Sunday 29 August 2010

29th August 2010 Climping & Church Norton

Pectoral Sandpiper 1 juvenile ex. at Church Norton
Ruff 1 Sidlesham Ferry
Hoopoe 1 ex. Climping

Hoopoe at Climping

Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper at Church Norton

Saturday 28 August 2010

28th August 2010 Birling Gap Lane N1

Swallow 16
Sand Martin 9
Meadow Pipit 10W
Tree Pipit 1, 3W
Yellow Wagtail 10W
Whinchat 4
Wheatear 18
Redstart 1
Robin 5
Reed Warbler 1
Blackcap 2
Whitethroat 7
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 18
Pied Flycatcher 2
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Raven 2
Wheatear at Birling Gap

Whinchat at Birling Gap

Stonechat at Birling Gap

Monday 23 August 2010

23rd August 2010 Rottingdean 5.45 - 7.45am WSW5-6 with rain showers

Fulmar 6
Gannet c.40E
Scoter 1E, 1 on sea
Whimbrel 11W
Sandwich Tern 2W

Sunday 22 August 2010

22nd August 2010 Weirwood Reservoir

Little Egret 1
Mandarin Duck c.10
Green Sandpiper 8
Little Ringed Plover 2 (1 ad & 1 juv.)
Pied wagtail c.20

Saturday 21 August 2010

21st August 2010 Beachy Head SW4 Overcast

Little Egret 1 in flight over Birling Gap
Shag 1 juv. on sea then flew east
Fulmar 10W
Gannet 80W
Tufted Duck 1W drake at 7.05am
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 3
Bonxie 1E at 7am
Arctic Skua 1W
Sandwich Tern 2E
Swallow 8
Sand Martin 3
Whinchat 1
Whitethroat 5

Juvenile Herring Gull at Birling Gap

First-summer moulting into second-winter Herring Gull at Birling Gap

Monday 16 August 2010

16th August 2010 Beachy Head N3 Sunny

Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Sand Martin 25NE
Swallow 7
Whinchat 1
Pied Flycatcher 3 ex.
(1 Old Trapping Area & 2 Icky Ridge)
Sedge Warbler 1
Whitethroat 10
Willow Warbler 25

Pied Flycatcher in the Old Trapping Area

Willow Warbler in the Old Trapping Area

Pied Flycatcher at Icky Ridge
The arrival of good numbers of Pied Flycatchers on the East Coast over the last few days strongly suggest these are birds of Continental origin continuing their onward journey.

Sunday 15 August 2010

15th August 2010 Beachy Head NNE3 Rain at dawn for an hour

Kestrel 3
Whimbrel 1 in the rides
Black-headed Gull 40W high
Swift 6E
Swallow 7
House Martin 26E
Song Thrush 1
Blackbird 5
Wheatear 2
Whinchat 1
Redstart 1
Whitethroat 20
Lesser Whitethroat 4
Blackcap 5
Garden Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 8
Raven 2

Stoat 1

Saturday 14 August 2010

14th August 2010 Beachy Head & Carter's Flood Calm & overcast

Peregrine 1
Kestrel 3
Sand Martin 3
Swallow 40
Stonechat 6
Whinchat 1
Redstart 2
Yellow Wagtail 3S
Meadow Pipit 15
Tree Pipit 3h
Reed Warbler 3
Willow Warbler 28
Whitethroat 45
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Blackcap 2
Garden Warbler 3
Raven 2
Linnet 30

Carter's Flood
Little Egret 4
Buzzard 2
Snipe 4
Little Ringed Plover 5
Ruff 1
Greenshank 5
Common Sandpiper 1
Green Sandpiper 8
Wood Sandpiper 1
Raven 2

Redstart in the Old Trapping Area

Redstart in the Beachy Head Hotel Garden
Considering the annual August passage of Redstarts through Beachy Head, somewhat surprisingly, The Migration Atlas states that there are no foreign recoveries of Redstarts during August so conclude that September is the key month for Autumn departures.

Monday 9 August 2010

9th August 2010 Weirwood Reservoir

Little Egret 1
Little Ringed Plover 2 juv's
Green Sandpiper 13
Common Sandpiper 3

Sunday 8 August 2010

8th August 2010 Beachy Head ENE3 becoming W3

Marsh Harrier 1 fem-type, hunting over top fields before departing high east
Sparrowhawk 2
Peregrine 3
Kestrel c.5
Sand Martin 204W
House Martin 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Hollow
Swallow 20
Redstart 1 female
Wheatear 3
Stonechat 3
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Grasshopper Warbler 1
Sedge Warbler 1
Whitethroat 17
Blackcap 1
Willow Warbler 41
Raven 2

Painted Lady 1
Red Admiral 1
Peacock 1
Silver-spotted Skipper 1 Chat Vale

Willow Warbler in the Old Trapping Area

Sparrowhawk over Birling Gap

Saturday 7 August 2010

7th August 2010 Birling Gap Seawatch 6.15am - 8am SW 4 Overcast & Beachy Head

Heron 1
Balearic Shearwater 1W at 6.40am ex.
Shag 1W juv.
Scoter 6W, 8E
Peregrine 2
Kestrel 3
Auk sp. 1E
Sandwich Tern 5E
Cuckoo 1
Swallow 8
Whitethroat 27
Willow Warbler 10
Bullfinch 1 male Hollow

Red Admiral 1
Gatekeeper 10
Meadow Brown 10
Chalkhill Blue 30
Willow Warbler at Birling Gap

Thursday 5 August 2010

5th August 2010 Weirwood Reservoir

Osprey 1 ex. from the dam caught a fish on its fifth attempt
Green Sandpiper 8
Common Sandpiper 6
Dunlin 1 s/p

Juvenile Grey Heron at Weirwood Reservoir
Quite colourful thighs on this juvenile Grey Heron

Tuesday 3 August 2010

3rd August 2010 Birling Gap Seawatch 7pm - 8.45pm WSW3-4 Overcast

Gadwall 1W
Oystercatcher 4W
Sandwch Tern 1E

Harbour Porpoise 2

Sunday 1 August 2010

1st August 2010 Beachy Head Calm and Overcast becoming WSW2-3

Sparrowhawk 1
Peregrine 1
Stock Dove 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Swift 2W
Swallow 8
Sand Martin 4
Stonechat 11
Nightingale h croaking Chat Vale
Grasshopper Warbler 2
Reed Warbler 3
Sedge Warbler 2
Garden Warbler 1
Blackcap 5
Whitethroat 40
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 11
Chiffchaff h singing Hollow
Raven 2
Corn Bunting 2

Comma 1
Red Admiral 1
Marbled White 1
White-lettered Hairstreak 1
Silver-spotted Skipper 2

Sedge Warbler at Birling Gap

First-year Sedge Warbler at Birling Gap
The Migration Atlas reveals that Sedge Warblers make pre-migratory movements in late July with birds apparently searching for sites with high densities of Plum-reed Aphids. Autumn migration occurs mainly during August to October and a slight tendency for adults to leave earlier than juveniles.

Reed Warbler in Cow Gap Gully