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Wild swans at Rodmell

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

Six Bewick’s Swans reported today yesterday at Rodmell, NW of the river where it meet the track from the village (Nick Pope, via the SOS website).
This is the first local record that I’ve heard of for some time (a couple of years?) – like White-fronted Geese, Bewick’s Swans have been regular visitors to the Ouse [...]

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Merlin

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , , , , on January 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Last week, a Merlin was seen in the fields behind Place Farm (by Paul Stevens). A good sighting, and rather jealous-making as I’ve yet to see one in Firle.
Also notable in this area is a decent gathering of Fieldfares and Redwings (70+, according to Paul). Small groups have certainly been quite noticeable in recent weeks, [...]

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Ouse valley bird surge

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Cattle Egret apparently remains by the Ouse, and it’s interesting to see the number of other sightings from the area increase as the egret pulls in admirers.
Yesterday, a female Marsh Harrier was reported – the first local record I’ve heard of for some time – and the season’s first Short-eared Owl was reported the [...]

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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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