Wednesday, 31 October 2018

31st October, 2018 Beachy Head Sunny periods but cold SSE-SE 1-3

RE was ringing in Whitbread Hollow and also visited Belle Tout wood and RAB did a sea-watch from Birling and then covered Birling Lane and Belle Tout wood. Generally very quiet with a few Chiffchaffs and Goldcrests with a single Firecrest at Birling visitors centre.

Red-throated Diver 1 on the sea
Fulmar 1
Gannet 11E and 2W
Little Egret 1 Birling
Common Scoter 1 E
Kestrel 1
Great-Black Backed Gull 18 E
Guillemot 1 on the sea
Auk Sp. 12E and 1W
Wood Pigeon 40 in the Hollow
Blackbird 26 (20 Hollow and 6 Headland)
Song Thrush 1 continental trapped Hollow.
Chiffchaff 6 (5 Hollow and 1 Headland)
Goldcrest 5 (3 Belle Tout and 2 Hollow)
Firecrest 1 Birling visitors centre
Jay 2 Hollow
Raven 3 (2 Headland and 1 Hollow)