Sussex birder,My local patch is Weir Wood Res Patch life list-179,keen Sussex lister-303.Raptor watcher and searcher/recorder of rare and scarce birds in Sussex
Crawley, South East
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Seaford
Around 110 Little Gulls were feeding in the surf early afternoon scattered along the Seaford shoreline,most between Splash point and Martello tower.
Many beautiful 1st winters with plenty of adults too @SussexBirding
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Weir Wood Res
Dartford Warbler (female) Patch ✅ 180,Also around 5 Snipe,2 Lapwings,13 Teal,3 Gadwall,9 Mute Swans,Stonechat,7 Skylarks and 37 Chaffinch WSW.
Late Willow Warbler,3 Chiffchaffs,3 Grey Wagtails,1 Greenfinch,4 Bullfinches & Goshawk.
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Ardingly Res
4 Great white Egrets east side of the causeway this afternoon.Only 20% full,need rain soon @SussexBirding
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Weir Wood res
My first Osprey of the autumn this morning,other bits included immature female Goshawk,Hobby,Raven,4 Common Sandpipers,Snipe, & Sedge Warbler @SussexBirding
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Goring beach area
This afternoon 2 Common Gulls,31 Little Egrets,16 Oystercatchers,21 Ringed Plovers,5 Sanderlings in winter plumage already,42 Turnstones,1 Northern Wheatear,Peregrine and just a single Gannet out to sea @SussexBirding
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Weir Wood Res
Hard going this morning,but lovely views of another Grasshopper warbler,2 Sedge warblers & Lesser Whitethroat.
As I was leaving a Brown Hairstreak flew past and landed in a Hornbeam.
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Weir Wood Res
Juvenile Knepp White Stork payed us a visit today as did a Cattle Egret.
Grasshopper warbler flushed from the meadows also a Spotted Flycatcher here.Sedge and Reed warbler near hide with several juv lemon Willow warblers around the car park.
Teal starting to show.
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It was fantastic to find a Lesser spotted woodpeckers nest this morning in wet woodland just 10ft up in a dead Holly,pair adults regularly seen bringing food to nest hole.
Special thanks to Ken at @lesserspotnet for organising someone to come and scope nest,3 young seen in nest.
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Yank Spotted Sandpiper on The Ouse,East Sussex this afternoon first for 26yrs,then 2 turn up…Metal @SussexBirding
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Weir Wood
This evening on the dam were 1 Whimbrel,4 Common Sandpipers,4 Little ringed Plovers and 2 Grey Wagtails
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Pulborough Brooks
Lovely Spotted Redshank and Wood Sandpiper from Hanger VP.Whimbrel,Shelduck with 8 young,At least 6 Greenshanks,6 Ringed Plovers,6 Little ringed Plovers,2 Dunlin,2 Ruff & 2 Common Sandpipers.
16 Avocets,plenty of Redshanks,Nightingales and Cuckoo.
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Widewater
10 Bar tailed Godwits,6 Whimbrel E,3 Wheatears on beach and 2 Swallows in off.
Later at Bough Beech Res
3f Red breasted Mergansers,4 Shoveler,Cuckoo,Kingfisher,Swallows,Common Terns, unfortunately the 2 Black necked Grebes were hiding in the bay.
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Old Lodge SWT,Ashdown
2 male Redstarts,6 singing Willow Warblers,10 Chiffchaffs,8 Chaffinch,2 Crossbills,2 Woodlarks,8 Siskins,Redpolls,Goldfinches,Stonechats,Raven and loads of Brimstones plus 3 Holly Blues on this warm afternoon.
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