19th November
300+ Starling West
80 Meadow Pipit West
2 Golden Plover amongst 1000 Lapwing in surrounding fields
1 male Blackcap along track to farm
1 Redpoll West
1 Brambling over
30 Chaffinch West

17th November
1 female Blackcap in off the sea this morning and landed at Fiddlers Point before moving east along the down.
1 adult Yellow Legged Gull on Brean beach nr beach entrance.
c.50 Sanderling on beach

13th November
A Velvet Scoter seen on the Weston bay side of the down this morning. It drifted out on the tide before flying back towards the Axe.

1st November
1 Firecrest at entrance to Brean Down Farm. Then moved west further on to the down
3 Blackcap (2M + 1F) at entrance to Farm
1 Brambling over

28th October
bright day with a light south westerly
4 Brambling over
4 Siskin over
3 Peregrines (usually only 2 at this site)
3 alba wagtails over

27th October
bright day with a light north easterly wind
1 yellowhammer heard calling nr fort
70 meadow pipits flock of 50 flying east the others moving west
12 Fieldfare (2 flew up from down and flew west. 10 flew high east over the down)
2 Siskin over
1 Redpoll over
2 Brambling over
1 Skylark over

24th October
1 Firecrest reported along track to brean down farm

22nd October
overcast day with a small amount of drizzle before dawn. medium strength cold NNE wind.
4 Swallows flew up along Brean beach and headed NE over Brean Farm
30+ Chaffinchs NE 

20th October
winds shifted north easterly. a bright day with patchy cloud
60+ Fieldfare
35+ Redwing
4 Swallows over
5 Chiffchaff
1 male Blackcap
9 Long Tailed Tits roving over the down

18th October
partly cloudy day with easterly winds
1 Yellow Browed Warbler seen by a local birder with tits just below the reservoir
33 Siskin over including a flock of 24
40 Redwing
20 Fieldfare
4 Brambling
6 Swallow
1 Coal Tit
1 Buzzard over
1 Merlin

16th October
Clear day with a light northerly wind
1 Dartford Warbler in bushes nr fort
1 Green Sandpiper over after being flushed by a boat on R.Axe
5 Chiffchaff including 1 brown individual probably eastern Chiffchaff
6 Swallow over
1 Brambling over
37 Siskin - most flying north east including a flock of 13 and 9
40 Song Thrush
30 Blackbird
1 Skylark
1 Reed Bunting
1 Coal Tit 

13th October
Cloudy day with easterly wind.Rain overnight
Several Redwings and Song Thrushes calling at first light
White Shouldered Starling seen on the down this morning
3 Fieldfare flew up from the down and flew east
1 Brambling over
35 Meadow Pipit
3+ Chiffchaff
2+ Blackcap
20 Swallow
1 Siskin
1 Skylark
3 Reed Bunting
1 Coal Tit on down
other sightings:

12th October
Cloudy day with a easterly wind
24 Fieldfare high over south east
1 Brambling over
200+ Chaffinch over
31 Swallow
14 House Martin
1 Common Buzzard
5 Siskin over
3 Song Thrush on down
6 Chiffchaff
2 Blackcap
40+ Meadow Pipit over
7+ Alba Wagtail over

11th October
In a high pressure that has spread from the atlantic
3 Bearded Tits in bushes nr fort (1 male + 2 female). then flew off east along the west side of the down.
1 Yellowhammer over
10 Swallow
1 House Martin
1 Sand Martin
6 Common Buzzard over flying high up
7 Siskin
5+ Chiffchaff
5 Coal Tit 

10th October
1 Juv White Shouldered Starling opposite the Seagull Pub this morning

9th October
Bright and partly cloudy day. Slightly lighter WNW wind than yesterday
1 Juv White Shouldered Starling still present this morning opposite the Seagull Pub after being relocated yesterday evening.
65 Swallows over
1 Sand Martin over with Swallows
2 Chiffchaff
1 Blackcap
3 Siskin over
5 Skylark over (west)

