Recent Sightings
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28 Mar 2024 | Ring Ouzel |
The Ring Ouzel still on the north end of the dam at Weir Wood Reservoir today per Sussex Bird Alerts WhatsApp. posted by Paul James on 29 Mar 2024 05:29 | |
28 Mar 2024 | Short-eared Owl (Devil's Dyke) |
Magical and unexpected sight of a Short-eared Owl at Devil's Dyke today! Tackling the wind and crossing the valley towards Summer Down before settling in a patch of long grass. posted by Rebecca Harris on 28 Mar 2024 21:55 | |
28 Mar 2024 | Wheatear at Sovereign Harbour |
Not as windy as I expected this morning. Spotted this lovely male Wheatear on the beach, east of the east harbour arm at Sovereign Harbour. Also a lonely Turnstone. Nothing else spotted. posted by Marilyn Dewar on 28 Mar 2024 18:50 | |
28 Mar 2024 | Pulborough Brooks |
On the North Brooks this morning, rain throughout, were some 30 Sand Martins and two Swallows hawking high and low over floodwaters, despite the rain and four (two pairs) of Avocets, Pintails (a pair pictured), Shovelers ( pic of a few), a Little Grebe (pic) and a pair of Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Also, from Westmead, a Marsh Harrier and three each of Redshank and Snipe. posted by Alan Kitson on 28 Mar 2024 15:23 | |
28 Mar 2024 | St Leonards Marina |
Some easterly passage between 10:20 and 11:20 in a SSW gale: Lesser Black-backed Gull 6, Common Gull 11, Sandwich Tern 1, Brent Goose 39 and Razorbill 1. posted by Andrew Grace on 28 Mar 2024 13:40 | |
28 Mar 2024 | Splash Point, Seaford |
A short (07:30-08:40) and very cold sea watch from the beach hut was worth the hypothermia with my first dark morph Arctic Skua of the season (08:20) looking spectacular against a very lively sea and fitful sun. Also a steady trickle of Mediterranean Gulls and steady movement of Common Gulls, a few Common Scoter, 3 Gannets, 4 Oystercatchers and a small group of Brent Geese (my counting needs considerable improvement!). posted by Peter Martin on 28 Mar 2024 09:16 | |
27 Mar 2024 | Fairlight Cliffs |
4 hours of seawatching, mostly in the morning, resulted in my first ever March Arctic Skua here, and first Sandwich Tern this year. Also noted were 137 Brent Geese, 9 Red-throated Divers, 17 Common Scoters, 15 Shoveler, 25 Teal, single Lesser Black-backed and Mediterranean Gulls , just 3 Gannets and 2 auks; all E. A single Porpoise again. posted by Alan Parker on 28 Mar 2024 06:24 | |
27 Mar 2024 | Goosanders in Midhurst |
A pair of Goosanders - a particularly fine male - present intermittently for several days now on South Pond, Midhurst. An unusual visitor and an exotic addition to the usual gaggle of Canada Geese, a family of Egyptian Geese, variable numbers of Mallard and a smaller number of Moorhen. posted by Hugh Horne on 27 Mar 2024 20:54 | |
27 Mar 2024 | Weir Wood Res |
A lovely male Ring Ouzel was found by Jonathan Ross this morning on the grass slope behind the dam, luckily it was still present and showing well this afternoon. Only my second site record. Other sightings today included 2 Swallows, 4 singing Blackcaps and a Firecrest in the blackthorn by the outflow. posted by Alastair Gray on 27 Mar 2024 17:23 | |
27 Mar 2024 | St Leonards Marina |
Some up-Channel passage noted between 09.20 - 12.05 with the tide coming in and a strong southerly wind: Brent Goose 277, Common Scoter 3, Red-throated Diver 2, Herring Gull 7, Common Gull 53, Mediterranean Gull 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 and Black-headed Gull 16. posted by Andrew Grace on 27 Mar 2024 12:54 |
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