Sunday, 29 July 2012

29th July 2012 Beachy W4 partly overcast

Manx Shearwater 1E at 6.54am
Gannet 30W
Scoter 10E, 4W
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Bonxie 1E
Mediterannean Gull 1 juv.
Auk sp. 1E
Curlew 2W
Whimbrel 1W
Collared Dove 1
Swift 16 S
Swallow 4
Whitethroat 10


Juvenile Mediterranean Gull at East Dean Cricket Pitch

Dusky Sallow Moth courtesy of Bob Edgar at Birling Gap

Dark Green Fritillary in Whitbread Hollow
 
Cargo ship passing Beachy sharing the same initials as ex-County birder with one of the most impressive self-found lists of all time that includes a first for Britain