Thursday 22 March 2018

22nd March, 2018 Beachy Head Overcast with a cold W 4-5 wind

Back to winter today with a cold wind. We sea-watched from 06.20 to 07.50 but with the exception of a few geese moving, very little was seen. We covered Birling lane, The Old Trapping Area, Hotel Garden and Icky Ridge area. RE covered Whitbread Hollow, Francis Bottom and Cow Gap.
Virtually no migrants were seen apart for an Alba Wagtail which coasted W along the cliffs.

Red-throated Diver 6 (5 E and 1 W)
Brent Goose 143 E
Common Scoter 7 E
Kestrel 1
Peregrine pair on the cliff stack at Icky Ridge
Auk Sp. 1 W
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1 Hollow
Meadow Pipit 8
Stonechat 5
Song Thrush 6 singing (5 in Whitbread Hollow and 1 Birling)
Raven 2