A decent arrival of migrants chiefly on the Headland with the highlight being a Melodious Warbler which showed well but briefly in the Hotel Garden before flying off high towards Icky Ridge. Other highlights included a Pied Flycatcher which was present in the Old Trapping Area, it then departed E with a Redstart, and also a number of other migrants moved off E out of the area. A ring-tailed Hen Harrier was seen over B/T wood before it also departed E over the top fields.
Overhead migration was also in evidence with small numbers of three species of hirundines, a flock of 11 Crossbills and a flock of 25 Goldfinches again all were moving E.
Combined totals:
Hen Harrier r/t, first seen over B/T wood before departing E over the top fields @ 09.50. (RB)
Sparrow Hawk 1 male in the Old Trapping Area
Common Buzzard 2 B/T area
Kestrel 4 Headland
Peregrine 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1 Old Trapping Area departed E
Sand Martin 22 E
Swallow 35 E
House Martin 5 E
Meadow Pipit 12 Birling
Pied Wagtail 5 Birling
Common Redstart 2 (1 Old Trapping area departed E 1 B/T area)
Stonechat 10 Headland
Wheatear 2 Birling
Reed Warbler 6
Melodious Warbler 1 showed well from 10 meters before departing high towards Icky Ridge (JFC)
Our 39th record since 1960.
Lesser Whitethroat 15 Headland chiefly in Shooters Bottom
Common Whitethroat 60 (20 Hollow, 40 Headland) A number departed E.
Willow Warbler 25 (15 Headland, 10 Hollow). Several departed E
Spotted Flycatcher 1 B/T area
Pied Flycatcher 1 Old Trapping Area departed E.. (JFC, DRC, LP)
Bullfinch 1 Hollow
Goldfinch A flock of 25 E over the Old Trapping Area.
Crossbill A party of 11 E over the Hotel Garden (LP)
Clouded Yellow 1 Hollow
Autumn Ladies Tresses 10 Birling lane
Willow Warbler at Birling
Common Buzzard over B/T wood.
