A few indicators of Spring from last week in another great round up by David Thorns the County recorder.
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📸 Glossy Ibis - Hunston, Chichester by Peter Alfrey
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25 joined Josh & I for the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #RiverOuseValley walk. The walk bird tally was around 2x that: raptors: Buzzard; Kestrel; Marsh Harrier; Peregrine; Red Kite; Sparrowhawk. Egret included Cattle & Little. Emblem Stonechat plus Skylark and Corn & Reed Bunting.
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Read all about when @mallalieum.bsky.social met with Chris Packham to discuss the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and how, with the help of passive recording we may start to understand the true numbers in Sussex woodland.
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A sunny day walk at RSPBBroadwaterWarren yesterday. My first singing Chiffchaff of the year (6 seen or heard) + Blue, Coal & Great Tit; Buzzard; Goldcrest; Great & Green WP; Jay; Raven; Robin; Siskin; Stonechat; Woodpigeon; Wren. Also Brimstone and Peacock.
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A view over reedbeds and a waterbody, under bright blue skies.
80 bird species in warm sun at Rye Harbour NR today including 22+ Sandwich Tern, c100 Avocet, Spotted Redshank, c450 Golden Plover, Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Red Kite, lots of singing Chiffchaff and loads more.
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Pintail migrating east up channel past East Worthing this morning.
Ducks on the move off East Worthing this morning; Pintail 187E, Shoveler 36E, Teal 2E, C.Scoter 23E+8W, Duck sp. 28E, Brent 5E + RTD 9E & GND 1E. Small movement of Med.Gulls too (13E).
Can't wait for full on spring sea-watching to get going!
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A Black-throated and two Great Northern Divers at the southern end of chichester harbour this morning, also plenty of displaying mergs and c.200 Brent still around #ukbirding #sussexbirding
Eastbourne: Many thanks to Harvey for turning up this zinger of a Wheatear at Sovereign Harbour today. What a treat and my first EVER in February. Spring is offically here!
Couldn’t write it could you …
Oh hold on, we did 😁
Another outstanding report of what's to come next month (March) by Paul James. Still lots about and exciting times to come as Summer migrants start to appear.
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The Burgh today: 2 Ringtail HH interacting. And later into roost, a Ringtail HH at 16.56 and a Male HH at 17.20, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 GW Egret @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
Ooh, would be ok brackish but perhaps not Freshwater. Intriguing 🤨
This is your annual reminder to look closely at Mediterranean Gulls for colour rings - read and report them.
Today at Pett Level, 85 was the peak count and 3 rings were read - the second image is of right white 3L3R
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Probably a Ragworm if in muddy wetland ? Harbour Ragworm don’t get massive but can be a decent size.
Woodpecker Network display at the conference
Enjoyed Sussex Biological Recorders Seminar last weekend. Lots of interest in @lesserspotnet.bsky.social & @sussexornitholo.bsky.social display about our Lesser Spotted Woodpecker survey in Sussex using passive sound recorders. Plan to survey 100 1xKm squares with wet woodland across the county.
Siskin, a smallish finch with a black cap, yellow-green plumage and stripy underparts on a white belly. It's feeding upside down on tree by the canal.
Good to find the Siskin flock back at the Birdham end of Chichester canal this morning, heard them chattering away initially before they did a nice fly around. #ukbirding
This morning was one of those rare occasions when the Pett Level Curlew came close to the road, and the light was perfect.
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Blimey House Martins in Scilly and Cornwall!
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A few brighter days ahead will come as a huge relief for most birders in Sussex. Please let us know what you see and add your account to the website sos.org.uk/recent-sight...
A summary of last week is now available from the county recorder.
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Wet woodland habitat, good for woodpeckers
Mini sound recorder on birch tree
As part of @sussexornitholo.bsky.social Lesser Spotted Woodpecker survey using passive acoustic monitoring. We put our sound recorder out today hoping for fine weather on Saturday when LSW may be calling & drumming. Nice looking wet woodland habitat in the Weald near Midhurst @btobirds.bsky.social
Stunning male Black Redstart at the eastern end of Brighton Marina where it meets the Undercliff walk. Perched on rock armour and around boat yard @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
A recent grant award by Sussex Ornithology helped provide equipment to document Sussex Honey-buzzards in 2025.
Read all about it and watch the video here on our new website;
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Our new website is 💥LIVE💥
Lots of new content & images and plenty more to come.
Home banner image, Waxwing - Adam Bowley.
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Cygnus cygnus, Whooper Swan Icelandic visitors at #CocklesBridge on the edge of #RSPBDungeness for a final @sussexornitholo.bsky.social sighting from the 7/2/26 outing and just enough time to see Bewick’s from NE Arctic, Bean & Pink-footed Goose on #WallandMarsh.
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Any port in a storm? 10 of us on the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social walk at #Dungeness on wild weather Saturday - from here just off-shore a flotilla of Guillemot, some in breeding plumage and an occasional Razorbill, plus Kittiwake and RT Diver W with Gannet.
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RSPB Pulborough Brooks has disappeared under the floods! Perfectly illustrates the vital role of wetlands and floodplains in absorbing floodwater
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Avian crowds at #RyeHarbourNR this past weekend with Lapwing and Golden Plover, plus Pintail (other ducks available included Wigeon, Shoveler & Teal).
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Another great round up of birding in Sussex.
Weekly Report, 19-25 January; www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight...
and Paul James; February targets - a worthy read.
www.sos.org.uk/archives/6742
Plenty of good birds out there if you get the chance.
📸Rock Pipit by Richard Allen
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An outstanding report for the coming month by Paul James.
The Bewick Swans DID return to the Arun valley but just three so far.
Plenty to see at the moment and lots more birds to come.
www.sos.org.uk/archives/6742
📷Gary Faulkner - Goosander (FM still present at Widewater, Shoreham)
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