Richard

Year Listing: With additions of Woodcock, Dartford Warbler, Tree Pipit & Nightjar in the last 2 days, my year list moves to 162 (+ 2 birds heard-not-seen Golden Oriole & Turtle Dove). Just realised these have all been in E & W Sussex. 63 places visited locally.

This gorgeous little Green Sandpiper has been making the most of the wet fields by Maudlin Lane near Bramber recently. A beautiful bird which will no doubt be gone soon as it heads off to breed. So catch it while you can! Photos: Richard Phillips

The Burgh today: 2 Ringtail HH interacting @SussexOrnitholo @SussexBirding

@stevewilson1706 Nice to chat today, Steve. Good Luck with the quest. Male and Ringtail HH came into the roost after we parted.

23rd Feb, birding days can be just as rewarding by enjoying the scenery and the people you bump into. A day of no year ticks still brought joy up at the Burgh and Waltham Brooks with raptors galore. The outdoors clears the mind.

Fascinating results

2 Little Gull (1st winter) feeding along the surf line, near Southwick Power Station this afternoon. Thanks for all the updates and messages on the local Whatsapp group. @SussexOrnitholo @SussexBirding

Nice to find this female type Black Redstart on the beach rocks near Southwick Power Station this afternoon. Shortest day of the year, grainy exposure etc etc 😊 @SussexBirding @SussexOrnitholo

Southwick Canal: Red-necked Grebe and Great Northern Diver

Monarch’s Way, No Man’s Land to Steyning Round Hill: Ringtail Hen Harrier this morning @worthingbirding @ShorehamBirds @SussexBirding @SussexOrnitholo

Smart winter plumage Slavonian Grebe found by Jenny H late yesterday afternoon at Widewater lagoon (w)

Male and Ring-tail Hen Harrier coming in to roost at Arundel WWT (18th Nov 2025)

Some nice photos of Male and Ring-tail Hen Harriers on this delightful blog!! 😉 Plus .. plus .. plus a lot of other local bits and bobs of course. birding never sleeps: Gulls, Shrike and Harriers (11-22 November 2025) birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2025/11/gulls-…

Male Hen Harrier in low-light conditions: South Downs, W Sussex.

Lovely afternoon walk at Sherwood Rough with Richard F, gave 1 HAWFINCH, a Firecrest, a couple of heard-not-seen Crossbill, a Coal Tit and 2 Mistle Thrush with one in song. Nice sky too @HawfinchesUK @SussexOrnitholo @SussexBirding

West Bay migration 106,600 Woodpigeon, Great White Egret, Red Kite, 4 Woodlark, Curlew, Lapwing, Red-throated Diver, Red-breasted Merganser, 9 Redpoll, 3 Brambling and low hundreds of Starling & Stock Dove. Also Purple Sandpiper, Grey Seal & Oysctercatcher at the Bay

So that's what 32 tonnes of Wood Pigeon looks like... stevesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/monume…

Great Grey Shrike - Upper Beeding this morning. Viewing from east bank of river. Thanks to the finder @SussexBirding @SussexOrnitholo

Black Rabbit / Arundel Wetlands: 2 Hen Harrier (Male and Ringtail), 5 Marsh Harrier, 43 Cattle Egret, 1 Great Egret @SussexBirding @SussexOrnitholo

Purple Sandpiper playing hide-and-seek when I visited Shoreham Fort wooden pier yesterday. Sheltering from the heavy rain downpours.

A Pallas's Warbler was at Brooklands on Weds (Nov 5th). 😍 This rare bird is only the 10th recorded in the SDOS area and the third for Brooklands. The last at Brooklands in 2018 amazingly spent much of its stay in the exact same place! Photo by Richard Allan 📷