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Cuilfail

Posted in Local sightings, local environment, tagged , , , , , , on July 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Finally made it up Chapel Lane in Lewes, which climbs over the Cuilfail Tunnel onto Caburn. It’s an amazing spot. You look down over the river, the railway land and the town, giving you the chance to see birds of prey from above, and Little Egrets following the Ouse.
Yesterday, on a warm morning in [...]

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Sussex purple patch

Posted in Local sightings, Sussex bird sightings, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Sussex is a great county to see birds in, but not usually at the top of twitchers’ minds. Norfolk, Cornwall and the further flung islands tend to command that status.
But the last week has seen some impressive finds between Lewes and Eastbourne. Between last Wednesday and Friday, an Alpine Swift decided to roost on [...]

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Weekend thrushes & rubbish birdfeeders

Posted in Bird projects, Local sightings, tagged , , , , on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The winter thrushes keep on coming – 240 Redwings and Fieldfares counted by Paul yesterday in the ‘usual’ fields just south of the village centre.
I often hear them over the centre of the village, but you’d never know there were so many so close by.
The previous day, volunteers with the RSPB were busy helping kids [...]

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Not far from Firle…

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

A few reports of scarce raptors in the local vicinity over recent days, with a Hen Harrier seen close to the A27 at the Kingston roundabout , and Merlin reported on private land west of Lewes. (both per SOS site)
Haven’t heard of any Short-eared Owls at Rodmell yet this winter, but it’s surely worth a [...]

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6 October

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , on October 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Another lovely mid-autumn weekend. On Saturday morning, diurnal migration was pronounced in the local area. A walk along the Ouse in central Lewes produced a flock of Goldfinches, plus several Skylarks and Meadow Pipits overhead, with Grey Wagtail and Kingfisher along the river itself, and Great spotted Woodpecker, Jay and Chiffchaff at the Pells.
Over Firle, [...]

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