Another tour up on Beachy Head today was a vast improvement compared to yesterday. From the off, Siskins were ploughing west and over the course of the morning I counted 180! Hirundines were also a main feature with thousands along the cliff edge creating a brilliant sight as they whizzed past our heads. A White Stork over Hodcombe created some excitement for the group, but other migrants were in relative short supply, though a respectable list was formed in the end.
Afterwards, I quickly nipped up to Whitehawk Hill and saw perhaps three Long-tailed Blues.
Beachy totals are as follows:
Siskin - 180 W
Grey Wagtail - 5 W
Pied Wagtail - 3 W
Yellow Wagtail - 10
Wheatear - 3
White Stork - 1 W
Meadow Pipit - 30 W
Chiffchaff - 30
Whitethroat - 10
Spotted Flycatcher - 2
Tree Pipit - 2 W
House Martin - c. 2000
Swallow - ca. 500
Sand Martin - 10
Swift - 1
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| Spotted Flycatcher at Chat Vale |
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| White Stork over Hodcombe |
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| Long-tailed Blues at Whitehawk Hill |
