Saturday 15 March 2003

15th March 2003 Beachy 7.00am – 1.00pm. Newhaven Ouse 1.15pm 1.45pm. Sunny and bright with moderate cold E wind

Red-throated Diver c.20E
Little Grebe c.5 Cuckmere
Great Crested Grebe 1E
Fulmar c.20
Gannet c.75E mainly adults
Grey Heron 3 Cuckmere
Brent Goose 5E
Pintail c.25E
Shoveler c.8E
Wigeon c.40 Cuckmere
Garganey 1E drake distant but with pale grey wings and dark breast easily discernable. Leading a flock of Pintail.
Scoter c.15E
Kestrel 1
Peregrine c.3 adults
Red-legged Partridge c.5 Ditchling Beacon
Pheasant c.5
Dunlin 1 Newhaven
Black-headed Gull c.250 Newhaven
Common Gull c.700 Newhaven
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult summer Newhaven
Herring Gull c.50 Newhaven
Lesser Black-backed Gull c.35 Newhaven
Great Black-backed Gull 2 Newhaven
Kittiwake c.200E
Auk sp. C.100E
Skylark c.5
Rock Pipit c.5
Meadow Pipit c.5
Alba Wagtail 1 plus 1h Beachy
Pied Wagtail c.5 Newhaven
Black Redstart 1
Stonechat c.5
Song Thrush 1
Chiffchaff c.2
Firecrest 1
Jay 1
House Sparrow c.5
Chaffinch c.7
Linnet 1