19th October, 2019 Beachy Head Overcast with showers becoming brighter later. Mild W 4-5 brcoming lighter later

Just a short visit and we covered Shooters Bottom, Old Trapping Area, Icky Ridge and Belle Tout wood, a number of visiting birders were on the Headland including GJ who visited sites on the Headland and also in the Cow Gap and Gully areas.
Still good numbers of Ring Ouzels present, with single Firecrest, Short-eared Owl and a late Common Whitethroat.
Combined totals:

Kestrel 1
Merlin 1 Set a-side field, B/T (GJ & PJ)
Peregrine 1 Icky Ridge
Short-eared Owl 1 Whitbread Hollow (GJ & PJ)
Swallow 20
Ring Ouzel c20 in the whole area. (10 Shooters bottom, 10 Whitbread Hollow, 10Cow Gap)
Common Whitethroat (GJ & PJ)
Chiffchaff 3 Headland
Goldcrest 4 B/T wood
Firecrest 1 B/T wood (JFC)
Long-tailed Tit 4 Shooters Bottom
Coal Tit 1 (GJ&PJ)
Goldfinch 150 Headland
Linnet Flock of 250 in set a-side field

Some of today's Ring Ouzels taken looking into the sun

at Shooters Bottom.