9th April, 2018 Beachy Head Overcast, dull with sea-mist. E 3-4

A dull murky morning with poor visibility. We met up with RE and birded Birling lane, Belle Tout wood, Cornish farm track, Shooters Bottom, Old Trapping Area, Hotel Garden, Icky Ridge and the Cliff path. RE also covered the Birling loop.
Still very quiet for migrants with 5 White Wagtails, and 2 Black Redstarts being the highlights.

Peregrine 2 pairs
Red-legged Partridge 1 Cornish farm track
Green Woodpecker 2
Swallow 4
Alba Wagtail 3 past overhead
White Wagtail 5 (1 Shooters Bottom and 4 dropped into the newly ploughed field)
Black Redstart 2 Shooters Bottom
Stonechat 8
Wheatear 2
Song Thrush 2
Chiffchaff 2
Raven 1
Goldfinch 10
Linnet 27
Yellowhammer 1 male by the side of Belle Tout wood
Corn Bunting 12

Stoat 1 Shooters Bottom


Late news for the 8th April with 1 White Wagtail in Whitbread Hollow, 9 Firecrests, 4 Black Redstarts, and 1 Common Redstart which was also seen on the 7th.

White Wagtail in a ploughed field -5 new arrivals 4 dropped into the

field whilst we were there. 

Female Black Redstart which was being chased by a

 local male Stonechat.

Looked a dull bird until it flew.