Overhead migration produced 80 Meadow Pipits, 3 Rock Pipits, 180 Skylark,2 Swallows, 25 Song Thrushes, 1 Redwing, 10 Blackbirds, 2 Brambling, 4 Bullfinches, 180 Goldfinches, 90 Siskins, 110 Redpolls, 12 Reed Buntings and 2 Ring Necked Parakeets. Elsewhere in the area was a Greenland Wheatear, Dartford Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 18 Chiffchaffs, 34 Goldcrests and 5 Firecrests.
Phil, Jack
From the cliffs by the Golf Club we saw at least 1200 Mediterranean Gulls sitting on the sea.
Around the area was a Hobby, a Wheatear and 3 Yellow-browed Warblers. The Warblers were in the Paddock Pines, at the Monument and on Kingsdown Beach.By the Scout field was a Sibe Chiffchaff
Three Yellow-browed Warblers still remain in the area with 2 Blackcaps, 11 Chiffchaffs and 130 Goldcrests. Other notable birds were 76 Swallows, 530 Starlings moving north, 15 Song Thrushes, 20 Redwings and 2 Fieldfares.
Brendan. Phil, Jack/
Today we had four Yellow-browed Warblers around the area, there were singles in the Paddock at MacSwiggans, at the Turning Circle, in the Gun Emplacement and in Dusky Hollow.
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Birds flying over were 280 Swallows, 150 Goldfinches, 5 Siskins and the first record for the Bockhill Site, 3 Glossy Ibis's photographed by Gary Howard.
Gerald, Phil, Simon, Jack.
In a couple of hours this morning there were small numbers of Red-throated Divers, Brent Geese, Shelducks and Teal moving mainly to the SW. Star bird was a summer plumage Black-throated Diver.
Simon, Jack
At 4 in the afternoon Gerald had a Yellow-browed Warbler at Dusky Hollow and Phil had a Hume's Leaf Warbler at Loxley.
Another dull cloudy day with an overhead movement of 2 Grey Wagtails, 12 Alba Wagtails, 20 Blackbirds, 40 Redwings, 30 Meadow Pipits, 85 Chaffinches, 5 Bramblings, 10 Redpolls, 320 Goldfinches and 80 Siskins.
Around the area were 7 Swallows, 2 Stonechats, 36 Chiffchaffs, 55 Goldfinches and 7 Firecrests.
Phil, Jack.
A drizzly day when 120 Meadow Pipits, 32 Alba Wagtails, 10 Song Thrushes, 80 Redwings, 40 Siskins, 400 Goldfinches and a Woodlark flew NE. Around the area were 600 Jackdaws in the fields, 28 Chiffchaffs, 8 Blackcaps, 40 Goldcrests, 8 Firecrests, a Cetti's Warbler in MacSwiggans and in the Farm Wood our second Yellow-browed Warbler of the Autumn, our first being at Kingsdown Leas on 28 Sept.
On the sea at least 950 Brent Geese moved south and 600 Mediterranean Gulls flew around the area.
Overhead 480 Goldfinches, 4 Redpolls, 4 Reed Buntings, 3 Grey Wagtails and 12 Alba Wagtails moved north east. Grounded in the area were 6 Stonechats, 61 Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackcaps, 15 Goldcrests and 4 Firecrests.
Phil, Jack.
A day of visible migration at sea and overhead. At sea 1150 Brent Geese and 7 Greylag Geese moved south whilst 2 Red-throated Divers, 1 Black-throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Divers and 6 Shags moved north. Overhead it was mainly finches with 350 Chaffinches, 2 Bramblings, 2 Bullfinches, 25 Linnets, 3095 Goldfinches, 40 Redpoll and 320 Siskins. We also had 105 Skylarks, 73 Swallows, 25 House Martins, 41 Alba Wagtails, 160 Meadow Pipits and 213 Crossbills that included two flocks of 41 and 45.
On the rocks below the cliffs were 350 Mediterranean Gulls and singles of Caspian and Yellow-legged Gull,
Elsewhere in the area were 9 Stonechats, 8 Blackcaps, 31 Chiffchaffs, 35 Goldcrests, 3 Firecrests and a Dartford Warbler in bushes below the Monument.
Gerald, Nigel, Phil, Richard, Simon, Jack.
Very little change this morning around the Paddock and Farm Wood with 37 Chiffchaffs and 2 Blackcaps.
However a pleasant surprise was 3 Crossbills (2 females and 1 male) sitting in the trees in the farmyard.
A Kestrel and 2 Sparrowhawks hunted across the field.
Jack
In a light SW a quick walk around the Paddock and Farm Wood produced 39 Chiffchaffs and 8 Blackcaps.
Over the big field 2 Ravens flushed the flock of mixed Gulls of which at least 50 were Mediterranean.
Jack
Light westerly winds and overcast conditions produced a little viz mig early on with at least 370 House Martins, 17 Barn Swallows, 16 alba wagtails, 210 Meadow Pipits, 80 Goldfinches, single Brambling and Reed Bunting, 18 Skylarks, 19 Redwings, seven Song Thrush plus an unknown number of Siskins that were going over all morning but few were visible.
The Dartford Warbler reported yesterday was still present below the café inevitably in close proximity to a group of Stonechats, of which 12 were recorded around the area. Other grounded migrants included 135 Chiffchaffs, six Blackcaps 11 Goldcrests, four Firecrests and a single Black Redstart on the Clifftop.
Brendan and Jack
Chiffchaffs continued to predominate, not all in one place like yesterday, although there were about 100 in the Farm Wood.
Other notable grounded migrants included 14 Stonechats, 3 Wheatears, 11 Blackcaps, 16 Golcrests and 6 Firecrests. Flyovers were 4 Grey Wagtails, 4 Alba Wagtails, 5 Great Spotted Woodpeckers and, the star birds for the day, 4 Woodlarks.
There were also 2 Clouded Yellow Butterflies, one in the Paddock and one in the Undercliff.
Very strong westerly.
In the Bay were many very close Gannets diving for fish and a male Grey Seal eating what appeared to be something like a Porpoise. Also 2 Arctic Skuas moved down channel.
At the Farm Wood were at least 200 Chiffchaffs feeding on the sheltered side, an amazing sight.
Phil, Jamie, Jack.
Light S, Clear becoming cloudy late morning
Highlights today included 185 Chiffchaffs (mostly in Paddock, Gun Emplacement and Freedown), 16 Blackcaps, 21 Goldcrests, six Firecrests, 21 Stonechats, one Brambling, and an indeterminate number of Siskins. A group of 17 Crossbills were watched feeding in pines near Hope Point and another group were heard flying over. There was a good passage of House Martins with at least 700 along with around 300 Swallows. The lowlight was a single Parakeet flying over the area
Brendan
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