Pulborough Brooks (1 Viewer)

[Original PaulE]

Nice walk around RSPB Pulborough Brooks today, White-tailed Eagle, several Hobbies, Great White Egret and Little Ringed Plover the best of the birds. Great views of Newts, including a couple of Great Crested and lots of insects to keep us interested. Lots of more pics on the Blog at the link!

Eagles, Newts and Dragonflies

Title sums up our mid-morning walk around RSPB Pulborough Brooks, the Newts were first, in the Pond just as you leave the Visitor Center, w...

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[Jon Turner]

Any Nightingales still around?

 

[Original PaulE]

Any Nightingales still around?

No we didn't hear or see any, we were saying how once they stop singing they seem to disappear, although presumably they must be around feeding youngsters!!!

 

[Jon Turner]

No we didn't hear or see any, we were saying how once they stop singing they seem to disappear, although presumably they must be around feeding youngsters!!!

Thanks. I'll have an early wander around on Friday I think.

 

[Original PaulE]

Thanks. I'll have an early wander around on Friday I think.

Was excellent for butterflies and dragonflies yesterday.

 

[Jon Turner]

Got to the reserve at 06.35 this morning after a stonking Thunderstorm in Petersfield over night. As I walked down the hill there was another birder sat on a small stool peering into the bushes around, so I asked him if he had seen any Nightingales. Well no he said. Then in a moment that I'm sure will live with us both a long time, a small bird flew out of the bushes and landed on the path about 20 yards down the hill. I looked at it and announced "There's a Nightingale!" What a stroke of luck for us both. We walked right around the reserve during the next couple of hours but didn't hear or see any more. Down at the viewpoint above Nettley hide he calmly announced : "That's a White Stork!". And indeed it was. Eventually we got close enough to see rings on it's left leg confirming what we thought: A Knepp bird - it's only a few miles away. As Paul E says, plenty of Butterflies (when the sun came out). But we thought it would be prudent to get moving as the forecast was for widespread rain , and more thunderstorms. As I write this in Petersfield it is indeed raining.

Anyone got a grid reference for the flocks of Hawfinch at Butser?

 

[Original PaulE]

Got to the reserve at 06.35 this morning after a stonking Thunderstorm in Petersfield over night. As I walked down the hill there was another birder sat on a small stool peering into the bushes around, so I asked him if he had seen any Nightingales. Well no he said. Then in a moment that I'm sure will live with us both a long time, a small bird flew out of the bushes and landed on the path about 20 yards down the hill. I looked at it and announced "There's a Nightingale!" What a stroke of luck for us both. We walked right around the reserve during the next couple of hours but didn't hear or see any more. Down at the viewpoint above Nettley hide he calmly announced : "That's a White Stork!". And indeed it was. Eventually we got close enough to see rings on it's left leg confirming what we thought: A Knepp bird - it's only a few miles away. As Paul E says, plenty of Butterflies (when the sun came out). But we thought it would be prudent to get moving as the forecast was for widespread rain , and more thunderstorms. As I write this in Petersfield it is indeed raining.

Anyone got a grid reference for the flocks of Hawfinch at Butser?

4 Wood Sandpipers reported from the Hangar this morning!!!

 

[Jon Turner]

4 Wood Sandpipers reported from the Hangar this morning!!!

And me back in Devon......

 

[Farnboro John]

And me back in Devon......

I wouldn't worry too much, you need the Hubble telescope to see any detail on waders from the Hanger.

John