26th March 2006 Beachy Head 7.00am – 10.15am seawatch 8.30am – 10.10am

Brent Goose 39E

Scoter 121E
Merganser 1E
Red-throated Diver 1E
Diver sp. 1E
Great Crested Grebe 1E, 4 sat on sea
Fulmar 12
Gannet 14E, 2W
Peregrine 1 small male
Dunlin 1 tumbled out of air over field east of Birling and flew towards beach
Bonxie 1E
Black-headed Gull 5E
Common Gull 15
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Herring Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Kittiwake 10E, 20W
Sandwich Tern 7E
Auk sp. 4E, 6W
Little Owl 1 Ditchling
Great Spotted Woodpecker h in Belle Tout
Skylark 2E out to sea off Birling, 3 top fields
Meadow Pipit 5
Dunnock 2
Wheatear 1
Blackbird 1
Song Thrush 1
Magpie 3
Jackdaw 20
Rook 15
Carrion Crow 5
Starling 50
Chaffinch 2
Linnet 9
Corn Bunting h singing

25th March 2006 Beachy 6.15am – 1.30pm (seawatch to 10.00am). SW4 Overcast with steady drizzle by 1.30pm

Brent Goose 1858E, 5W

Shelduck 2E
Eider 16E
Scoter 187E
Merganser 14E
Pheasant 3
Red-throated Diver 60E
Diver sp. 4E
Great Crested Grebe 3E, 4 on sea, 1 on sea Cow Gap
Fulmar 10
Gannet 15E, 2W
Cormorant 3E
Grey Heron 1 on beach Cow Gap
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1 chasing a Skylark over the sea
Whimbrel 1E
Curlew 7E
Arctic Skua 5E d/p
Mediterranean Gull 17E ad s
Little Gull 6E
Black-headed Gull 60E
Common Gull 15
Herring Gull 30 in fields
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Kittiwake 5E, 10W
Sandwich Tern 45E, 1W
Guillemot 1 on rocks Cow Gap
Auk sp. 23E
Stock Dove 2 Hollow
Wood Pigeon 12
Green Woodpecker 1
Sky Lark 2E over sea off Birling, 1 chased in off by Peregrine, 5 singing fields
Meadow Pipit 1E, 1N, 28
Rock Pipit 1
Wren 1
Dunnock 2
Robin 1
Stonechat 3
Wheatear 8
Blackbird 1
Chiffchaff 5
Blue Tit 2
Great Tit 11
Magpie 3
Jackdaw 20
Rook 10
Carrion Crow 10
Starling 10
House Sparrow 2
Chaffinch 4
Corn Bunting 1

12th March 2006 Beachy seawatch 6.30 - 9.45am. E3. Cold and overcast

Brent Goose 29E

Shelduck 2E, 1W
Wigeon 9E
Scoter 2E
Merganser 3E
Red-throated Diver 18E, 10W, 2 on sea
Great Crested Grebe 12 on sea
Fulmar 12
Gannet 5E
Cormorant 3E, 7W, 1 on sea
Oystercatcher 5E, 10W
Avocet 10E at 9.45
Curlew 4E, 2W
Black-headed Gull 15 offshore
Common Gull 50 offshore
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Kittiwake 126E, 3W
Guillemot 1 on sea
Auk sp. 8E, 9W, 1 on sea
Wood Pigeon 2
Rock Pipit 1
Magpie 2
Jackdaw 50
Rook 14

11th March 2006 Beachy seawatch 7.10 – 9.45 seawatch to 8.10. N3-4 Overcast cold

Mallard 2W

Scoter 12E
Red-throated Diver 1E
Great Crested Grebe 1 on sea
Fulmar 12 offshore
Gannet 6E, 5W including 1 immature E
Cormorant 2E, 2W
Peregrine 1W offshore, 2 hunting off Birling
Black-headed Gull 15
Common Gull 30W
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Kittiwake 1E, 20W
Auk sp. 2E, 9W
Stock Dove 3 in off over Birling
Wood Pigeon 5
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Belle Toute
Skylark 1 with several heard singing
Meadow Pipit 2
Rock Pipit 2
Wren 3
Dunnock 6
Robin 2
Stonechat 1
Blackbird 3
Blue Tit 5
Great Tit 9
Magpie 7
Jackdaw 50
Rook 25
Carrion Crow 3
Starling 3
House Sparrow 5
Chaffinch 6
Greenfinch 2
Goldfinch 2
Corn Bunting 1

