27th October, 2019 Beachy Head Overcast at first becoming Sunny. N 1 increasing to 2-3

Wind now in the N and becoming colder but still a nice late Autumnal morning. We covered Birling lane, Belle Tout wood, Shooters Bottom, Old Trapping Area, Hotel Garden, Icky Ridge and Radio mast bushes. LP was also covering a number of sites on the Headland. Three members of the BHRG were ringing in Whitbread Hollow.
Headland generally quiet for migrants which included 2 Ring Ouzels, 1 Firecrest, 1 Black Redstart and our second Eastern type Lesser Whitethroat for the Autumn. In Whitbread Hollow the highlight was a Woodcock, with 40 Goldcrests and and 2 Firecrests.
Diurnal migration disappointing with around 200 Wood Pigeons and 100 Goldfinches moving E.
Combined totals:

Sparrow Hawk 1 Hollow
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1 Birling
Tawny Owl 2 Hollow
Woodcock 1 Whitbread Hollow
Golden Plover 2 over Headland
Wood Pigeon 200 E
Meadow Pipit 10
Robin 45 (15 Headland, 30 Hollow)
Black Redstart 1 female type Birling
Ring Ouzel 2 Shooters Bottom
Blackbird 36 (16 Headland, 20 Hollow)
Song Thrush 6 Headland
Blackcap 4 Hollow
Lesser Whitethroat 1possibly Eastern Blythi type at Birling (LP)
Chiffchaff 25 (5 Headland, 20 Hollow)
Goldcrest 48 (8 Headland, 40 Hollow)
Firecrest 3 (1 Birling, 2 Hollow)
Long-tailed Tit 3 Hollow
Jay 1 Hollow
Raven 1 Hollow
Starling 35 W
Brambling 7 over Headland
Goldfinch 100 E
Redpoll 20 Hollow
Reed Bunting 1 Shooters Bottom
Corn Bunting 1 singing B/T

Red Admiral 1 Cliff Path

Fox 1

Reed Bunting flew off just as I was about to photograph it.

Good numbers of mushroom types this Autumn at Beachy.