Saturday 27 July 2013

27th July 2013 Beachy NE1 Overcast with thunderstorms

Manx Shearwater 3E ex. 2 at 2.24pm & 1 at 2.28pm
Balearic Shearwater 1 E then W ex. at 2.24pm
Heron 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Bonxie 1E at 3pm
Mediterranean Gull 5W adults, 1 juvenile loafing offshore
Swift 20
Sand Martin 10
Swallow 85
Black Redstart 1
Blackcap 1
Whitethroat 31
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Grasshopper Warbler 6 ex.
Reed Warbler 2
Willow Warbler 30
Raven 1



Grasshopper Warbler in the Old Trapping Area
pretending to be a 'treed' Mesite!

Black Redstart on cliff below Cow Gap 

Chalkhill Blue in Cow Gap
one of the many seen today

Cow Gap Field