10th July 2010 Beachy Head & Litlington

Yellow-legged Gull 1 juv. in field at Birling with Herring Gulls then flew west

White-lettered Hairstreak c.5 ex.

Ruddy Darter c.4

Banded Demoiselle c.4 males

Meadow Brown in the Old Trapping Area

Comma at Litlington

Banded Demoiselle at Litlington

Ruddy Darter at Litlington

Female White-lettered Hairstreak at Litlington

8th July 2010 Rye Harbour NR

Little Egret 3
Dunlin 3
Mediterranean Gull c.60
Common Tern c.150 (incl. 2 1s)
Sandwich Tern c.400
Little Tern 12

7th July 2010 St. George's Retreat

Blue-tailed Damselfly 3
Black-tailed Skimmer 6

Anas sp. presumed hybrid Pintail x Mallard

Based on both structure and on plumage this individual appears close to an adult drake Pintail in eclipse. However, its orange-yellow (not dark-grey) legs most-likely betray it as a hybrid.

6th July 2010 Ditchling Common & St. George's Retreat

Blue-tailed Damselfly 8
Common Blue Damselfly 6
Black-tailed Skimmer 1 male
Emperor Dragonfly 2

Blue-tailed Damselfly at Ditchling Common

Male Common Blue Damselfly at Ditchling Common

Blue form Common Blue Damselfly at Ditchling Common

Brown form Common Blue Damselfly at Ditchling Common

Mallard ducklings at Ditchling Common

Male Black-tailed Skimmer at St. George's Retreat

Small Tortoiseshell at St. George's Retreat

5th July 2010 Ashdown Forest

Woodlark 2

Redstart 3

Siskin 2

Redpoll 4

Crossbill h

Small Red Damselfly 6

Heath Spotted Orchid 10

Juvenile Common Redstart

Male Stonechat

Heath Spotted Orchid

Male Small Red Damselfly

Female Small Red Damselfly

4th July 2010 Beachy Head Calm and sunny becoming W4

Manx Shearwater 1E at 6.10pm & 2E at 6.38pm
Gannet c.50 off Birling
Scoter 24E
Peregrine 1 ad.
Guillemot 3E s/p
Bonxie 1 off Birling
Mediterranean Gull 1ad E, 1 1W E
Sandwich Tern 6E
Cuckoo 1 ad.
Swift 16
Swallow 4W, 2
House Martin 1W
Sand Martin 2W & 20S and out to sea
Pied Wagtail 1 juv.
Stonechat 11 incl. juvs
Whitethroat 8
Lesser Whitethroat h
Chiffchaff h
Goldfinch 16 incl. juvs
Corn Bunting 3 singing males

Harbour Porpoise 1 off Birling

Dark Green Fritillary c.75
Marbled White c.125
Red Admiral 1
Comma 2
Small Tortoiseshell 3
Meadow Brown 5
Large White 3
Small Heath 15
Large Skipper 5
Small / Essex Skipper c.25
Small Copper 1

Spotted Orchid 3
Pyramidal Orchid c.150
Lizard Orchid 1

Juvenile Stonechat at Birling Gap

Common Whitethroat at Belle Toute

Large Skipper at Birling

Marbled White at Belle Toute

Lizard Orchid at Beachy Head

Variant Pyramidal Orchid at the Old Trapping Area

Male Small Skipper in the Old Trapping Area

Six-spot Burnet Moths in Cow Gap

Dark Green Fritillary in Cow Gap

Comma in Whitbread Hollow

3rd July 2010 Prawle Point, Devon

Manx Shearwater 1W

Shag 1

House Finch 1 male yellow variant

Cirl Bunting 2 males and 1 female

Prawle Point

Male House Finch at East Prawle

Male Cirl Bunting at Prawle Point