JFC's Birding: 14th September, 2020, Beachy Head Fine, sunny and warm, SE 1 -2

We covered Shooters Bottom, Cliff top bushes above the Old Trapping Area, Radio mast bushes, Old Trapping Area where we did a raptor watch for 2.25 hours. Good numbers of other birders present mostly covering the Headland including KH, RKH, RES, LP, SL GJ, RB and RAB who also covered the Bridle path and Rides area, Cliff Path, Icky Ridge, Hotel Garden and Radio mast bushes.
A reasonable fall of Chiffchaffs chiefly in Shooters Bottom, and 6 Spotted Flycatchers in the area. Diurnal migration was disappointing although a further 75 Siskins were logged. Hirundines with just small numbers of Sand Martins and Swallows moving E although good numbers of House Martins were present around the old B/T lighthouse. 2 Ospreys moved S over the cliffs and out to sea, and 2 Hobbies were also recorded in the B/T area. Saturday's Wryneck showed nicely above the Old Trapping area and a Grasshopper Warbler was present in Shooters Bottom.
Combined totals where possible:

Common Buzzard 3 Headland
Osprey 2 South over the cliffs and out to sea (1@11.25 SL, & 1 @ 12.55 LP, SL, JFC,DRC et al)
Kestrel 1
Hobby 2 B/T area (LP)
Peregrine 2
Great-spotted Woodpecker 3 (singles in the Old Trapping Area, Hotel Garden and Cliff Path)
Wryneck 1 showed very well in the cliff top bushes near the Old Trapping Area (JFC, DRC et al)
Sand Martin c30 E
Swallow c200 E
House Martin c2,500 around the B/T old lighthouse
Meadow Pipit 25 E
Yellow Wagtail 2 E
Wheatear 2
Grasshopper Warbler 1 Shooters Bottom (JFC, DRC)
Lesser Whitethroat 2 Shooters Bottom
Common Whitethroat 20 Headland
Blackcap 7 Headland
Chiffchaff c50 (chiefly in Shooters Bottom feeding on the grass)
Spotted Flycatcher 6 (2 B/T wood, 4 Bridal track)
Jay 1
Raven 2 Shooters Bottom
Goldfinch 50 Headland (many juveniles)
Siskin 75 many going E

Clouded Yellow 7 (including 1 of the helice form SL)