By this afternoon (Thursday), the young Buzzards had ventured further across the fields and trees and made their way to the fringes of the woodland adjoining the houses at Nepcote. If it had not been for the mewing I could hear from my garden I would not have known they were present.

Really pleased to see a young Peregrine (probably first winter) perched on a pylon just south of Uckfield today. It's a different one(and looks unringed) than the one that has been seen here in recent months. Also the local Rooks are beginning to gather sticks for nest building.

Woodpigeon flocks from 30 - 200 passing west over Ferring from 07.15 until 08.15. Not really counted but I would estimate 3000. Most moving just inland from the coast, some half a mile inland over the house.

Following widespread Kite sightings recently,today a Red Kite flew over Streat Lane near Plumpton at 1.30pm and another flew over the A29 at Bury at 5pm, the later had a yellow wing tag on its right wing, any ideas as to its origin?

After the visit of over 50 Fieldfares to the Malus tree in our front garden in Aldwick on Wednesday a lone bird took up residence and for the last 3 days warded off any other birds which tried to feed on the tree until mid-day today when at least 100 Fieldfares arrived and started stripping the fruit from the Malus - at 13.00 the tree plus our front lawn were a seething mass of birds - an awesome and memorable sight!

Even larger group of Bewick's Swans today south of Rye Farm on Henfield Levels. I counted 26 including 7 juveniles looking from the fields just to the west of the old railway line. Later, saw a family of 2 adults with 2 young from the river bank, but they could have been part of the original group, which from the river were then too far away and hidden. Sallie Bedford found 6 Egyptian Geese in the same area yesterday, and some Gadwall, but I couldn't find these today, though could hear Wigeon. Must have been up to 2,000 Black-headed Gulls on the water too. Yesterday the lake/floods at TQ197182 had about 1000 duck, split roughly 70:30 Wigeon:Teal, with 50 or so Mallard, 15 Lapwing and a Heron; west of Betley Bridge were 14 Snipe, flocks of Canada and Greylag Geese. Also had lovely view of Barn Owl between old railway line and Great Betley at roughly lunchtime.

Yellowhammers have been feeding on the ground under my feeders in my rural garden near Uckfield for the past few days. They do this every year at this time of year. I presume natural food is now in short supply. Also had a Grey Wagtail in my garden yesterday, presumably on passage.

We have had Yellowhammers visiting our Adur Valley garden for the last two months or so. There is a male/female pair and I've seen two males in the garden too. Today we saw the male Yellowhammer chasing another bird - a Reed Bunting we think. I've never heard of Yellowhammers visiting gardens but it obviously happens. Does anyone else see them in their gardens? On the subject of House Sparrow terraces, ours was put up this winter but we have had no takers.

Yellowhammers regularly feed in our garden and are very partial to spilt sunflower hearts and ground feed. We live just south of the A283 nr Storrington. We also had a Reed Bunting pay us a visit during March this year.

Feeding on seed on ground together with many other finches in my garden in Withdean area of Brighton, five Yellowhammers, present on 8 - 9th Jan. No Siskin, Redwing or Fieldfare yet. (Brian Jackson).

At Crowlink a tit-flock 50-strong comprised 35 Long-tailed Tits, the rest being Blue and Great Tits and Chiffchaffs. At Cuckmere Haven 14.30 - 15.00 a 280-strong flock of common big gulls held two adult Yellow-legged Gulls which I think are pretty uncommon in East Sussex. On east beach, Newhaven later on were 24 Ringed Plovers but no Little Stints, doubtless put to flight by dogs.