26th August 2019 - Beachy Head

A circular walk from Birling Gap to Shooters Bottom along the cliffs and then back via a more inland route produced good numbers of migrants despite the clear skies. Highlights were a Whimbrel on the cliff edge at Belle Tout, Peregrine, Sedge Warbler, a skulking Grasshopper Warbler at Birling Gap, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 19 Whinchats, 17 Wheatears, three Common Redstarts, a Pied Flycatcher and 60 Yellow Wagtails. A stroll from the Old Trapping Area to the Beachy Head Hotel and back added two more Whinchats and a Pied Flycatcher in the hedge behind the hotel.

Pied Flycatcher, Beachy Head, East Sussex

3 of 21 Whinchats at Beachy Head, East Sussex

Whimbrel, Belle Tout, Beachy Head, East Sussex