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A second trip to RSPB Pagham Harbour: the glory of Cattle Egrets and some Yellow Wagtails 25.09.21
On Saturday 25.09.21 I returned to Pagham Harbour as I so enjoyed seeing the Cattle Egrets on Tuesday 22.09.21. This time I took my...

Sim Elliott
Sep 26, 20214 min read


Tring Natural History Museum & College Lake NR: Taxidermy, Ivy Bees & a Red Kite 22.09.21
On Tuesday 22nd September I visited Tring National History Museum, after reading The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson On a cool...

Sim Elliott
Sep 26, 20218 min read


RSPB Pagham Harbour; Cattle Egret, Black Tailed Godwits & Wigeon 21.09.21
Aside the path to the Ferry Pool there were bramble bushes still in flower; whereas nearly everywhere at the moment the brambles are in...

Sim Elliott
Sep 26, 20212 min read


Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven: Insects, a Kestrel and Knots 17.12.21
This post focusses on insects at Seaford Head; but there some birds too, particularly at Cuckmere Haven. I walked this route from 15.00...

Sim Elliott
Sep 25, 20211 min read


Corn Buntings on Bullock Hill and Wheatear & Stonechats in the Castle Hill Nature Reserve 12.09.21
On Sunday (13.09.21) I walked around Caste Hill Nature Reserve with a friend. In a field next to the reserve, on Bullock Hill, in a field...

Sim Elliott
Sep 13, 20213 min read


Birds. Cuckmere Haven. 10.09.21.
After searching for Sea Aster Bees on Friday (click here t read about the Sea Asters I found) I had a look around for birds. I walked...

Sim Elliott
Sep 13, 20214 min read


Pollinators and Wild Flowers. Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven. 08.09.21. A Clouded Yellow
This post is a record of a walk from Seaford Head to Cuckmere Haven (with a detour up the path at Hope Bottom, as Hope Bottom is well...

Sim Elliott
Sep 11, 202115 min read


Red-Crested Pochards and a Pintail. Rottingdean Pond. 05.09.21 & 07.09.21
I saw a Facebook post saying that there were Red-Crested Pochards on Rottingdean Pond. There were, and a Pintail. Red-Crested Pochards...

Sim Elliott
Sep 10, 20213 min read


Birds & Butterflies at Cissbury: 2 trips; 2 birding groups; one day. 04.09.21. A Pied Flycatcher
On Saturday I went for a walk to Cissbury Ring with the Shoreham and District Ornithology Society (SDOS) (8.00-10.00) and the Gay...

Sim Elliott
Sep 9, 20212 min read


On Bumblebee Surveying: values, meaning, purpose and pleasure. Dungeness 01.09.21.
I experienced a high sense of well-being on Wednesday when I spent the day bumblebee surveying (and doing a little bit of bird watching);...

Sim Elliott
Sep 3, 202110 min read


The Adur Estuary SSSI & Shoreham Fort: Ringed Plovers, a Peregrine Falcon & Wall Lizards. 31.08.21
On Tuesday I walked with a friend from Coronation Green in Shoreham, where the Adur Estuary RSPB Nature Reserve (part of the Adur Estuary...

Sim Elliott
Sep 3, 20214 min read


Balsdean & Castle Hill: a Raven, many autumnal wild flowers, and a juvenile Buzzard. 30.08.21
On Monday 30.08.21 I walked from Rottingdean (up the path next to the Whiteway Centre). via Balsdean, Castle Hill, the South Downs Way to...

Sim Elliott
Sep 2, 20219 min read


Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. 24.08.21. A Ruff!
I went with a friend to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve (Sussex Wildlife Trust) on Tuesday 24.08.21; we both know the reserve well. My friend...

Sim Elliott
Aug 26, 20213 min read


RSPB Pagham Harbour. 23.08.21 Juvenile Cattle Egrets and an Osprey
I started my walk at the Ferry Pool. I then walked on the north side of the Ferry Channel; then along the path to Sidelsham Quay; then...

Sim Elliott
Aug 24, 20213 min read


Rye Harbour. Bumblebee Surveying and Bird Watching. 18.08.21
I went to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve to take part in the fortnightly bumblebee surveying that I undertake with the Bumblebee Conservation...

Sim Elliott
Aug 18, 20211 min read


Fulmars - Observation 21 (13/08/2021)
16.40-17.45 Weather: Temp: 17 C; moderate breeze; cloudy From Rottingdean to Saltdean 4 Fulmars in flight From Rottingdean to Ovingdean...

Sim Elliott
Aug 13, 20211 min read


Bumblebee Surveying and A bit of Bird Watching - Dungeness 02.08.21
The primary purpose of this visit to Dungeness was bumblebee surveying, aa part of my role as a volunteer with the Bumblebee Conservation...

Sim Elliott
Aug 3, 20214 min read


Fulmars - Observation 20 (19/07/2021)
16.00-17.15 Weather: Temp: 24 C; wind still; Sunny From Saltdean to Rottingdean 1 Fulmar heard but not seen From Rottingdean to...

Sim Elliott
Jul 20, 20211 min read


East Suffolk Nature Reserves Part 2: 15.07.21-17.07.21: Hazelwood Marsh, Snape, Dunwich, Warberswick
Click here to view Part 1 Wednesday 14.07.21 Aldeburgh to Saxmundham via Hazelwood Marsh Nature Reserve (Suffolk Wildlife Trust) and...

Sim Elliott
Jul 19, 202113 min read


East Suffolk Nature Reserves Part 1: 12.07.21-13.07.21 North Warren, Minsmere
Click here to view Part 2 From Monday 12.07.21 to Saturday 17.07.21 I visited a series of bird and natures sanctuaries in the Suffolk...

Sim Elliott
Jul 18, 20215 min read
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