Seaford Head 24/8/14

A lovely morning to be out on the patch. A good number of migrants on the Head this morning, and for the first couple of hours the top sheep field was alive with Swallows and Yellow Wagtails. Other then this, a routine morning with all expected migrants on show. Totals are:

Yellow Wagtail - 93
Spotted Flycatcher - 1
Tree Pipit - 10
Wheatear - 10
Whinchat - 1
Redstart - 2
Whitethroat - 56
Lesser Whitethroat - 9
Blackcap - 42
Reed Warbler - 3
Sedge Warbler - 1
Willow Warbler - 12
Chiffchaff - 7
Hobby - 1
Swallow - 300+
Sand Martin - 50

 Wheatear at the dung heap

 Yellow Wagtail in the sheep field

Hobby over Hope Gap