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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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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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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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Bank Holiday birds

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

Everyone (in these parts anyway) got excited by the weather this weekend. The birds didn’t seem to mind it either.
On Saturday, a Red Kite was reported over Beddingham late morning (Tony Wilson, per SOS site).
Today, a Bee-Eater was reported flying over Southease (per Birdguides).
Not quite so exotic, but this afternoon a couple of Turtle Doves [...]

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The Month in Birds – July 2007

Posted in Monthly reports, tagged , , , , , , on June 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Poor weather between mid May and mid June didn’t make it easy for breeding birds across the country. The May Bank Holiday downpours were particularly destructive, with most of the Bitterns’ nests at Minsmere in Suffolk washed out by flash flooding.
Closer to home, there were some good reports though. On Glynde Levels, one excursion found [...]

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Local goodies

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

Some good finds in the local area of late (sadly, none of them mine…)
Two weeks ago, 3 Cattle Egrets on Lewes Brooks. Rare visitors, but the Ouse Valley now seems to be their favourite place to turn up in the UK.
Last week, a Honey Buzzard reported flying in a SE direction over Malling Down. Surely [...]

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