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Shortie at Bo Peep

Posted in Local sightings, photo, tagged , , , on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A Short-eared Owl reported by Barrie Norman today, on the Downs near Bo Peep (Alciston) at 2.30pm
Meanwhile, here are a couple of photos of yesterday’s fine dawn in Firle.

 

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Goose loose about the Ouse

Posted in Local sightings, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

More than one in fact, but ‘geese’ doesn’t work in the rhyme. The Ouse valley, not renowned for major flocks of wildfowl, is currently host to a remarkable confluence of unusual geese.
At Piddinghoe for the last few days there have been a couple of Tundra Bean Geese, several White-fronted Geese and around a [...]

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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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