Saturday 14 August 2010

14th August 2010 Beachy Head & Carter's Flood Calm & overcast

Peregrine 1
Kestrel 3
Sand Martin 3
Swallow 40
Stonechat 6
Whinchat 1
Redstart 2
Yellow Wagtail 3S
Meadow Pipit 15
Tree Pipit 3h
Reed Warbler 3
Willow Warbler 28
Whitethroat 45
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Blackcap 2
Garden Warbler 3
Raven 2
Linnet 30

Carter's Flood
Little Egret 4
Buzzard 2
Snipe 4
Little Ringed Plover 5
Ruff 1
Greenshank 5
Common Sandpiper 1
Green Sandpiper 8
Wood Sandpiper 1
Raven 2

Redstart in the Old Trapping Area

Redstart in the Beachy Head Hotel Garden
Considering the annual August passage of Redstarts through Beachy Head, somewhat surprisingly, The Migration Atlas states that there are no foreign recoveries of Redstarts during August so conclude that September is the key month for Autumn departures.