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Osprey over Glynde

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , , , on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

On Sunday, what sounds to have been an Osprey over Glynde village, seen by several residents. First record of the year for the three parishes.
Grey Wagtails now being seen or heard daily around Firle village centre, and at Place Farm – best spot is the cattle shed viewable from the Old Coach Road as you [...]

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Kites over Glynde

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A Black Kite reported today over Glynde (via Birdguides) and a Red Kite over Caburn yesterday (Alan Kitson and Miou Helps, via SOS).
Nice.

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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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Glynde Reach in the cold

Posted in photo, tagged , , on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Taken on a cold morning, looking West-ish from Glynde Station.
Click on the photo and you might even see the heron

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Storks still around?

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

A report on the SOS site suggesting that yesterday’s pair of White Storks are still around,
flying over the A27 betwen Beddingham and Glynde about 100 metres in the air. They were flying into the wind which was stong and south westerly.

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White Storks over Glynde

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Two White Storks reliably reported over Glynde village, circling at about 11am and moving off North (per Paul S).
After yesterday’s harrier-that-got-away, I’m off to have a little cry.

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Glynde again

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , on May 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »

More good stuff at Glynde of late.
On Sunday, a Red Kite reported at Mount Caburn (Peter Coward, per SOS sightings). There have been been quite a few around in the last few days, including a remarkable flock of nine together over Northiam in the East of the county. Is the Caburn bird just [...]

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Appeal for Nightingales

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Having been told there is a Cuckoo calling loudly around Glynde, I’m wondering what else I’m missing nearby.
Any local Nightingales out there, for instance? I know they’re loud, but no matter how much I listen from the bathroom window in the dead of night, I still haven’t heard one.
If you have a local [...]

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Barn Owl by train

Posted in Local sightings, birds by train, tagged , , , , , on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Finally, after many journeys spent staring speculatively out of the train window – a Barn Owl, seen hunting just west of Glynde village.
A couple have been reported close to the A27 between Lewes and Brighton in recent days.
The swelling daylight is now making travel at the beginning and end of the day more interesting. Last [...]

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