Saturday 9 April 2011

9th April 2011 Beachy Head NE3 Clear Seawatch 6.15-8.15am, Arundel WWT & Puborough Brooks RSPB

Great Crested Grebe 2E, 1 on sea
Gannet 12E, 14W
Canada Goose 2W
Greylag 2E
Shelduck 1E
Gadwall 2E
Merganser 8E
Scoter 37E
Shoveler 14E
Sandwich Tern 2E
Common Tern 2E
Black-headed Gull 10E
Mediterranean Gull 4E (3 ad, 1 2s)
Kittiwake c.150E
Arctic Skua 1E
Auk sp. 8E
Tawny Owl 1 grey phase
Curlew 10E
Swallow 9
Sand Martin 1
Meadow Pipit 1 in off, c.12
alba Wagtail 5N
White Wagtail 6
Wheatear 5
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 1
Blackcap 2
Whitethroat 2
Linnet 46 mainly in off

Grey morph Tawny Owl in Belle Tout Wood

Although grey morph Tawny Owls are common on the Continent rufous morph birds are predominant in Britain.

Dotted Bee-Fly at Birling Gap

Arundel WWT
Little Crake 1 female ex.
Reed Warbler 2
Cetti's Warbler 1

Female Little Crake at Arundel WWT

Pulborough Brooks RSPB
White-fronted Goose 1 ad.
Little Ringed Plover 3
Greenshank 1
Common Swift 1 unfortunately nothing pallid about this one!
Sand Martin c.15
Swallow c.6

Pair of Little Ringed Plovers at Pulborough Brooks RSPB

Common Swift at Pulborough Brooks RSPB