Thursday, 18 September 2025

14th September 2025

 SWesterly with sunshine and clouds.

Light overhead movement with 21 Grey Wagtails, 17 Meadow Pipits, 14 Siskins and a few hirundines.

Good numbers of warblers consisting of 4 Willow Warblers, 102 Chiffchaffs, 26 Blackcaps,  5 Whitethroats and 3 Lesser Whitethroats.  Other notable birds were 9 Stonechats, a Wheatear, 2Whinchats. a Redstart and an Osprey that flew west from Kingsdown Leas along the clifftop towards Dover where it was seen later. 






Later in the afternoon a seawatch in the bay produced 2 Arctic Skuas, a Great Skua, 2 Balearic Shearwaters, many Terns and a summer plumaged Black Guillemot. 

Phil, Nigel, Richard, Simon, Jamie,Brendan, Jack.


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