Seaford Head 3/9/12

An incredible fall of migrants on the Head this morning due to the overcast conditions. The numbers presented below are surely an under count of what was actually there. By the end of the morning, there were huge numbers of Hirundines over the sheep field.

Totals between 06.30 - 11.00 are:

Pied Flycatcher - 2
Spotted Flycatcher - 6
Redstart - 8
Tree Pipit - 2
Wheatear - 22
Whinchat - 11
Yellow Wagtail - 14
Whitethroat - 36
Lesser Whitethroat - 9
Willow Warbler - 73
Chiffchaff - 18
Blackcap - 83
Reed Warbler - 6
Sedge Warbler - 1
Garden Warbler - 1
Goldcrest - 1 (first of the autumn)
Hobby - 1
Swift - 5
Crossbill - 1

Mixed flock of Hirundines at the top of Hope Gap