7th August 2004 Porthgwarra 1pm – 4pm, Drift Reservoir 4.30pm – 8pm

Little Grebe c.8 Drift
Fulmar c.5 west Pg
Manx Shearwater 3
Gannet c.30 west Pg
Cormorant 1 Drift
Shag c.15 Pg
Little Egret 1 Drift
Common Buzzard c.5 on drive to Cornwall
Wood Sandpiper 2 juv’s. Drift
Green Sandpiper c.5 Drift
Common Sandpiper c.6 Drift
Greenshank c.4 Drift
Curlew 2 Drift
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 1 ad. Unfortunately only seen in flight albeit hovering(!) overhead for a while. A neat dark pectoral band appeared worryingly obvious! Appeared quite long-winged with only a hint of a narrow white wingbar across the upperwings. Short stout bill. Basically appeared brown and white. Flew around for c.5 minutes before heading off NE never to be seen again.
Kingfisher c.3 Drift
Grey Wagtail h Drift

4th August 2004 Ditchling Beacon 5.30am – 7.30am

Whitethroat c.4

3rd August 2004 Ditchling Beacon 5.30am – 7.30am

Cuckoo 1 ad.

Wheatear 3 same as on 2nd

2nd August 2004 Ditchling Beacon 6.30am – 7.30am

Wheatear 3

31st July 2004 Beachy 6am – 11am

Kestrel 1

Peregrine 1
Cuckoo 1 juv. same individual as the 25^th.
Swallow 12
Yellow Wagtail 1
Stonechat 2
Song Thrush 1
Garden Warbler 2
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Whitethroat 25
Sedge Warbler 3
Grasshopper Warbler 4 Cow Gap
Reed Warbler 2
Willow Warbler 31
Jay 1

25th July 2004 Beachy 6am – 11am

Gannet 5

Peregrine 1
Common Sandpiper 3 on beach at Cow Gap
Curlew 1 on beach at Cow Gap
Sandwich Tern 1W Cow Gap
Cuckoo 1 juv. in quarry behind toilets just east of Beachy Head Hotel taking caterpillars from the ground. White fringes to upperparts, grey head with white patches on forecrown and ear coverts. Ex.
Swift 99
Swallow 8
Song Thrush 2
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 2
Whitethroat 53
Sedge Warbler 2
Reed Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 12
Chiffchaff 1
Long-tailed Tit 2
Bullfinch 2 same
Jay 1
Raven 2

24th July 2004 Beachy 6am – 11am. Weir Wood Reservoir 8.15pm – 8.30pm Ashdown 8.45pm – 9.30pm

Gannet 100 in feeding flock off Cow Gap

Cormorant 9E Cow Gap
Night Heron 1 imm. Plumage recalled a dusky/dingy adult showing some streaking on the neck sides and retaing some white spots on the upperwing coverts. Two long white plumes. Appeared to swim briefly before walking onto a log and flying north never to be seen again.
Lapwing 1 Beachy
Mandarin c.12
Nightjar 1 others heard calling and churring
Swift 74 Beachy
Sand Martin 1 Beachy
Swallow 21 Beachy
Stonechat 4
Song Thrush 2
Blackbird 1
Blackcap 2
Lesser Whitethroat 3
Whitethroat 29
Sedge Warbler 3 including 1 ringed bird in Cow Gap
Reed Warbler 1 ringed
Willow Warbler 20
Chiffchaff 1
Bullfinch 2
Corn Bunting 1