Seaford Head 14/8/13

Slightly better today with a small increase of Sylvia Warblers. The weather was great, but a very clear night didn't drop that many new migrants. 3 Clouded Yellows seen today. Totals are:

Black Redstart - 1 imm. male
Redstart - 2
Tree Pipit - 4
Wheatear - 3
Snipe - 1
Nightingale - 2
Whitethroat - 38
Lesser Whitethroat - 7
Garden Warbler - 6
Blackcap - 10
Willow Warbler - 35
Chiffchaff - 3
Reed Warbler - 7
Sedge Warbler - 1
Sand Martin - 29
Swallow - 15

 Willow Warbler in Hope Gap

 Garden Warbler in Hope Gap - the very fresh tertial tips, primaries

and straw-coloured iris would indicate this bird as a juvenile.

Reed Warbler in Hope Gap