LP also visited the headland and covered a number of other sites.
Little Egret 2
Green Woodpecker 3 (1 ad and 2 juvs) Birling
Great-spotted Woodpecker 2 (1 Birling & 1 B/T lighthouse area)
Sand Martin 2 W
Song Thrush 2
Lesser Whitethroat 1 Old Trapping Area
Common Whitethroat 16
Blackcap 2 Old Trapping Area
Yellowhammer 1 ad. male B/T
Meadow Brown c60
Gatekeeper c20
Small Heath 1
Small Copper 1
Small Skipper c100
Essex Skipper 2
Marbled White c100+
Dark-green Fritillary 20
Painted Lady 1
Small White 3
Large White 10
Red Admiral 1
Burnett Moth c200
Looking over Birling along the Seven Sisters to Seaford Head
Juvenile male Great-spotted Woodpecker at Birling
Two were seen today our first on the Headland this year.
Gatekeeper
Essex Skipper
Small Skipper
Marbled Whites-good numbers seen today
Dark-green Fritillaries
A very fresh Painted Lady
Burnett Moths
Burnett Moth in flight
Not sure what's going on here
Another Bumblebee mimic hoverfly possibly Narcissus Bulb Fly
(Merodon equestris).
Once again many thanks to RKH for his identification assistance.
