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