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Wagtails, geese

Posted in Local sightings, photo, tagged , , , on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

On Sunday afternoon, a couple of Little Owls showed at Place Farm in the dying light.
Today, flocks of five and 10 alba wagtails in the paddocks around Place Farm, with more overhead.
Groups of around 50 and 18 Canada Geese flew west towards the Ouse.

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Escarpment, 5 Sept

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

Another circuit of the the dry valley just west of the bostal road this morning, this time in perfect early autumn sunshine. It yielded:
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Willow Warbler 3+
Red-legged Patridge 2
Common Buzzard 5+
Linnet several, including 1 juv.
Green Woodpecker 1
Also a big falcon seen distantly over Firle Plantation – either a wild Peregrine or a falconer’s bird.
The [...]

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The one with the Red Kite: Safari Britain walk, 9 August

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »

There was hardly a bird to be heard as we gathered at the Safari Britain campsite on a lovely August morning. The previous day had been hot, but this morning was warm with a welcome breeze and a little light cloud cover.
Moving down from the campsite towards the Coach Road, the beech trees started to [...]

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Red Kite, Raven and Little Owl

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , on August 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »

UPDATE: There’s now a more detailed account of the morning here.
A good morning between Firle village and Bo-Peep.
To begin, the autumn’s first two Grey Wagtails around the buildings at Place Farm, Firle.
Then at Tilton, a Raven and the first of at least five Kestrels, plus a Little Owl flushed from the escarpment into a hedge, [...]

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Green Sandpipers over

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Three Green Sandpipers flew low south-west over the garden at 7 this morning, calling as they went.
These are my first for Firle, and a reminder that autumn migration is well underway for some northerly species. It’s also a wee bit depressing, seeing as we don’t seem to have had much of a summer here [...]

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Blackap, Siskin, Little Owl

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , on April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

A weird weather day. It looked still and dry just after dawn, so I went up to Firle Plantation to listen for songbirds; but by the time I’d arrived an icy wind had blown up, accompanied by rain.
Nevertheless, my first Firle Blackcap of the year was singing there, and on the track back down to [...]

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