Sunday 2 February 2003

2nd February 2003 Newhaven Harbour 9.30am-10.00am, Newhaven Scrape 10.15-11.15am, Cuckmere 11.30-12.30pm, Birling Gap 12.45-1.30pm, Rodmell 2.00-3.30pm. Bright and sunny with moderate cold wind increasing during day

Red-throated Diver c.5 Birling
Little Grebe 1 Cuckmere
Fulmar c.10 Newhaven
Cormorant c.10
Little Egret 2 Cuckmere
Mute Swan c.20 Rodmell
White-fronted Goose 1 Rodmell with feral Greylag Geese
Greylag Goose c.2 Cuckmere, c.10 Rodmell
Canada Goose c.40 Cuckmere including small brown-breasted bird resembling Canada x Barnacle Goose
Barnacle Goose 1 Cuckmere
Bar-headed Goose 1 adult Cuckmere
Shelduck 2 Rodmell
Mallard 3 Rodmell
Shoveler 1 Rodmell
Wigeon c.20 Cuckmere, c.10 Rodmell
Teal c.5 Rodmell
Sparrowhawk 1 Cuckmere
Kestrel 1 Beachy, 1 Rodmell
Peregrine 1 adult Rodmell
Red-legged Partridge c.50 Ditchling Beacon
Ringed Plover 1 Newhaven
Golden Plover 1 Rodmell
Lapwing c.100 Rodmell
Dunlin c.25 Newhaven
Redshank c.5 Newhaven
Curlew c.20 Newhaven
Black-headed Gull c.500 Nerwhaven
Common Gull c.100 Newhaven
Herring Gull c.100 Newhaven
Lesser Black-backed Gull c.100 Newhaven including 1 1st.w with dark brown underwing-coverts, all dark tertials, heavily streaked crown contrasting with whitish nape, ‘dark’ scapulars. Adults included both graellsii and intermedius.
Great Black-backed Gull c.200 Newhaven pale flesh legs, large mirrors.
Kittiwake 1 Newhaven Harbour, c.1 Birling adults
Guillemot c.5 Birling
Razorbill 1 west Birling appeared very black and white showing much white on sides of rear upperparts. Bill chunky and blunt.
Stock Dove c.2 Newhaven Harbour, 1 Rodmell
Kingfisher 2 Cuckmere
Skylark c.5
Rock Pipit 1 Newhaven Harbour
Pied Wagtail c.5
Wren 1
Redwing c.100 Rodmell
Fieldfare c.100 Rodmell
Goldcrest 1 Cuckmere, 2 Belle Toute Wood
Long-tailed Tit c.5 Cuckmere
Jackdaw c.5 Newhaven
Linnet c.30 Rodmell
Goldfinch 2
Greenfinch 1