Saturday 30 March 2002

30th March 2002 Beachy 6.15am - 1.30pm. Light southerly breeze being fine and warm

Red-throated Diver c.20E and 1 ad.w. sat on the sea off Birling
Fulmar c.15
Gannet c.2E
Cormorant c.3
Grey Heron 1 flew E along beach at Birling
Mute Swan 1 Cuckmere
Canada Goose c.10 Cuckmere
Brent Goose c.200E
Pintail1E
Shoveler c.2E
Scaup 6E including single drake
Eider c.25E
Common Scoter c.870E
Velvet Scoter c.10E
Red-breasted Merganser c.10E
Kestrel 1 ad female
Peregrine 2 (pair)
Pheasant 1 in Hollow
Black-headed Gull c.50E including many 1st. w.
Common Gull c.5 including a 1st.w.
Herring Gull c.10
Lesser Black-backed Gull c.5 graellsii
Little Gull c.19E
Kittiwake c.10
Sandwich Tern c.30E
Auk sp.1E
Wood Pigeon c.10
Collared Dove 1 Burgess Hill
Green Woodpecker 1 + 1h
Skylark c.10
Swallow 3
Rock Pipit 2
Meadow Pipit c.15
alba Wagtail h
Wren 1 in song
Dunnock c.10 with a few singing
Robin c.6
Black Redstart 2 both drab males in song
Stonechat c.6
Blackbird c.2
Blackcap h singing in Hollow
Chiffchaff 1 + 2h singing
Goldcrest 1
Firecrest 2 with at least 1 a female
Great Tit c.5
Magpie c.15 including 3 flying over high
Jackdaw c.20
Rook c.2
Carrion Crow c.5
Starling c.60
House Sparrow c.8
Chaffinch c.5
Linnet c.30 including many in song
Goldfinch 1