Monday 27 February 2012



ad and 2nd winter iceland gulls still at newhaven this evening. the first ad ive seen in sussex since 1988.

Sunday 26 February 2012

male great grey shrike singing at glynde this morning. not much along the coast from brighton to newhaven.

Saturday 25 February 2012

a red kite over brighton this afternoon.

Monday 20 February 2012





at a single site in the ouse valley an impressive 25 woodcocks and a single jack snipe were seen. the iceland gull was being boring not really doing much and the black necked grebe was still in eastbourne.

Sunday 19 February 2012

the great grey shrike still showing very well at glynde this afternoon. med gull at the res.

yday: avocet still on the scrape in the cuckmere.

earlier in the week a rh goosander was with gulls off the marina.

Sunday 12 February 2012







a cracking pair of bearded tits, bittern and 2 rh goosanders were on eastbourne lakes. a drake goosander was at arlington.

Saturday 11 February 2012

Monday 6 February 2012









a confiding smew was on princes park, eastbourne this afternoon. 3 amazing jack snipes were found in a small ditch out on the levels.

Thursday 2 February 2012

yday: a rt hen harrier low over the road by the turning into barcombe res early morning.