beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Do Dartford now breed on the peninsula? 110
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Beachy Head: A better image of todays smart, pale juvenile Honey Buzzard. Always get a kick seeing these head out over the sea. Fare thee well... 0453
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Beachy Head: Lovely pale juv. Honey Buzzard went out to sea at 12:20hrs, my 13th of the year. Possibly the bird seen over Arlington Res earlier. #sussexbirding 0260
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Can you edit this to Vangelis’s Chariots of Fire please? 081
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Out of interest what time of day did the bird leave the Spanish coast was part of the flight nocturnal? 000
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Beachy Head: Juv Pallid/Montagu’s Harrier distantly over headland at 12:10 gained height and went west. 0140
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026shoulda gone to Tarifa. Good luck… 010
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beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Beachy Head: An obvious fall of Chiffchaff with over 60+, similar number of Blackcap, 2 or even 3 White Stork in the air mid morning, Simon L had a Honey Buzzard at 09:40, a Marsh Harrier also seen. 3000+ House Martin in Cow Gap first thing and a Swift. 0222
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026They become really well established on Beachy Head now 000
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Beachy Head: An outstanding day of raptor passage with a total of 7 Honey Buzzard (including a flock of 4) a male Hen Harrier, 2 Marsh Harrier and a Short eared Owl. #sussexbirding 1778
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Beachy Head: 6 Honey Buzzard thro since 9:50, inc a flock of 4 at 12pm, also male Hen Harrier and Marsh Harrier @SussexBirding 0320
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Beachy Head: Less warblers this morning and no raptors in unfavourable weather, nice little interlude where several Spotted Fly’s and a Pied Fly were feeding on the ground. 0191
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Beachy Head: Also fairly busy around the top with 35+ Willow Warbler, 30 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, 12 Wheatear, 3 Whinchat. 20+ Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit. 0241
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Beachy Head: About as good a raptor passage as one can expect from a British headland. An Osprey south out to sea at 9am followed by two Honey Buzzard at 11:40. 1413
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Is Bluesky now better for bird stuff than twitter? 9100
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Beachy Head: Pied Flycatcher this morning in wet autumnal weather. 0222
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Beachy Head: Quail singing from set-aside field audible from Belle Tout 20:40 found earlier by CB, plus Large Conehead Crickets singing. 0221
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Beachy Head: My first Willow Warblers of autumn, 4+ flitting around in nettles behind Cadence Cafe, Yellow Wagtail over, a few Swift thro east and Sand Martin. Bob had a Whinchat at Birling Gap y'day. 0232
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I found them a bit thin on the ground this July here 010
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Beachy Head: The fine weather continues, a few Swift and Sand Martin east this morning into the stiff NE wind, Reed Warbler and Cetti's Warbler (photo) in Shooters, my first 2 Sedge Warbler of "autumn" y'day. Headland's looking like the prairies. 0112
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Beachy Head: 20+ Sand Martin and Yellow Wagtail this morning as the "autumn" migrants continue trickle through, Tree Pipit, Reed Warbler and first juv YLG last few days too. The circle is never broken. 0130
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Caught them nicely the other night. 160
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Beachy Head: An early juvenile Common Redstart flicking around Shooters was an unexpected "autumnal" face this morning, only the second I've seen in June here. Also a light passage of Swift overhead. 0270
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Beachy Head: Quail singing and Hobby hunting over same field at Cornish Farm this evening. 0120
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Beachy Head: Entering into that high summer period, croaking Nightingale this morning in Shooters, along with Cuckoo y’day seen by RL and Sand Martin all birds leaving, quietly, slipping back south over the channel and beyond. 0263
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Beachy Head: A recently fledged group of Common Whitethroat join the many new editions on the headland. Despite the weather taking a dive the place is full of young birds calling out to be fed. 322924
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Beachy Head: A snippet from yesterday’s Marsh Warbler which was present, briefly first thing on 29th. 0432
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Beachy Head: A Bee-eater heard in Francis Bottom at 06:20hrs, Crossbill over and Hobby thro this morning. 0190
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Beachy Head: Quail singing this morning. 0191
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Beachy Head: 2 Honey Buzzard together over the hollow at 10.40hrs and a single Turtle Dove (my first here since 2023!) earlier in the morning. 0462
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Beachy Head looking like the Med. the last few days, lean pickings for me over this intense high pressure period although Andrew Whitcomb found a Red backed Shrike and fly over Bee-eater y’day. 0241
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Blue headed I think, in my top 5 best birds. 010
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Beachy Head: Song/call (recorded by DDL) and tail shot showing long white wedge in t5 (RL) of the Eastern Subalpine Warbler. xeno-canto.org/1133519 1391
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Beachy Head: Just found an eastern subalpine warbler in cow gap @BirdGuides maps.app.goo.gl/aAtoKB3eZM31h6… 41077
beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Beachy Head: A nice varied seawatch this morning, highlights included 4 Pomarine Skua, an inbound Osprey making land fall, my first Swifts of 2026, and a nice selection of waders. (Whimbrel in pic) 0242
