29th September, 2018 Beachy Head Fine and sunny becoming warm E 2

Another beautiful sunny calm morning. Doreen and myself covered Birling lane, Shooters Bottom, Toilet block bushes, Hotel Garden and Icky Ridge, Old Trapping Area and Belle Tout wood.
RE and two members of the BHRG were ringing in Whitbread Hollow. Another small fall of Chiffchaffs but otherwise just small numbers of other night migrants. Very little in the way of diurnal migration with the highlight being another Marsh Harrier moving E out to sea off Birling.
Combined totals:

Grey Heron 1 E out to sea off Birling
Marsh Harrier 1 E at 07.40 out to sea off Birling
Sparrowhawk 1 Hollow
Common Buzzard 1 Hollow
Kestrel 2 Hollow
Tawny Owl 3 Hollow
Green Woodpecker 1 Birling
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1 Headland flyover
Swallow 100 E
House Martin 3
Rock Pipit 1 Birling
Pied Wagtail 16 Birling
Robin 12 Headland
Stonechat 8 Headland
Ring Ouzel 1 Birling
Song Thrush 1 Hollow
Blackcap 35 (30 Hollow and 5 Headland)
Chiffchaff 101 (31 Headland and 70 Hollow)
Long-tailed Tit 3 Hollow
Jay 1 Hollow
Bullfinch 2 Hollow

Clouded Yellow Hollow

Some late news RB also visited Shooters Bottom late this morning and saw 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Ring Ouzel and an Osprey flying SE at 12.45.

Full moon with a halo taken by Doreen Cooper on the 26th.

Grey Heron E out to sea off Birling

Marsh Harrier going E out to sea off Birling