5th March 2006 Beachy 7.15am – 10.15am. Seawatch to 8.30am. NW3-4 Cold sunny

Brent 3W

Scoter 8E
Merganser 6E
Pheasant 2 near East Dean boundary, 1h under Belle Toute lighthouse
Red-throated Diver 6E, 4W
Great Crested Grebe 1E, 3W, 1 on sea
Fulmar 15
Gannet 3E
Cormorant 1E, 1W, 1 on sea
Oystercatcher 1E and 32 sat on beach
Black-headed Gull 3W and 10 over fields
Common Gull 10W and 10 over fields
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Kittiwake 1E, 1W
Guillemot 1E
Auk sp. 24E
Wood Pigeon 4
Skylark 5
Meadow Pipit 1
Rock Pipit 1
Pied Wagtail 1
Wren 1
Dunnock 6
Robin 3
Stonechat 2
Blackbird 1
Song Thrush 3
Blue Tit 1
Great Tit 1
Magpie 5
Jackdaw 50
Rook 1W past Birling
Carrion Crow 5
Starling 50
House Sparrow 10
Chaffinch 8
Greenfinch 4

4th March 2006 Beachy 7.00am – 1.00pm. Seawatch to 8.15am. NW2 Cold Sunny

Brent Goose 3E

Shelduck 2 on sea off Birling
Scoter 1E
Red-breasted Merganser 3E
Pheasant 1 Cow Gap slopes
Red-throated Diver 2E, 4 on sea
Great Crested Grebe 2E
Fulmar 10
Cormorant 3W
Sparrowhawk 2
Common Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1
Oystercatcher 12 on beach at Birling
Curlew 1
Black-headed Gull 25
Common Gull 150 Birling, 50 fields
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Kittiwake 1E
Guillemot 1E
Auk sp. 45E
Feral Pigeon 1
Stock Dove 1E Hotel Garden
Wood Pigeon 11
Tawny Owl 2
Skylark 100
Rock Pipit 2
Grey Wagtail 1 Sewage Farm
Wren 3
Dunnock 4
Robin 4
Stonechat 2
Blackbird 9
Song Thrush 5
Goldcrest 1
Long-tailed Tit 2
Blue Tit 7 of which a flock of 4 flew off east high from Belle Toute wood following a party of 6 Great Tits
Great Tit 14 of which a flock of 6 flew off east high from Belle Toute wood
Magpie 12
Jackdaw 20
Rook 10
Carrion Crow 5
Raven 3 flew east at Cow Cap – presumably 2 in pursuit of an interloper
Starling 50
House Sparrow 5
Chaffinch 7 some in song
Greenfinch 3
Goldfinch 12
Linnet 70
Redpoll 1 flew west below old lighthouse and landed in treetops in Belle Toute wood
Bullfinch 1 Hollow
Corn Bunting 1

26th February 2006 Beachy Cold NE 4-5 Seawatch 7.15am – 9.45am

Red-legged Partridge 1 Ditchling Beacon

Barn Owl 1 Glynde
Shelduck 3E
Wigeon 3E, 7 on sea with Great Crested Grebes
Scoter 5E, 3W
Smew 3E drakes at 8.45am – first record for Beachy
Red-breasted Merganser 2E pair
Red-throated Diver 14E
Great Crested Grebe 2E, 17 on sea
Fulmar 15
Gannet 11E, 3W
Cormorant 1E, 2W
Oystercatcher 6W
Lapwing 1E low over water and quite distant offshore
Curlew 2E
Mediterranean Gull 1E 1^st-w
Black-headed Gull 6E, 10 offshore
Common Gull 75 off Birling
Herring Gull 75E including mainly non-adults, 25 offshore
Great Black-backed Gull 65
Kittiwake 10 offshore
Guillemot 1E
Razorbill 2 on sea
Auk sp. 211E, 19W
House Sparrow h
Wren 1
Jackdaw 10