| 03 Jan 2008 |
Hume's Warbler
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The Hume's Leaf Warbler still showing and calling quite well around lunchtime today at Horseshoe Plantation, Beachy Head.
Posted on 03 Jan 2008 by Bob Eade |
| 03 Jan 2008 |
Selsey Bill
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I spent an hour between 9 - 10 am this morning at the Bill, hiding from the biting ENE wind and saw the following; 1 Red-throated Diver, 4 Razorbills, 2 Kittiwakes, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers & 2 Gannets, all going east, and 3 Eider & 10 Red-breasted Mergansers on the sea.
Posted on 03 Jan 2008 by Andrew House |
| 02 Jan 2008 |
Great White Egret at Piddinghoe
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GREAT WHITE EGRET flew west, low over Piddinghoe Church at 09.20 this morning, after taking off from meadow on the far bank of the Ouse near the railway line, unmistakable by huge size, also black feet. Maybe this was the bird which was reported on Birdline yesterday as being seen 3/4 mile south of Southease bridge?
Posted on 02 Jan 2008 by Sharifin Gardiner |
| 02 Jan 2008 |
Beachy Head
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Had to walk from Eastbourne Station to tick the HUME'S LEAF WARBLER, which showed very well late morning. Also had a Black-throated Diver flying east off Birling Gap and a surprising number of Gannets offshore there.
Posted on 02 Jan 2008 by Matthew Silk |
| 01 Jan 2008 |
Henfield "Bird Race"
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A group of 4 Henfield Birders enjoyed their "race" against their last year's total of 50, and exceeded it by 4 this year, walking from Woods Mill to Stretham then along the Adur to return to Henfield from the north. We followed a Green Sandpiper along the river, saw a rather lonely looking male Shoveler on a pond - 2 male and 1 female Reed Buntings, a Yellowhammer and pair of Stonechats were seen together at the same spot (TQ192162), several Snipe flew up from the next field, and at the river fork, everyone had wonderful views of a Kingfisher. And we never even saw a Collared Dove! It is not too late to join in the New Year Bird Race - for details e-mail Val Bentley on chetsford@talk21.com
Posted on 02 Jan 2008 by Val Bentley |
| 01 Jan 2008 |
Weir Wood Reservoir
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At 09.45, in steady rain, there were 9 Great Crested Grebes and 11 Cormorants present. Also 1 Little Grebe. In addition to Blue and Great Tits on the feeders there was a Marsh Tit, and also a Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Mike Mason).
Posted on 02 Jan 2008 by Paul James |
| 02 Jan 2008 |
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The HUME'S LEAF WARBLER still in Horseshoe Plantation, Beachy Head and the RED-BREASTED GOOSE and BLACK BRANT still at West Wittering. No sign of the Cattle Egret at East Lavant.
Posted on 02 Jan 2008 by Paul James |
| 01 Jan 2008 |
Twite
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A report of a flock of 5+ Twite at Widewater Lagoon in scrub to the left of the cycle path in direction of Lancing about 100 yards beyond the western end of the car park. (Janet Daly).
Posted on 02 Jan 2008 by Paul James |
| 02 Jan 2008 |
Cattle Egret
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The CATTLE EGRET present again at Rodmell briefly in the field on the eastern bank of the Ouse opposite the end of the footpath leading from Rodmell (TQ433068) before flying off in a north-easterly direction at 2pm. Also present in the area of the Lewes Brooks a female Marsh Harrier.
Posted on 02 Jan 2008 by Philip Thompson |
| 02 Jan 2008 |
Common Sandpiper
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A cold and blowy trip out with Phil Turney in the Climping/Ford area, we failed to locate the Bean Geese, but a surprise find was 2 Common Sandpipers in the main channel of the River Arun east of Ford Station at about 11.30.
Posted on 02 Jan 2008 by Trevor Gibson-Poole |
| 02 Jan 2008 |
Pulborough Brooks RSPB nature reserve
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Flock of 26 black-tailed godwits on north brooks this afternoon with good numbers of lapwing, wigeon, teal, shoveler and pintail. Barn owl, buzzard and peregrine also seen today.
Posted on 02 Jan 2008 by Pete Hughes |
| 02 Jan 2008 |
Long-tailed duck
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The Long-tailed Duck still on Hove Lagoon this morning at 8.45am. No sign of the Glaucous Gull along Southwick Canal (and again this afternoon - Paul James).
Posted on 02 Jan 2008 by Chris Corrigan |
| 01 Jan 2008 |
Kingfisher on The Brooks (nr Lewes)
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At 13.00 approx a Kingfisher seen feeding from the pools to the southern perimeter of the Stanley Turner grounds (north perimeter of The Brooks).
Posted on 02 Jan 2008 by Timothy Lawrence |
| 01 Jan 2008 |
Cattle Egret
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A photo of the CATTLE EGRET at East Lavant taken by Stan Snow.
Posted on 01 Jan 2008 by Paul James |
| 01 Jan 2008 |
Shore Lark
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The SHORE LARK still at Rye Harbour today. Also on the reserve two Scaup and a redhead Smew. (From www.RXwildlife.org.uk).
Posted on 01 Jan 2008 by Paul James |
| 01 Jan 2008 |
Garden Viewing
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Our semi rural garden in Easebourne provided excellent viewing - without getting cold! A pair of Redpolls feeding in the silver birches (possibly up to 6 in all). Nuthatch, Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker. Many tits including Long-tailed. Only my second ever viewing of Redpoll in the garden.
Posted on 01 Jan 2008 by Peter & Peta Davis |
| 01 Jan 2008 |
SOS Bird Race
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Alan Loweth, Matt Kirk and myself (Egret birders East Grinstead RSPB group members) decided to partake in the SOS Bird Race today, to get our year list off to a flying start. We headed west and were on the North Wall at Pagham before daylight. We moved onto Sidlesham Ferry Pool, Church Norton, West Wittering and East Head before returning inland to the Downs above North Stoke, Amberley, then into Pulborough Brooks finishing off at Greatham Bridge. Highlights were a Barn Owl perched alongside the Storrington - Amberley road, Water Rail and Grey and Golden Plover at the North Wall. On the sea at Church Norton we had three Red-breasted Mergansers, single Red-throated Diver, and single Slavonian Grebe. We had a Great Northern Diver in the channel north of East Head, the summer plumaged Bar-tailed Godwit, and then the RED-BREASTED GOOSE and BLACK BRANT in the field behind the car park. Highlights on the Downs were two quartering Short-eared Owls, ringtail Hen Harrier, two Common Buzzards, together with Kestrel and Sparrowhawk. A great day and 85 species seen.
Posted on 01 Jan 2008 by Nick Walker |
| 01 Jan 2008 |
Peregrine
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A Peregrine roosting on the nestbox on the chimney of Shoreham Power Station at dusk. Very few gulls roosting on the quay by the lock gates and no sign of the Glaucous Gull.
Posted on 01 Jan 2008 by Paul James |
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Short-eared Owls
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Two Short-eared Owls on Downs above Alciston and Berwick - displaying to each other and then one mobbing a Raven. One still on 1st January.
Posted on 01 Jan 2008 by Michael Hawkins |
| 01 Jan 2008 |
Wivelsfield
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A possible Yellow-browed Warbler heard calling 4 or 5 times with a tit flock in Purchase Wood today (although I couldn't see it and the birds moved off fairly quickly). 43 other species around the village included all three woodpeckers, Pochard, Grey Wagtail and 1st winter Mediterranean Gull.
Posted on 01 Jan 2008 by Matthew Silk |
