2nd July, 2019 Beachy Head Early morning cool N wind becoming hot and sunny N 2-3

We went straight to Shooters Bottom and then covered Old Trapping Area, Radio mast bushes, Icky Ridge, and Belle Tout wood. Fair numbers of Common Whitethroats present in the areas covered but the highlight was a calling Nightingale which showed briefly on several occasions. Good numbers of common butterflies present and 2 excellent White-lettered Hairstreaks performed well low down.

Common Buzzard 3
Kestrel 1
Swift 1 E
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1 W along the cliffs.
Meadow Pipit 10 on road at Birling
Nightingale 1 croaking and seen briefly in Shooters Bottom
Common Whitethroat 22 in the sites visited.
Long-tailed Tit 3 juvs. in Shooters Bottom
Raven 1
Corn Bunting 6

Meadow Brown c50
Gatekeeper 1 female
Small Heath c40
Marbled White c40
Large Skipper 5
Small Skipper 6
White-lettered Hairstreak 2
Painted Lady 1
Small White 6

Pyramidal Orchid c60

 Common Whitethroat in the Old Trapping Area

Pyramidal Orchids flowering on the small green

in front of the Beachy Head pub.

Female Gatekeeper or Hedge Brown.

Doreen found 2 excellent White-lettered Hairstreaks

feeding low down at the usual site.