Saturday, 19 September 1998

19/9/98 Beachy Head 6.45am - 12.00. Chichester GPs (C) 5.30pm - 7.30pm. Calm with clear skies and warm.

Great Crested Grebe 1C
Little Egret 1 Cuckmere
Marsh Harrier 1 female opposite Chat Vale
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Red-legged Partridge 1 Cow Gap
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER 1 juv. ex. Portfield Lake, Chichester. UK 450 !
Little Stint 4C
Green Sandpiper 2C
White-winged Black Tern 1 juv. ex. C. Virtually black saddle contrasting well with white rump and pale grey tail. Pale upperwings.
Sand Martin 20
Swallow c.1000
House Martin c.1000
Meadow Pipit c.20
Yellow Wagtail c.20
Redstart 2
Whinchat 2
Wheatear 2
Lesser Whitethroat
Whitethroat c.5
Blackcap c.15
Chiffchaff c.50
Willow Warbler 1
Goldcrest 2
Spotted Flycatcher 3

Sunday, 13 September 1998

13/9/98 Beachy Head 6.45am - 12.00. Westerly with some rain.


Swallow 50
House Martin 500
Yellow Wagtail 10
Redstart c.3
Whinchat 2
Whitethroat 5
Blackcap 10
Chiffchaff c.30
Willow Warbler c.5
Spotted Flycatcher 2
Corn Bunting c.20

Saturday, 12 September 1998

12/9/98 Beachy Head 6.45am - 11.00am. Calm and clear at first becoming overcast then a fresh westerly with heavy rain

Sparrowhawk 3
Osprey 1 east along cliffs just west of Chat Vale
Kestrel 1
Hobby 1 caught what appeared to be a Meadow Pipit up the Lane.
Peregrine 2
Short-eared Owl 1 in flight over Chat Vale
Swift 2
Kingfisher 1 Cuckmere
Sand Martin 2
Swallow c.30
House Martin c.300
Tree Pipit c.6
Meadow Pipit c.20
Yellow Wagtail c.40
Grey Wagtail 2
Redstart c.6
Whinchat c.5
Stonechat c.5
Wheatear c.5
Grasshopper Warbler 1 briefly in run in Hollow
Reed Warbler 1
Lesser Whitethroat c.3
Whitethroat c.10
Blackcap c.40
Chiffchaff c.40
Willow Warbler c.20
Spotted Flycatcher c.5
Corn Bunting c.20

Thursday, 10 September 1998

10/9/98 Rottingdean 6.20am - 7am. SW28 with heavy squally showers.


Sooty Shearwater 1W at 6.43am.
Gannet c.2
Peregrine 1

Wednesday, 9 September 1998

9/9/98 Rottingdean 5.45pm - 7.30pm. SW25 but dry.

Fulmar c.6
Gannet c.6

Sunday, 6 September 1998

6/9/98 Beachy Head 6.45am - 12.10. Calm, dry but overcast.

Honey Buzzard 1 around for 10 minutes
Swallow c.30
House Martin c.100
Redstart c.6
Chiffchaff c.10
Willow Warbler c.5

Saturday, 5 September 1998

5/9/98 Beachy Head 6.45am - 11.00am. Moderate westerly with heavy showers

Gannet 10
Cormorant 4
Sparrowhawk 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 8 (both graeselli and intermedius)
Green Woodpecker c.2
Swallow c.10
House Martin c.5
Yellow Wagtail 1h
Redstart c.12
Whinchat 1
Stonechat c.4
Wheatear c.3
Lesser Whitethroat c.5
Whitethroat c.10
Garden Warbler 1
Blackcap c.3
Willow Warbler c.5
Spotted Flycatcher 2
Linnet c.25