30th April 2005 Beachy 6.00am – 6.00pm Calm

Great Crested Grebe 1
Gannet 7
Scoter 37
Whimbrel 2
Bar-tailed Godwit 1
Grey Plover 1E
Dunlin 4
Little Gull 1
Commic Tern 232
Sandwich Tern 20
Little Tern 16
Arctic Skua 4
Turtle Dove 2
Tree Pipit 1
Wheatear 35 including a single flock of 17 Greenland Wheatears
Whinchat 8
Swift 8
House Martin 1
Sand Martin 1
Sedge Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 4
Wood Warbler 1 Hodcombe
Whitethroat 10
Lesser Whitethroat 2 + 1h
Western Subalpine Warbler 1 1^st-s male ex. found at southwest corner of Chat Vale.
Garden Warbler 1

28th April 2005 Rottingdean 5.45 – 7.30am South 2

Great Crested Grebe 1W

Gannet 12
Scoter 59
Gadwall 4
Bar-tailed Godwit 16
Whimbrel 1
Little Gull 1 ad.
Sandwich Tern 3W 28E
Little Tern 4
Arctic Skua 4
Bonxie 1

27th April 2005 Rottingdean 5.50am – 7.30am West 3-4

Diver sp. 2

Gannet 67
Merganser 1
Scoter 67
Sandwich Tern 28
Arctic Skua 4
Bonxie 3
Auk sp. 25
Swift 6 in off

24th April 2005 Beachy 6.00am – 9.00am, Pulborough 9.45am – 11.00am. ENE 3-4 sunny then overcast and becoming foggy

Red-throated Diver 1
Gannet 68
Brent 9
Canada Goose 1W
Mallard 2
Garganey 2 a pair circled in front of us several times at 6.40am
Shelduck 5W
Scoter 67
Velvet Scoter 2
Bar-tailed Godwit 120
Whimbrel 36
Black-winged Stilt 1 slight pinkish flush to breast sides. Bright red iris. Pulborough RSPB.
Commic Tern 27
Sandwich Tern 3
Mediterranean Gull 1 1^st-s
Bonxie 1
Arctic Skua 13
Guillemot 1
Swallow 6
House Martin 1
Yellow Wagtail 1 in off
Nightingale 2 Pulborough RSPB

Black-winged Stilt at Pulborough (Adrian Webb)

23rd April 2005 Beachy 6.00am – 4.00pm. Seawatch 11am – 4pm. East 2-3 cloudy

Red-throated Diver 10
Black-throated Diver 1
Great Crested Grebe 1 on sea
Gannet 15
Brent 6
Scoter 108
Merganser 7
Scaup 1 drake
Gadwall 1
Whimbrel 20
Bar-tailed Godwit 70
Dunlin 9
Commic Tern 2368
Sandwich Tern 92
Little Tern 23
Black Tern 5
Little Gull 93
Arctic Skua 57
Swallow 5
House Martin 4
Swift 2
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Blackcap 3
Willow warbler c.5h
Chiffchaff 5

22nd April 2005 Rottingdean 6.00am – 7.30am East 1-2

Great Crested Grebe 1 on sea
Brent 1W
Scoter 93
Velvet Scoter 6
Shoveler 2
Merganser 5
Bonxie 2
Arctic Skua 1
Sandwich Tern 25
Commic Tern 57
Little Gull 2 ad.
Bar-tailed Godwit 13
Whimbrel 19
Avocet 1
Auk sp. 1W

21st April 2005 Ditchling Common 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Nightingale 1

17th April 2005 Beachy NW1-2

Red-throated Diver 1

Scoter 18
Merganser 2
Sandwich Tern 15
Wheatear 3
Whitethroat 1 + 1h

14th April 2005 Rottingdean 6.00am – 7.00am SW3. Hampton Court 5.00pm

Diver sp. 1W

Great Crested Grebe 1 on sea
Gannet 10
Merganser 2
Scoter 35
Bonxie 1
Auk sp. 1
Sandwich Tern 21
Ring-necked Parakeet 1 Hampton Court

10th April 2005 Beachy 6.30am – 12.00pm

Gannet 11E, 3W
Merganser 2
Scoter 6
Sparrowhawk 2
Auk sp. 9
Swallow 2
Wheatear 1
Blackcap 2h
Chiffchaff 1 + 1h
Willow Warbler 5 + 2h
Raven 1
Corn Bunting 3

7th April 2005 River Dee at Peterculter 7.30am – 9.30am, Stonechaven 10.00am – 10.30am. Rain then clearing although wind increasing

Shag c.2 Stonehaven

Grey Heron 1 Peterculter
Eider c.15 Stonehaven
Long-tailed Duck c.9 including some fine drakes off Stonehaven
Goosander 1 drake Peterculter
Ruddy Duck 1 near Brough
BELTED KINGFISHER 1 male ex. Peterculter UK488
Swallow 1 near Brough
Dipper c.2 Peterculter

Male Belted Kingfisher at Peterculter (Brian Orr)

6th April 2005 Brooklands 4.00pm – 5.30pm. Sunny but strong wind

Great Spotted Cuckoo 1 ex. Rusty tinge to secondaries, grey crown with a few dark streaks
Brambling 2

Great Spotted Cuckoo at Brooklands (Marc Read)

5th April 2005 Ditchling Common 6.30am – 7.30am

Willow Warbler 4

Chiffchaff c.12

3rd April Beachy Seawatch 6.30am – 10.15am and 12.10pm – 12.55pm S2 sunny

Diver sp. 34E

Red-throated Diver 26E
Great Crested Grebe 1E
Gannet 46E
Shag 1E
Brent Goose 792E
Pale-bellied Brent Goose 1E
Mallard 2E
Shoveler 5E
Teal 9E
Pintail 2E
Scoter 2017E
Merganser 121E
Auk sp. 25E
Razorbill 1 on sea
Curlew 1E
Kittiwake c.20E including several 1s
Black-headed Gull 136E
Mediterranean Gull 3 adults east ex.
Sandwich Tern 60E
Commic Tern 13E
Alba Wagtail 3
Black Redstart 1
Blackcap 1 female
Chiffchaff 2 plus 1h singing

2nd April Shugborough Park, Staffs 6.00am – 12.00pm Cold but sunny. Eastrington, East Yorkshire 2.00pm – 3.30pm

No sign of male Belted Kingfisher at either site

Garganey 2 Eastrington – broad dark leading edge of underwing seen prominently
Tawny Owl 1 M25
Sand Martin 1 Shugborough
Tree Sparrow c.8 Eastrington