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Archive for April, 2009

Wryneck at Glynde

Posted in Local sightings on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A WRYNECK in a hawthorn bush on S side of river about 300m E of Glynde village at 09.30 this morning. It was very still for several minutes, upright on a vertical branch before disappearing into the bush. Also a Cuckoo calling, Sparrowhawk dashing into a hedge, a pair of Buzzards circling high over Glyndebourne, [...]

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24 April 2009

Posted in Local sightings, photo, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A beautiful evening, although the wind was starting to get up ahead of the showers that arrived overnight.
A bike-ride around Firle just before dusk failed to glean any Nightingales or Turtle Doves, but there was a group of around 20 Swallows down by the decoy pond (along with a large heron chick, on the [...]

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Deer from the train

Posted in Local non-bird sites, tagged , , , on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

While gazing out of the train window this evening, approaching Glynde, I saw a deer.
It’s the first I’ve ever seen from the train, and looked like a Roe (although it was a little way away, close to the trees by Ranscombe Lane).

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Summer visitors

Posted in Local sightings on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A few summer visitors over the last few days… 3 House Martins at their favoured spot on Mill Lane on Good Friday were my first, then yesterday there were four Swallows over Firle village.
In the Park, there are now plenty of Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs around the perimeter, with Grey Herons occasionally flying through to [...]

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