8th October
Bright a partly cloudy day with 18mph WNW wind
1 Juv White Shouldered Starling on wires by car park
1 Merlin around fort
6 Swallow hawking around east end of the down
1 Chiffchaff on down
6 Skylark over
1 Siskin south
1 Redpoll

2nd October
Overcast day with a stronger northerly wind than previous days
1 Hobby flying around the trig point and perched briefly on the rocks before flying south
! Wheatear
6 Alba Wagtail north over
2 Chiffchaff
15 Meadow Pipits over

30th September
overcast with light northerly wind. Wind direction changeable overnight
1 Richards Pipit flying west over the down just before 08:15
2 Tree pipit west over the down
1 Redstart at Fiddlers Point
1 Redpoll
8 Alba Wagtail north over the east end
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Swallow over
3 Chiffchaff
1 Reed Bunting
15 Meadow Pipit over

28th September
light northerly windy clear sky
1000+ Swallows
40 House Martin
2 Sand Martin
1 Siskin
2 Skylark
200 Meadow Pipit
1 Grey Wagtail
4 Clouded Yellow Butterfly
Warblers included: 3 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest

27th September
light northerly wind
1000+ Swallows
4 Wheatear
6 Alba Wagtail
2 Skylark

24th September
1 Yellow Wagtail over
1 Coal Tit calling from East end of down
1 Whitethroat 150yds east of fort
6 Chiffchaff
2 Wheatear

22nd September
3 Wheatear
1 Coal Tit calling and singing on down
1 Whinchat along side beach car park
7 Chiffchaff including one singing bird
flock of 60 House Martin over

18th September
high pressure moving away. clear sky for most of the night with cloud cover moving in during the last couple of hours of dark. light south westerly winds
4 Wheatear on down early morning
small number of Meadow Pipits moving over

13th September
high pressure over uk at the moment. clear skies with light winds
270 Swallow over
40 house Martin
3 Sand Martin
1 Wheatear
flock of 7 Siskin flying east over the down
4 Grey Wagtail flying east over the down

11th September
1 Swift over with Swallows
1 Wheatear beach car park

10th September
4 Wheatear - 3 on the down and 1 beach car park
flock of 100 House Martin over 

8th September
Full moon, north east breeze with 80% cloud cover
1 female type Redstart east end of down
20+ Chiffchaff
5+ Blackcap
1 Little Egret south east over fort
2 Tree Pipit flushed nr trig point

6th September
200 Swallows over
30 House Martin
10+ Blackcap

3rd September
1 female type Pied Flycatcher half way along the bottom track
3 Tree Pipit circling high over the east end of the down

30th August
1 Green Sandpiper flew south over the east end of the down
2 Yellow Wagtails perched briefly on the east end of the down
7 Wheatear

15th August
Flock of 5 Yellow Wagtails lingering around the down
1 Tree Pipit
3 Wheatear

13 August
light northerly winds at first light. Full moon with only a few scattered clouds over night
1 prob Black Kite flew off the end of the down towards Flat Holm at 07:03
3 Wheatear roosting on the top of the down.
1 Tree Pipit

1st June
31 Canada Geese came in off the sea and flew towards Weston Bay
3 Swift lingering around the east end of the down

31st May
Initially bright and then clouded over with a 10-15mph S wind
Mystery bird calling over at 6:45. Call was a "zooee". First impression was a Chiffchaff/Willow Warbler like call but was double toned.
1 Redpoll over
1 Grey Wagtail over
3 Stock Dove over
6 Swift over
10 Swallow
2 House Martin

30th May
Bright and sunny with a light N breeze
1 Hoopoe briefly at the East end of the down at the top of the diaganol track at 8:15. The bird was later seen flying south past Weston Sewage Works NR towards Brent Knoll.
1 Tree Pipit over
5 Swift over
15 Swallow over
1 House Martin over

29th May
Bright and sunny with a light N breeze
1 Spotted Flycatcher at the East end of the down
2 Swift over
15 Swallow over
3 House Martin over

28th May
Foggy at first with virtually no wind then bright and sunny by 7am
1 Spotted Flycatcher nr Fort
1 Swift over
15 Swallow over
1 House Martin over

