I went with Terry this morning and we sea-watched from 06.30-07.30 and we then covered the Radio mast bushes, Hotel Garden, Icky Ridge, Cliff Path and returned along the top bushes, Old Trapping Area and Belle Tout wood. The sea-watch was quiet although the first bird I saw was a Manx Shearwater and as expected the area was very quiet with probably no new arrivals and we didn't even see any hirundines.
On the journey home a Red Kite over the A27 on the approach to Lewes.
Manx Shearwater 1 E @ 06.30
Gannet 26 E
Common Scoter 12 E
Sparrow Hawk 1 female
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1
Herring Gull 250 following a trawler off Birling
Sandwich Tern 3 E
Auk Sp. 5 E
Razorbill 1 E
Guillemot 1 E
Lesser Whitethroat 1 still singing along the Cliff Path
Common Whitethroat 10
Blackcap 5 along the Cliff Path
Chiffchaff 3 along the Cliff Path
Raven 2
Corn Bunting 7
Wall Butterfly 3 along the Cliff Path
Common Blue 1
Small Heath 1
Speckled Wood 3
Grey Seal 1 off the Cliff Path
Young Fox 1 along the Cliff Path.
taken by Terry Cooper
Looking along the Seven Sisters to Seaford Head.
Both taken by Terry Cooper
Chiffchaff along the Cliff Path
Both taken by Terry Cooper
Male Common Whitethroat singing along the Cliff Path.
Female Sparrow Hawk above Whitbread Hollow
Speckled Wood along the Cliff Path.
Taken by Terry Cooper
JFC sea-watching at Birling
