Littledene to Stump Bottom

A walk on Saturday morning from Littledene to Stump Bottom, returning via Blackcap Farm, was productive despite the strong winds and occasional showers.
At Littledene there were 2 Red-legged Patridges and halfway up the escarpment a couple of  displaying Meadow Pipits, and the first of at least 18 singing Skylarks along the route.
Around the gorse at [...]

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Safari Britain, 26 July

Belated report from the last Safari Britain walk.
Six of us enjoyed the best weekend weather for ages on a 2.5 hour walk around Firle Beacon. Virtually the first birds were two distant Hobbies, streaking around in the direction of Middle Farm. As we cut down through the field of corn, the regular Chiffchaff made apologetic [...]

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Safari Britain, 5 July

Mid-morning, early July, and the wind was whipping along the escarpment. But the rain held off, and we had a good walk, with six guests of the Safari Britain camp.
Around the campsite itself, little was singing bar the obligatory Chiffchaff, which apparently stops for nothing. A Red-legged Partridge was disturbed from the corn, while [...]

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Six Kestrels

The highlight of an afternoon walk between Firle and Beanstalk on Sunday (25th) was a good count of Kestrels – one male in the usual tree behind Place Farm, two hunting just below the Beacon and one near Heighton Street. Added to the two seen beside the road coming from the Beddingham side earlier in [...]

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