28th September 2013 Beachy NE3 Overcast

Buzzard 1
Swallow c.70E
House Martin 400E
Pied Wagtail 10E
Yellow Wagtail 1E
Grey Wagtail 2E
Skylark 2E
Wheatear 1
Whitethroat 2
Chiffchaff 10

22nd September 2013 Beachy NW1 Overcast

Swallow c.1,500 mainly W
House Martin c.200
Sand Martin 11
Wheatear 1
Whinchat 2
Reed Warbler 1
Sedge Warbler 1
Blackcap 2
Whitethroat 12
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 21

Whinchat at Birling

Reed Warbler in the Hotel Garden

First-winter Sedge Warbler in Chat Vale



21st September 2013 Beachy NW1 Overcast

Heron 1W
Buzzard 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Swallow c.500
House Martin c.200
Sand Martin 5
Yellow Wagtail 7
Meadow Pipit c.200
Wheatear 2
Whinchat 3
Whitethroat 5
Blackcap 7
Chiffchaff 30
Willow Warbler 1

Grey Heron over Birling



15th September 2013 Beachy Calm & Clear

Marsh Harrier 1 male south out to sea c.7.15am
Kestrel 1
Dunlin 1
Swallow c.50
Sand Martin 3
Yellow Wagtail 6
Meadow Pipit c.50
Wheatear 5
Whinchat 2
Grasshopper Warbler 2
Blackcap 2
Whitethroat 10
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Chiffchaff 12
Willow Warbler 2
Spotted Flycatcher 1

Male Marsh Harrier departing out to sea from Birling

Whinchat in the Hotel Garden

Lesser Whitethroat in the Old Trapping Area

Female Migrant Hawker at Belle Tout



8th September 2013 Beachy SW3

Yellow Wagtail 4
Wheatear 4
Whinchat 3
Redstart 1
Sedge Warbler 1
Grasshopper Warbler 1
Blackcap 1
Whitethroat 2
Chiffchaff 1

Redstart at Beachy Head Hotel (JFC)



2nd September 2013 Bridges of Ross SW4 Misty

6.30am-11.45am & 13.45-15.00

Great Northern Diver 1 adult s/p ex.
Manx Shearwater c.1,500
Sooty Shearwater 60
Leach's Storm Petrel 3 ex.
Storm Petrel 1
Bonxie 7
Pomarine Skua 6 (1 juv.)
Arctic Skua 11
Arctic Tern 10
Chough 1

the huddle of seawatchers enjoying the view from the bridge



1st September 2013 Bridges of Ross SW3

6.30-11.15 & 13.30-19.40

Scoter 4
Manx Shearwater c.7,000 including one with all-dark vent that appeared pot-bellied - oiled perhaps?
Balearic Shearwater 2
Sooty Shearwater 107
Storm Petrel 6
Bonxie 7
Pomarine Skua 7 adults
Arctic Skua 16
Long-tailed Skua 6 ex. (5 adults, 1 juv.)
Sandwich Tern 3
Arctic Tern 6
Razorbill 6

Victor Cashera and Niall T. Keogh at the Bridge

Both love the Bridges, are extremely keen, supremely sharp and do their best to ensure all present get to see all that's passing. With c.15 Fea's-type Petrels to their names, hoped-for 'Pterodroma talk' often turns to Black-capped or even Bermuda Petrel being next up and who would bet against one of these two living the dream...



31st August 2013 Bridges of Ross NW3 Overcast

6.30-11.00 & 15.00-20.00

Manx Shearwater c.2,000
Balearic Shearwater 1
Sooty Shearwater 11
Leach's Storm Petrel 1 ex.
Peregrine 1
Whimbrel 22
Grey Phalarope 1
Bonxie 5
Pomarine Skua 4 adults
Arctic Skua 5
Sabine's Gull 1 juvenile ex.
Arctic Tern 4

Keatings Pub and the Kilbaha Gardens

gardens visible in this image have played host to Canada Warbler and Philadelphia Vireo...

 

 

...so can't help but wonder what will pass through these Kilbaha gardens this Autumn



30th August 2013 Bridges of Ross SW6 Stormy

6.30-12.00 & 14.00-19.00

Manx Shearwater c.2,600
Balearic Shearwater 2
Sooty Shearwater 44
Storm Petrel 2 ex.
Leach's Storm Petrel 1
Golden Plover 1 in off
Grey Phalarope 2 ex.
Bonxie 13
Pomarine Skua 9 adults
Arctic Skua 6
Long-tailed Skua 1 adult ex.
Sabine's Gull 4 adults
Arctic Tern 27
Puffin 2