26th May
Bright sunny day with a light SE wind which turned more S during mid morning
2 Spotted Flycatcher half way along the bottom track
3 Tree Pipit all flying NW
4 Swift over
1 Sand Martin over 

25th May
Cloudy with westerly wind about force 4
1 Hobby over the down
1 migrant Goldcrest around bushes nr Fort
several House Martins, Sand Martins and Swallows over
1 Cuckoo half way along the bottom track. The same bird present since 10th May

24th May
Light NW wind with scattered showers
23 Swifts over
1 female Wheatear nr Fort
1 Tree Pipit nr Fort 

21st May
Broken cloud with a light SW wind
1 Hobby over
109 Swallow
55 House Martin
3 Sand Martin

20th May
Broken cloud with a strong SW wind force 5-6
Sea watch between 7:30 and 8:30:
3 Arctic Skua flying towards Sand Point
5 Gannets flying south
3 Eider (1 adult male, 1 imm male and a female) flying from Weston Bay area towards Flat Holm
265 Manx Shearwater flying south
3 Fulmar flying south

18th May
53 House Martin over
1 female Wheatear at the top of the steps

15th May
Bright cloudless morning with a light NE breeze
1 Spotted Flycatcher flew in and landed briefly on bushes on the east end of the down and then flew NW
1 Tree Pipit lingering around bushes near the fort
2 Swift over
18 House Martin over
16 Swallow over

14th May
Bright cloudless morning with a 15mph N - N/W wind
28 Swallows over
3 House Martins over
2 Red Legged Partridge/Chukar still present

13th May
Bright with broken cloud and a 15-20mph N - N/W wind
4 Swifs over the down
1 Cuckoo
20 Swallows over
2 House Martins over
Photos:
Cuckoo
Carrion Crow

11th May
Last three days have been mainly cloudy with the odd light shower and southerly winds. Not much migration has been seen over the down so I have taken the time to get some photos
2 Cuckoos on 10th
1 Redpoll on 9th
A trickle of hirundines on all three days
1 Sedge Warbler on 9th singing on the east end of the down
Photos:
Whitethroat
Magpie
Cuckoo
Willow Warbler
Roe Deer

8th May
Cloudy with a light Westerly wind (9mph)
11 Kittiwakes flying west towards Steep Holm
1 female Wheatear on top of the down
1 Tree Pipit 

7th May
Cloudy with a light southerly wind
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Tree Pipit
5 Collared Doves over the down
2 Red Legged Partridge/Chukar
15 Swallow over
1 House Martin 

5th May
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Whinchat a quarter of the way along the bottom track
1 Mute Swan north over
1 Whimbrel south over
1 Cuckoo half way along the bottom track

3rd May
Cloudy with bright intervals and a light southerly wind about 15mph
1 Wood Warbler in bushes to the north of the trig point
1 female Wheatear nr fort
1 Cuckoo at the east end of the down
2 Yellow Wagtail over
1 Swift
3 Lesser Whitethroat
2 Siskin over
1 Redpoll over
A steady trickle of Swallows (c.80) and House Martins (c.15)

2nd May
Overcast night with light rain. Cloudy with light rain during the morning. Wind southerly about 20mph
3 Yellow Wagtail over
1 female Wheatear near the top of the steps
25 Swallow
10 House Martin

1st May
Very overcast night with no noticeable over night migration. Cloudy morning with bright intervals with a strong south westerly wind (about 25mph)
2 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Sedge Warbler singing in reeds adjacent to car park
80 Swallow
16 House Martin

30th April
Some rain in the night. Clear morning with 19mph S-SW wind
1 adult male Hen Harrier flying out towards Flat Holm at 7:40
1 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Yellow Wagtail
5 Tree Pipit
1 Whimbrel
1 Sedge Warbler 

29th April
Clear night. Clear morning with 21mph southerly wind
112 Swallow
39 House Martin
4 Sand Martin
1 Lesser Whitethroat singing half way along the bottom track
2 Tree Pipit lingering around the down
1 Yellow Wagtail over
1 Swift
1 Garden Warbler singing a quarter of the way along the bottom track

