26th August, 2019 Beachy Head Very hot and humid, E 1

Another very hot day. We covered all the usual sites on the Headland. Briefly met up with LP covering from radio mast bushes to Shooters Bottom. Paul and Gareth James who had covered a large area from Birling to the Old Trapping Area including fields around Hodcombe area and they kindly updated myself with their migrant numbers.
Reasonable numbers of common night migrants which included 2 Pied Flycatchers and good numbers of chats etc. LP had both Tree Pipits and Yellow Wagtails on the move over the Headland. Hirnudine passage was generally light with small numbers of Swallows and Sand Martins logged.

Whimbrel 1 on cliff edge
Green Woodpecker 1 Birling
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1 Birling
Sand Martin 50 E
Swallow 150 E
Tree Pipit 2 Birling
Yellow Wagtail 60 Headland
Common Redstart 5 Headland
Whinchat 23 Headland
Wheatear 21 Headland
Song Thrush 2 Headland
Grasshopper Warbler 1 Birling (PJ,GJ)
Sedge Warbler 3 Headland
Reed Warbler 1 Shooters Bottom
Lesser Whitethroat 4 Headland
Common Whitethroat 50 Headland
Blackcap 7 Shooters Bottom
Willow Warbler 13 Headland
Spotted Flycatcher 1 Near Hotel Garden
Pied Flycatcher 2 Headland
Long-tailed Tit 2 Shooters Bottom
Raven 1

Clouded Yellow 3 Headland.

Lesser Whitethroat in the Old Trapping Area

Reed Warbler in Shooters Bottom

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Sedge Warbler which finally gave itself up in the Old Trapping Area 

Following were recorded by ARK and MH at Crowlink during today

Hobby 1

Yellow Wagtail c100

Spotted Flycatcher 2

Pied Flycatcher 2

Whinchat 4

Wheatear 9

Small numbers of Whitethroat, Blackcap and Willow Warblers