This afternoon, refound a Great Grey Shrike which has been working the hedgerows along the R. Arun at Arundel. Credit the original finder @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
Richard
@bramberbirder.bsky.social
Local Birding + coastal and downland natural history. Sightings from occasional trips further afield. Bramber/Steyning, West Sussex
… and on return, the mist had burnt off, revealing spectacular views over the vale to the north. I’ll try again for the Ouzel’s another day.
The mist had filled the ‘scarp slope to the top. Sunny when I reached the ridge line with a hint of dragon’s breath spilling onto the Downs. Looking south and east with distant Brighton.
2 Firecrest in mixed woodland at NT Bramber Castle, W.Sussex.
Stopped off at Lambert’s, Dorset on the way back from IoS. At least 2 Common Redstart present Thursday afternoon.
Tresco Old Grimsby side: 20 Mipit, 1 Wheatear, 1 Pied Fly, 2 Spot Fly. North of island: Quiet, 1 Wheatear, 2 Mipit. Piper’s Hole seawatch: 2 Sooty Shearwater (w), 25 Manxie (w and o/s), a few Cory’s Shearwater (w), c50 Gannet (various plumages)
Tresco: Pied Flycatcher Pool Road and a flight view of Glossy Ibis. Earlier on the jetboat to Bishop Rock Lighthouse a Bonxie, 3 Corey’s Shearwater and a Sooty Shearwater.
The beech tree in our garden is laden with ripe mast and they are beginning to drop - pic 1/2 a branch from a few weeks ago and now 2/2 this accumulated fallout in just a few hours. Hopefully the chaffinches will pay a visit this winter and enjoy.
Out birding in E. Sussex this afternoon. Generally quiet in the bushes and woodland. Overhead a Goshawk, a juvenile I think.
Impression I get is that WHINCHAT numbers have peaked hereabouts. Whilst watching for the Pallid Harrier, nice to see this single bird, sharing a small bush with a Stonechat.
Pallied Harrier this morning (08.23 - 10.40) near Finden, W.Sussex with @birdingneversleeps.bsky.social @bostalbirder.bsky.social et al
7 Black Tern seen yesterday afternoon flying along the beach (w) at Dungeness. Lovely birds.
eight Grey Wagtail, 430 Meadow Pipit, two Tree Pipit and a Siskin. The sea was fairly quiet apart from a Balearic Shearwater and 13 Black Tern heading west.
Lovely autumn weather for a walk around Cissbury and Monarch’s Way. Best 8 Whinchat, 5 Wheatear, 2 Spotted Flycatcher and a Redstart
Thursday recap cont’d: Pagham Harbour & Church Norton in a stiff W. breeze gave 2 Greenshank, 4 Grey Plover, a couple of Whimbrel, C. Tern, 50+ Sandwich Tern, 4 Wheatear & most of the other common waders. Redstart, a nice bonus, flushed from a small bush on the gravel Severals late afternoon.
Recap from Thursday: Thorney, W. Sussex gave a distant Osprey in a dead tree. A year tick.
Relocated the Pied Flycatcher, Brooklands stream, Lancing found earlier by Bernie F. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @nickbond007.bsky.social
Only seen 14 sp. out of Sussex recording area. With Thursday’s Dungeness trip adds (+8 WwBT, Black Tern, L. Stint, Curlew Sand, Ruff, Knot, Whinchat, Kingfisher!) Birdtrack tells me I’m now on 194 Uk year list. 180 Sussex recording area, 169 W.Sussex (inc. TD, G Oriole, Quail, Gropper heard only)
Just going through my record shots from the day trip to East Sussex and RSPB Dungeness on Thursday with RF @birdingneversleeps.bsky.social Quite by chance I fluked 3 year ticks in one shot. Little Stint, WwBT and Black Tern @stevewg.bsky.social @ploddingbirder.bsky.social
This smart Lesser Black-backed Gull was in the roost near the old Toll Bridge, R. Adur in Shoreham yesterday afternoon @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
Steyning Roundhill: Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 2 Spotted Flycatcher this morning @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
In Beaumaris, Anglesey for a few days. This is the Menai Straits looking south to Snowdonia and Great Orme Head. Didn’t have my bins or camera so iPhone shots only showing spectacular scenery. This tight flock of about 20 feeding Goosander at dusk yesterday.
An adult male Honey Buzzard came and landed on our Osprey nest briefly this afternoon, digging in the nest searching for a potential wasp or bees nest?! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Slightly underwhelming eclipse experience - maybe it was my technology 🥴🤣
Richard@bramberbirder.bsky.social · 2mo agoReady with my pin hole box lash up #eclipse
