Saturday 23 April 2011

23rd April 2011 Birling Gap Seawatch 6.15am - 8am NE1 Clear

Streat Lane, Plumpton
Turtle Dove h
Nightingale 2h

Birling Gap
Red-throated Diver 2E
Black-throated Diver 1 ex. on sea departed east
Canada Goose 5 in off
Scoter 70E
Shoveler 2E
Tufted Duck 1E
Auk sp. 2E, 2 on sea
Bonxie 1E
Arctic Skua 5E
Mediterranean Gull 1E (1w)
Little Gull 7E
Sandwich Tern 20E
Whimbrel 12E
Red-legged Partridge 2
Swallow 6 in off
Alba Wagtail 1 in off
Willow Warbler 3
Chiffchaff 1
Whitethroat 5
Lesser Whitethroat 3
Ortolan Bunting 1 female ex. (8.10am-8.30am then flew off high inland)

Willow Warbler at Birling Gap

Male Whitethroat at Birling Gap

Female Ortolan Bunting at Birling Gap

Green Hairstreak at Belle Tout

Pheasant at Birling Gap

Black-throated Diver off Birling Gap

Black-throated & Red-throated Diver off Birling Gap

Black-throated Diver off Birling Gap

Taking this low-slung appearance Black-throated Divers submerge their white flank patches inviting confusion with Pacific Divers