Our first visit to Beachy for nearly 2 months, We sea-watched from 08.00-09.00 and surprisingly a reasonable movement of Auks and the highlight was 2 w/p Black-throated Divers about 300 metres out on the sea. Present the whole hour before they drifted off along the Seven Sisters. Even allowed me time to check out i/d for Pacific Diver. Excellent start to the new year.
We then covered Birling loop, Belle Tout wood and then walked the set-aside field back to Birling.
Black-throated Diver 2 w/p on the sea
Red-throated Diver 4 (1 E, 2 W and 1 on the sea)
Great crested Grebe 3
Gannet c50
Fulmar 8 all W
Common Scoter 8 E
Kestrel 1 male
Auk Sp. 709 (584 W and 125 E)
Guillemot 50 on the sea
Razorbill 40 on the sea
Skylark 100+ set-aside field
Grey Wagtail 1 on the road near Birling manor
Stonechat 2
Song Thrush 2 Birling loop
Jackdaw 300 in set-aside field
Rook 200 in set-aside field
Linnet 20 in set-aside field
Corn Bunting 5 set-aside field
