RE was ringing in Whitbread Hollow but generally quiet with only small numbers of night migrants were present.
ASC was covering the Headland sites and recorded 3 Woodlarks flying over the Headland.
Sparrowhawk 1 Hollow
Tawny Owl 1 Hollow
Green Woodpecker 1 Hollow
Wood Lark 3 flew over the Headland (ASC)
Blackcap 3 Hollow
Chiffchaff 30 Hollow
Jay 1 Hollow
Goldfinch 20 Hollow
Lesser Redpoll 3 trapped in the Hollow
20th October, 2018 Cool at first becoming fine and sunny NE 2.
We covered Birling lane, Shooters Bottom and Hotel Garden. RE and MB were ringing in Whitbread Hollow. Chris Bird was also covering Birling to Belle Tout area. ASC was covering the Headland sites and SL covered Shooters Bottom, Went Hill, Micheldene and then back to Belle Tout.
Unfortunately, a film crew had taken over a number of the car parking sites, and as usual they are arrogant enough to think they own the whole area.
Small fall of Goldcrests and Song Thrushes with a late Sedge Warbler in Shooters Bottom. Diurnal migration saw our of first small movement of Wood Pigeons and also finches and Skylarks.
Little Egret 2 E
Sparrowhawk 2 Hollow
Kestrel 2
Golden Plover 2 top fields
Stock Dove 10 E with Wood Pigeons
Wood Pigeon 230 (150W and 80 E)
Tawny Owl 2 Hollow
Skylark 40 chiefly E
Meadow Pipit 35 E
Pied Wagtail 9 (5E)
Robin 12 Headland
Ring Ouzel 2 Headland
Blackbird 30 Headland
Redwing 4 Headland
Song Thrush 16 chiefly Shooters Bottom
Sedge Warbler 1 Shooters Bottom (our latest datewas on the 21/10/2002)
Blackcap 6 (5 Hollow and 1 Headland)
Chiffchaff 28 (15 Hollow and 13 Headland)
Goldcrest 15 Headland
Magpie party of 16 W over the Headland
Raven 2 Headland
Starling 100 W early morning
Chaffinch 25 Headland
Brambling 2 Headland
Goldfinch c200 E
Siskin 5 Headland
Linnet 40 E
Lesser Redpoll 14 Hollow
Clouded Yellow 1
Sunrise over Beachy Head
Sedge Warbler Shooters Bottom
