Seaford Head & Cuckmere Haven 24/8/15

Two visits on the Head today and once down the Cuckmere unfortunately didn't produce any surprise drift migrants, but it felt as if something was going to emerge from the bushes. The highlight of a long, wet day in the field was an Osprey flying west over the headland. Tomorrow seems to be windy from the SW so I'm not as optimistic for tomorrow like I was for today.

Totals are:

Whinchat - 1
Spotted Flycatcher - 1
Yellow Wagtail - 14
Osprey - 1 west at 3pm
Whitethroat - 25
Lesser Whitethroat - 3
Garden Warbler - 2
Willow Warbler - 6
Sedge Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 9
Swift - 20+

Cuckmere Haven:

Common Sandpiper - 12
Dunlin - 5
Kingfisher - 2
Whinchat - 2

 Osprey flying west over Seaford Head - not what I was expecting to see in heavy rain

 Spotted Flycatcher at the coastguards

Swift over Harry's Bush