11th April, 2018. Beachy Head Early sea-fog becoming fine and Sunny E 2-4

At long last a fine and sunny morning after early sea-fog. Just a very brief sea-watch from 07.35-07.50 and then we covered Shooters Bottom, the Old Trapping Area. Hotel Garden, Icky Ridge area, Belle Tout wood and Cornish Farm. RE also covered Cornish Farm track, Birling lane, Shooters
Bottom and Belle Tout wood. Just small numbers of migrants recorded.

Great-crested Grebe 1 on the sea
Gannet 6 E
Common Scoter 4 W
Sparrowhawk 1
Common Buzzard 2-3
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1
Red-legged Partridge 3
Green Woodpecker 1
Swallow 5
Black Redstart 1 Shooters Bottom
Wheatear 1
Backcap 4
Chiffchaff 9
Willow Warbler 2
Goldfinch 12
Linnet 20
Corn Bunting 12

Fox 1

Late news for the 10th April: Small fall of 22 Chiffchaffs after the fog had lifted with 4 Willow Warblers.

Two Willow Warblers in Shooters Bottom

Female type Black Redstart in Shooters Bottom.