28th April
Cloudy night with occasional rain. Morning the same with a 35mph southerly wind
5 Swift moving of the end with swallows towards steep holm
1 Lesser Whitethroat a third of the way along the bottom track
1 Hobby seen three times over the down

27th April
Cloudy with occasional rain. Strong south westerly winds - 23mph
1 Fulmar flying northwards around the end of the down
2 Grasshopper Warblers reeling half way along the bottom track
1 Swift
1 Redstart on east end of the down
50 House Matin
100 Swallow

26th April
Some rain during the night but the morning started off clear with a 15-20mph south easterly wind
1 Garden Warbler singing a quarter of the way along the bottom track
2 Yellow Wagtail
1 Goldcrest singing half way along the bottom track
2 Tree Pipit
1 Cuckoo calling from the east side of the down 

25th April
overcast night with some rain. 21mph south east wind with occasional showers
10 Swift
2 Female Ring Ouzel flew in and landed half way along bottom track
2 Redstart - 1 female half way along bottom track and a male on steps
1 Wood Warbler singing half way along the bottom track
1 Pied Flycatcher - female half way along the bottom track
1 Sedge Warbler singing in bushes nr the fort
1 Lesser Whitethroat singing three quarters of the way along the bottom track
1 Hobby seen twice over the down
2 Yellow Wagtail over
8 House Martin
90 Swallow
2 Sand Martin
9 White Wagtail over and landed on shore at east end of the down when flushed by a boat
1 Lanner seen twice over the down
4 Wheatear at top of steps
2 Red Legged Partridge/Chukar - these birds are very wary and it is difficult to get a good enough view to identify them for sure

24th April
cloudy night with a light easterly wind that turned southerly bringing light rain
1 Garden Warbler singing half way along top track
75 Swallow flying off the end towards flat holm. some flew back and lingered around the fort because of the weather
2 Tree Pipit
1 Cuckoo calling at the east end of the down
2 House Martin
1 Sand Martin

23rd April
mainly clear night with light southerly winds
25 Swallow
1 Grasshopper Warbler
3 Sedge Warbler
20 Blackcap
4 Tree Pipit
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 Whimbrel

22nd April
wind continued to be southerly following a partly cloudy night. A small but significant passage seen
2 Grasshopper Warbler both reeling half way along top track
1 Sedge Warbler  singing from reeds adjacent to car park
4 Tree Pipit
small passage of hirundines - 10 Swallow, 1 House Martin
1 Siskin
2 Redpoll

21st April
wind changing from strong easterly to southerly following a cloudy night brought a  passage of birds
100 Swallow
10 House Martin
2 Sand Martin
1 Sedge Warbler singing nr car park
1 Yellow Wagtail
2 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Cuckoo
6 Tree Pipit
2 Lesser Whitethroat

18th April
Strong 15mph easterly winds following a clear night
1 female type Marsh Harrier in field adjacent to car park being mobbed by Raven and then drifted slowly southwards.

17th April
1 White Wagtail flew in/off and landed briefly nr trig point before flying east along the down
6 Redpoll
1 Merlin flying over the down

16th April
2 Red Legged Partridge/Chukar on slope between trig point and the down
5 Redpoll

15th April
The change in wind direction seems to have brought another influx of birds. This time the wind has changed from light easterly to very light southerly
10 common scoter past the fort heading towards steart.
4 Arctic tern flying high north over the trig point
1 Sandwich tern flying high north
6+ Tree pipit
7 Whitethroat
10 Swallow
1 Sand martin
1 yellow wagtail
1 grasshopper warbler reeling half way along the north track
lots of willow warblers, chiffchaffs and blackcaps
(also a short eared owl reported at 12:30)

14th April
8 Swallow
1 Whimbrel heard calling from Axe Est.
1 Redpoll
1 Greenshank heard calling from Axe Est.
1 Tree Pipit flying high north

