Wednesday, 1 May 2019

1st May, 2019 Beachy Head Calm and hazy at first with a fog bank out to sea.

RAB sea-watched from 06.08-08.08 and then covered Belle Tout wood and scrub, Shooters Bottom, Hotel Garden and Icky Ridge. RE covered Birling lane and loop, Belle Tout wood, Cornish Farm track and Shooters Bottom. The sea-watch was quiet and once again very few migrants were present in the area.

Gannet 35 E
Common Scoter 15 E and 2 on the sea
Arctic Skua 2 E
Sandwich Tern 19 E
Swallow 5
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Common Whitethroat 10
Chiffchaff 1
Willow Warbler 2
Raven 6 including 4 young.

Harbour Porpoise 1