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Glynde Reach, 8 November

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »

A walk with Paul up Glynde Reach, in the gloom of Saturday afternoon.
Apart from the clouds and the wind, the afternoon belonged to thrushes: at least ten Blackbirds in hawthorns by Glynde Station, and party after party of Redwings in the scrub along the Reach, vastly outnumbering the seven Fieldfares.
Apart from thrushes, passerines were fairly [...]

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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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Cuckoo at Glynde

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , , , on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

No sooner has I moaned about it, a Cuckoo (the Cuckoo?)appeared over my head at Glynde Station this morning. Remind me to moan more often.
About the same time, a Little Egret flew over the village toward Glynde Levels, and Whitethroat, Long-tailed Tit and Swallow were all highly visible from the bridge.
There’s now a rather jealous-making [...]

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Fresh hirundines

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , , , on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Spring incontestably in the air now. At least three Blackcaps singing between the Ram and the entrance to Firle Park this morning, with Skylarks in full voice along the A27.
At Glynde Station, my first Swallow of the year was sharing airspace with a couple of freshly arrived House Martins, and then from the train there [...]

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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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Training Egrets

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , , on October 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »

When I was about 15, too young to drive and stranded in mid-Kent, I begged my dad to help me twitch a Little Egret at Rye Harbour.
Back in 1990 or thereabouts, Little Egrets were thin on the ground. Despite having ticked off quite a few odd vagrants, I had yet to see one. The Rye [...]

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