9th September, 2018 Beachy Head. Fine and sunny SW

SL covered Went Hill, Shooters Bottom and the Old Trapping Area where he met up with GG and DW and they carried out a raptor watch. Just small numbers of migrants seen but the highlight was a Lesser Emperor Dragonfly found by GG, which is the first record for Beachy Head.

Fulmar 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Common Buzzard 1
Merlin 1 (fairly high up over the Old Trapping Area)
Peregrine 1
Sand Martin 3
Small numbers of House Martins and Swallows
Whinchat 8
Wheatear 1
Small numbers of Common Whitethroats and Blackcaps
Raven 1
Linnet 50+
Goldfinch 50+
Corn Bunting 6

Common Blue small numbers on Went Hill
Small Heath many
Small Copper several
Brown Argus 1 Went Hill
Clouded Yellow 2

Migrant Hawker 3
Lesser Emperor 1

Taken by SL.

Lesser Emperor at the Old Trapping Area