13th April
A change in wind direction from NE to E seems to have brought a small fall of birds.
45 Swallow
2 House Martin
19 Sand Martin
11 Tree Pipit
1 Yellow Wagtail
2 Whitethroat
2 Redstart
1 Wheatear
30 Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff

12th April
6 Swallows all flying north heading towards birnbeck pier
20 Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff

11th April
1 Brambling perched briefly in bushes half way along the north track and then flew up and circled calling before flying off
2 Wheatear - 1 male nr fort and a female at the top of the steps

10th April
1 Swallow flying west along the north side of the down

9th April
Very little movement today
1 Redpoll over the down

8th April
1 Redstart - along the north track
1 Swallow
9 Willow Warbler
3 Blackcap
3 Chiffchaff

6th April
1 Whitethroat heard in bushes on the north side of the trig point
1 Merlin - male bird flying over the down
7 Willow Warbler
1 Blackcap
2 Redpoll flying around the down
2 Chiffchaff

5th April
1 Tree Pipit high over
8 Willow Warblers
2 Blackcap
1 Green Woodpecker
1 Siskin
1 Redpoll

4th April
1 Redpoll flying around the fort
4 Willow Warblers
1 Reed Bunting singing around the east end of the down

3rd April
1 Merlin perched on rocks south of trig point
4 Willow Warblers
1 Redpoll

31st March
1 Tree Pipit flying around the down. perched briefly on short grass near the trig point
1 Redpoll flying around the down

29th March
1 Willow Warbler
3 Chiffchaff

28th March
2 Chiffchaff
1 Redpoll
1 Siskin

21st March
1 Ring Ouzel by trig point giving good views for over an hour.
2 Chiffchaff

19th March
1 Dartford Warbler showing down to 1.5M in a small hawthorn near trig point
4 Chiffchaff
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker on telegraph post adjacent to car park

18th March
1 Ring Ouzel - Brief flight views of a male bird
2 Chiffchaff
4 Goldcrest - 1 bird was a tired individual in a small hawthorn near the trig point
1 Stock Dove

16th March
2 Chiffchaff
2 Crossbill flying NW over the down at 9:10
8 alba wagtails flying North
1 Stock Dove
1 Siskin flying around the down

14th March
1 Wheatear 30yds south east of trig point
1 Chiffchaff
1 Stock Dove flying north west
1 Coal Tit in off sea and landed in bushes 40yds south east of trig point
1 Siskin flying around the down

6th March
1 Sand Martin  over the down at 8:27 

5th March
1 Chiffchaff heard calling at top of diaganol track leading on to the down
1 Bullfinch

25th February
1 Black Tailed Godwit - Axe Est

6th February
1 Merlin - Axe Est
90 Curlew - Axe Est
1 Little Egret - Axe Est

1st February
2 Black Redstarts on slope behind Bird Garden - 1 male, 1 female
1 Goldcrest 

29th January
51 Wigeon - Axe Est
2 Peregrine - Axe Est
1 Little Egret - Axe Est

28th January
1 Sanderling on Uphill beach
3 Common Gulls on Uphill beach- 2 adults and 1 first winter

27th January
215 Redshank Uphill beach
19 Ringed Plover with Dunlin

25th January
100 Sanderling on Brean Beach
60 Oystercatcher on Brean Beach
1 Buzzard flying around the East end of Brean Down
3 Black Redstarts - 1 male around "Brean Down Caravans" site, 2 females on the down.
1 Goldcrest
2 Bullfinch

24th January
1 Knot in with Dunlin on Uphill beach

23rd January
2 Golden Plover amongst Lapwing on Uphill beach

22nd January
1 drake Pintail at mouth of River Axe

18th January
2 Female Black Redstarts - 1 at the bottom of brean steps in corner of beach and 1 at fort
2 Ravens
1 Chukar (present since 27th August 2001)

14th January
1 Sanderling on Uphill beach

11th January
2 Black Redstarts - 1 male on slopes adjacent to steps and a female ranging from beach car park to the bottom of the steps
1 female Bullfinch
1 Redpol flying east over the down around 10:00AM
1 Goldcrest
( 1 Waxwing reported flying West along the down at 11:15 calling)