We sea-watched from 06.00-10.00 with RAB, and KH, RKH, RES, RE, LP and JP joined us for some of the watch. RE, LP and JP between them covered most of the sites between Hollow and Birling
Sea-watch was very slow although 3 Pomarine Skuas proved to be the highlight.
Another day with very few migrants present in the bushes with a Short-eared Owl flushed on the Headland.
Red-throated Diver 2 E
Great crested Grebe 1 E
Gannet c25 E
Little Egret 4 Birling beach
Shoveler 2 E
Common Scoter 19 E
Sparrowhawk 1 Birling
Kestrel 1 out over the sea
Red-legged Partridge 1
Bar-tailed Godwit 25 E
Whimbrel 15 E
Pomarine Skua 3 E @ 08.57
Arctic Skua 8 E
Great Skua 2 E
Mediterranean Gull 26 E
Black-headed Gull 11 E
Sandwich Tern 17 E
Commic Tern 8 E
Short-eared Owl 1 near Beachy Head pub
Green Woodpecker 1
Yellow Wagtail 1 fly over
Common Redstart 1 above Hollow
Nightingale singing in Whitbread Hollow
Wheatear 1
Lesser Whitethroat 2 in scrub below B/T lighthouse
Common Whitethroat 30 whole area
Chiffchaff 2
Willow Warbler 1
Grey Seal 1 off Birling
Harbour Porpoise 2 off Birling
