We sea-watched from 06.20-08.20 but once again it was very quiet with only a few sea-birds moving.
We then covered the Radio mast bushes, Hotel Garden, Icky Ridge, Old Trapping Area and Shooters Bottom. RE and LP covered Birling lane, Birling loop, Belle Tout wood and Shooters Bottom.
c50 Meadow Pipits were moving overhead, the female type Merlin showed well hunting near the Hotel Garden, and 3 Black Redstarts showed well in Shooters Bottom.
Red-throated Diver 11 (9 E, 1 W and 1 s/p on the sea)
Gannet 10 E
Brent Goose 45 E
Shelduck 2
Common Scoter 11 E
Red-breasted Merganser 2 E
Merlin 1 female type hunting Hotel Garden area (JFC)
Peregrine 1 Birling
Red-legged Partridge 1
Oystercatcher 1 E high up and long way out off Birling
Black-headed Gull 8 E
Green Woodpecker 1 B/T wood
Meadow Pipit 50 overhead movement
Pied Wagtail 3 Birling
Black Redstart 3 Shooters Bottom (1 male and 2 female types)
Song Thrush 4
Chiffchaff 7
Goldcrest 3
Firecrest 3 (2 Shooters Bottom and 1 B/T wood)
Raven 2 birling
The 2 female types Black Redstart in Shooters Bottom
