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    Nightingales at Pulbourgh Brooks

    Pretty good views of a Nightingale, eventually!! at Pulborough Brooks today, heard several around the reserve but only one gave views. Lots of other birds on show including Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaffs ,a Great White Egret, Bullfinch etc and my first Swift of the year more pics on...
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    Seaford Head

    Fairly quiet at the Head this morning. Corn Bunting, couple of Wheatear, Common Whitethroat, Skylarks, Whimbrel, Pipits and a Reed Bunting the best of it!! If anyone has any opinions on the Diver and Willow Warbler feel free to air them!!! Pics on the blog at the link...
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    Windmills to the Beacon

    Clayton to Ditchling to be more precise, last Sunday. Heard a Corn Bunting but couldn't find it, Red Kite, Buzzard, Raven, a Wheatear that wouldn't pose and a Yellowhammer that posed extremely well! The views are also pretty spectacular here and my other half got a few pics of them as well...
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    Beachy Bonanza!

    Very nice morning at Beachy Head yesterday, Corn Buntings, Linnets, Stonechats, Duelling Red Kites and Peregrine among the highlights!! Lots more pics on the Blog at the link. ( Some people think you can have too many Red Kite pics, I'm not one of them :) :ROFLMAO: ) Dipping The Hoopoes!!
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    Splash Point again!! This time there's Skuas!!

    Another Seawatch at Splash Point Seaford, nice and windy had 7 Arctic Skuas through in 4 hours, fair few Terns, Gannets, Common Scoter, a Little Gull, Med and Common Gulls, Brent Geese, a Black-throated Diver and plenty of the local Fulmars and Kittiwake!! Good to have a fair bit of variety and...
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    Easter Weekend

    The weather was quite pleasant this weekend, so as well as the Seaford Seawatch (see post in the Seawatch forum) I managed a couple of Local walks and a stroll around Arlington Reservoir, all pretty underwhelming but managed a few bits and pieces, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtails, Treecreeper Red...
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    Splash Point Seaford

    First Seawatch of the season for me today, plenty of Common Scoter going east, Brent Geese, Sandwich Terns and Red-throated Divers the highlights. First Swallow of the year for me, in off as well!! Plenty more equally bad record shots on the blog at the link...
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    First Wheatear

    First Wheatear of the year at Seaford Head this morning, bit elusive as you can tell from the poor pic! Good supporting cast of Skylarks , Pipits, Peregrine, Raven, Kittiwakes and Fulmars, Very nice wander in warm sunshine. More pics on the Blog...
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    Blackdown

    Very nice morning at Blackdown today. Great Grey Shrike, showed pretty well throughout, also good views of Woodlark and Crossbill. Plenty of other species seen and heard including Brambling. Marsh Tit and Lesser Redpoll. Many more pics of some of the above on the blog at the link...
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    Marathon at Steyning

    The Steyning Stinger Marathon today, luckily it didn't affect the birding to much!! Nice to see a big flock of Corn Buntings 30+, several Yellowhammers and a big flock of Linnets. Skylarks singing all over the place, very nice to finally get some blue sky and sunshine on a day off! Few more pics...
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    Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

    Went looking for one today and found one!! Was hard work mind and photography a nightmare but I did me best!!! Marsh Tit, Kingfisher, Siskins among the other highlights. Nice to get out after not getting out for a couple of weeks, more details on the blog at the link...
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    Frog Frenzy

    Several Frogs in our small pond, we had to redo the pond due to a leak earlier this year, so were a bit worried they would abandon us, but lots of Spawn has appeared. Not sure there will be enough food for the tadpoles but it's a good sign. We put some more plants in it today, to add to the...
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    Cuckmere Haven

    Had a wander down the Cuckmere today, bit windy, but we found the long-staying Dowitcher, a Sparrowhawk, a lot of Gulls, Skylarks and Egrets the best of the rest, not bad considering the hoards of dogs all over the place!! Think the Sparrowhawk is a female despite a lot of red colouring and the...
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    Cracking Day at Elmley

    Went to Elmley National Nature Reserve yesterday, highly enjoyable, Owls everywhere, Bearded Tits, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier displaying, plus the thousands of waders and wildfowl all over the place!! Bit crowded, but once you got away from the car park a bit of space could be found!! I haven't...
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    Frosty Pulborough Brooks

    We had a wander around RSPB Pulborough Brooks this morning, freezing cold, but lovely and sunny! Two very showy Kestrels among the highlights, with Bullfinch, Lesser Redpoll, Song Thrush, Nuthatch and Fieldfare featuring as well!! More pics on the blog at the link...
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    Dungeness for Divers and more!!

    Went to Dungeness yesterday, what a day!!! In various places 500+ Red-throated Divers, Red-necked Grebe (armchair tick), Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver, Goldeneye, Marsh Harriers, Peregrines, Merlin, Bewick Swans, Bean, Pinkfoot and White-fronted Goose, Common and Velvet Scoter...
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    Gull Dungeness 13/01/2023

    Hi all, going through my pics from yesterday's trip to Dungeness and have spotted this gull, is it just light reflecting on the wing tip, though the tail looks white as well or have I missed a White Winger, the bird as a whole seems to look quite pale (didn't notice it at the time). In my...
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    Widewater Lagoon and nearby!

    Headed to the coast today, blue sky and sunshine was great despite the cool breeze, highlight was the extremely showy and patient Kingfisher!!! Also Little Grebes, Stonechats and Swans showed well!! After we headed to Southwick to view the Great Northern Diver that's been loitering in the canal...
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    Waxwings

    Went to Uckfield in Sussex yesterday, to try and see the reported Waxwings, I was successful but the cloudy, dull conditions made getting pics difficult, but good views obtained and lovely to hear them calling!! More pics on the Blog at the link...
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    Pond Restore

    Our Pond, which has provided us with lots of wildlife action, since we installed it a few years ago, suffered a catastrophic failure a few days before Christmas, we have spent the last few days re-installing it!! Apparently Pond Liner inflation is currently running at about a million % so we...
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    Review of my year 2023!

    It's been a not bad sort of year, 2023, had several trips. Wales, Cornwall and Mull all of which lived up to expectations. My main target of the year was to see a Great Shearwater a well overdue lifer, which I final connected with on a memorable day trip to the Isle of Scillies. Also had an...
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    Search for a Duck

    This is actually over two days, 3 days apart!! Two visits to Abberton Reservoir where I failed to find the Canvasback that's been around the place for a while. Did see some Waxwings which was a bonus and a lot of Ducks, far too many Pochards, which will probably feature heavily in my nightmares...
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    Canvasback or Pochard Abberton 12/11/23

    Hi all saw the bird below, at Abberton reservoir on Tuesday was diving about a bit and was soon lost in the throng of 1000s of Pochards, pretty much all the male Pochards had a lot of blue in the bill, can't see any on this one, but wasn't sure at the time and still not sure now, is the head...
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    Foggy day on the Brooks

    Went to Beeding Brooks, yesterday afternoon, was hoping there would an Owl or two, but visibility was so bad, even if there was I probably wouldn't have seen them. Hopefully the East Coast will run out of voles soon and more will head down to Sussex!! Nice pale-phase Buzzard and loads of...
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    Diver Mull 21/11/2023

    Hi All saw this Diver on Mull yesterday Black-throated or Great Northern, bill seems small so I'm leaning towards BTD but not 100% sure? Sorry about the picture quality, thanks in advance
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