Seaford Head & Beachy Head 6/10/13

Back to normal this morning with routine migrants today. Some notable birds flying over were good to see and also the ever numerous Chiffchaffs were in their hoards in the wood.
News then came through of a much wanted county tick at Beachy so I made my way over quickly.

Totals are:

Woodlark - 1 over
Skylark - 22
Redstart - 1 male
Ring Ouzel - 4
Song Thrush - 8
Tree Pipit - 1
Meadow Pipit - 100
Reed Bunting - 5
'alba' Wagtail - 47
Yellow Wagtail - 2
Brambling - 3
Siskin - 11
Goldfinch - 130
Wheatear - 5
Whitethroat - 3
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Blackcap - 17
Chiffchaff - 153
Reed Warbler - 1
House Martin - 200

Beachy Head:
RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER - 1 1st winter - extremely elusive
Woodlark - 1
Hobby - 1

Wheatear at the dung heap

 Brambling over the golf course

Chiffchaff in the wood