, 2012 Beachy Head Sunny periods cold SW1-3

RDME sea-watched 07.30-09.00 and then birded the lane at Birling and around to B/T lighthouse and wood, the Old Trapping Area & Whitbread Hollow:

Red Throated Diver 35 (13 E, 8W, 1 on the sea & 13 moving E & landed on the sea)
Gannet 209 E & 32 W
Brent Goose 22 E
Common Scoter 4 E
Red Breasted Merganser 5 E
Auk Sp. 32 E & 28 W
Blackbird 13
Song Thrush 7
Bullfinch 1

17th February, 2012 Beachy Head Dull, Cloudy & mild W 1-2

Sea-watched with RDME from 07.30-09.00. We then covered Birling Lane, B/T wood, Old Trapping Area & the field, briefly meeting up with RHC. RDME covered Whitbread Hollow:

Red Throated Diver 11 ( 7 E, 3 W & 1 on the sea)
Gannet 40 feeding
Common Scoter 7 E
Smew 5 redheads E @ 08.15 (Our 2nd record since 1960)
Woodcock 4 (2 Birling, 1 B/T wood & 1 Hodcombe)
Curlew 2
Auk Sp. 135 (40 on the sea, 50 E & 45 W)
Razorbill 10 on the sea
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Skylark 3 arrived in off the sea.
Blackbird 13
Song Thrush 8
Raven 4+

15th February, 2012 Beachy Head Cloud 1/8 mild NW 2-3

RDME covered Birling lane, Belle Tout wood, Cow Gap & Whitbread Hollow:

Red Legged Partridge 1 calling
Woodcock 2 Whitbread Hollow
Peregrine 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming in Whitbread Hollow
Long Tailed Tit 1 B/T wood
Song Thrush 3
Blackbird 17