Sparrowhawk 1
Hobby 1
Cuckoo 1
Swift 25
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Sand Martin 15
Nightingale 2 ex.
Black Redstart 1
Blackcap 4
Whitethroat 55
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Sedge Warbler 1
Reed Warbler 2
Willow Warbler 11
Chiffchaff 1
Raven 2+
Crossbill 3 WNW at 2.40pm including one male
First-year Nightingale in Chat Vale
Plumage characters can prove difficult to assess in the separation of Nightingales and the Collins Guide warns of some being inseparable in the field, but as here, the unspotted rusty-buff undertail-coverts are as anticipated for Common Nightingale as are the seven (not eight) visible primary tips.
Juvenile male Great Spotted Woodpecker above the Lighthouse
Willow Warbler in the Hotel Garden
Painted Lady at the Beachy Head Hotel
Peacock at the Beachy Head Hotel
