Winter thrushes

The largest mixed flock of Fieldfares and Redwings in Firle thus far this winter – around 75 today in the usual place, the paddocks on the south side of the village centre (thanks Paul).

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Decision on the Firle Glaucous Gull of 2007

Interesting to see in the latest SOS Annual Report that a gull seen in Firle Park on 1 April 2007 has been accepted as a Glaucous Gull.
Given the incredible scarcity of large, white-winged gulls in Sussex, particularly inland and away from water, this is almost certainly the same bird I saw over the village on [...]

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White-fronts on Glynde Levels

It’s calmed down a bit since the departure of the shrike, but there are still good birds around: such as the six White-fronted Geese seen at Glynde Levels today (Alan Kitson, per SOS website).
These are presumably the same five that were seen at the end of December on the levels, and later at Arlington Resrvoir, [...]

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Pictures of the Glynde Reach Shrike

Two shots of the Great Grey Shrike, which was seen at Glynde Reach between 27 Dec and 2 Jan.

Thanks to Les Bird for allowing them to be reproduced here – for more images, see Les’ post on the Cuckmere-Ouse Bird Blog.

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Glynde Reach

In an entirely predictable but still very annoying turn of events, the appearance of the shrike at Glynde appears to have coincided neatly with the only week in the last year that I’ve spent out of Sussex.
But a walk along the Reach today was worth it anyway. The water was frozen, and the landscape surrounding [...]

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