A pleasant morning. We met up with RJF and JK at Birling and covered Birling lane, the Birling loop, Belle Tout wood and Shooters Bottom. RE was birding in the Hollow area and KG also covered the Cow Gap area. The area was generally very quiet and virtually no overhead migration recorded. Following are the combined totals:
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Water Rail 1 Hollow
Bonxie 1 off Cow Gap per KG
Swallow 2 W
Rock Pipit 8 (4 Birling & 4 Cow Gap area)
Ring Ouzel 6-8 present in a yew tree Foyles Way per RE
Dartford Warbler 1 Birling loop
Chiffchaff 1
Goldcrest 14
Firecrest 2 Cow Gap per KG
Jay 1
Raven 1
Goldfinch 70 W
Lesser Redpoll 22 (12 W)
Bullfinch 2
Corn Bunting 1 singing
