23rd January 2011 Birling Gap 7.45am - 9.15am N1 Overcast, Shinewater & Cuckmere

Red-throated Diver 12E, 8W
Great Crested Grebe 1W, 5 on sea
Cormorant 20E, 2W
Fulmar c.8
Gannet 6E, 114W to a large feeding congregation
Peregrine 1 male
Auk sp. 41E, 60W
Razorbill 442E, 40W
Curlew 2
Oystercatcher 6
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 intermedius
Kittiwake 15W (mostly 1w)
Skylark 25
Raven 1

Shinewater
Little Egret 2
Bearded Tit 5+

Cuckmere
White-fronted Goose c.60
Barnacle Goose c.30

Eurasian White-fronted Goose in the Cuckmere

The only adult present sporting a pale eye-ring.

Eurasian White-fronted Geese in the Cuckmere

Note the orange-billed juvenile on the left

Juvenile Eurasian White-fronted Goose in the Cuckmere

An interesting orange-billed juvenile. Close inspection of the bill unfortunately suggested some pinkish hues in the subterminal area. Furthermore, there are no obvious structural or plumage differences to suggest anything other than it being an Eurasian White-fronted Goose. In fact, its conical bill, pale-fringed tertials and broad white border and tips to its tail all support its identification as an Eurasian.