Tuesday, 19 February 2019

19th February, 2019 Beachy Head Clear, sunny and mild W1-2

We sea-watched from 06.55-09.10 but very little was moving this morning. We then covered Belle Tout wood, Shooters Bottom, Old Trapping Area and the radio mast bushes. RE also covered Belle Tout wood, Birling lane and the Cornish Farm Track. The area was very quiet with no sign of any new arrivals.
Combined Totals:

Red-throated Diver  7 (5 E and 2 on the sea)
Gannet 5 E
Cormorant 5 E
Brent Goose 18 E
Common Scoter 2 E
Sparrowhawk 1 Birling
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1 Shooters Bottom
Curlew 1 W
Common Gull 50 Birling
Auk Sp. 1E
Green Woodpecker 1
Stonechat 1 male Birling
Song Thrush 2
Raven 1 Shooters Bottom
Goldfinch 12
Linnet 30 B/T car park bushes
Corn Bunting 4



All three pictures taken by Doreen Cooper
Moon over Seaford Head, unless Matt has his spy satellite
keeping an eye on Seaford.