shit quality but you get the idea.

highlight of the day were 13 little gulls at arlington. 8 were stunning adults with gorgeous pink fused underparts and and were just brilliant to watch. around eastbourne the jack snipe lingers on and a 2nd cal yr caspian gull was roosting in fields. west rise is currently closed due to dog/sheep incidents.

a late-ish jack snipe, green sand and water pipit were around eastbourne.

despite the unsettled conditions still very quiet at the res. the only thing worth mentioning was a constant arrival and departure of hundreds of gulls (mainly 1st sum common) all arriving from very high in the sky ahead of some very dark skies. it felt good for osprey so waited around longer than usual but no show. i then went down the cuckmere where the first bird i saw whilst still in the pub car park was an osprey, nice. also a hobby flew low over the scrape.

no kites today but a merlin flew over brighton. just as it was getting dark, over a hundred brents flew north over the garden.

2 red kites over brighton late morning.

7 red kites (2 and a nice close flock of 5) over brighton this afternoon.

a red kite flew east over newhaven this morning and a brambling there too. 2nd winter iceland still in harbour. very quiet everywhere else. black necked grebe still at east rise.

2 3rd winter caspian gulls, which were surprisingly year ticks, and the black necked grebe were around eastbourne. an avocet flew into west rise and was happly swimming around like a phalarope. in the afternoon 3 iceland gulls, including the 2 adults!! were at newhaven harbour.

rt hen harrier again at barcombe res flying low over fields this anoon.

the delightful ad iceland gull still at newhaven for most of the morning, briefly following the ferry but mainly sat on the west arm. at arlington this evening were 4 sum plum med gulls.

yday: 10 sum plum med gulls at arlington.

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

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

a red kite over brighton this afternoon.

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.

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.

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

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

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