Pett Level and Rye Harbour Nature Reserve: a Great White Egret & a Spoonbill. 04.01.22
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I started this walk at Cliff End (where Fairlight meets Pett Level), and walked to Winchelsea Beach, into the Rye Harbour Nature Reserve...
Sim Elliott
- Jan 3, 2022
- 8 min
New Year's Day birding 2022. Pintails, Brent Geese & others at Farlington Marshes & Global Warming.
I visited Farlington Marshes with my birding friend. We approached the site from the eastern side, rather than than west, where I have...
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Sim Elliott
- Dec 27, 2021
- 5 min
2021. My birds of the year. 12 birds; one for each month.
January January, February and March were difficult months as we had to stay local during the post-Christmas covid-19 lockdown. I was...
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Sim Elliott
- Dec 23, 2021
- 7 min
A Spoonbill, a Goldeneye, Lapwings, Redshanks and Snipe. Rye Harbour. 21.12.21
I have travelled hopefully, looking for reported-on-by-Bird-Guide's Spoonbills, on four occasions over the last few weeks; twice at...
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Sim Elliott
- Dec 19, 2021
- 1 min
Stonechats, Great Black-Backed Gulls, Lapwings: a dark day at Seaford Head & Cuckmere Haven 17.12.21
I took the 12 bus to Seaford and walked across Seaford Head; up Hope Bottom, down to Cuckmere Haven, and walked up the west bank Cuckmere...
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Sim Elliott
- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min
RSPB Pagham Harbour: A Kingfisher & a Grey Wagtail brighten a dark winter day. 13.12.21
I caught the train from Brighton to Chichester, as usual, and took the 51 bus to outside the visitor centre of RSPB Pagham Harbour. I...
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Sim Elliott
- Dec 11, 2021
- 2 min
Rye Harbour on a sunny winter afternoon; and possibly a Greater Scaup. 10.12.21
I arrived at Rye Harbours Nature Reserve at 13.00; the sun was already low in the sky. As I walled into the reserve I saw these House...
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Sim Elliott
- Dec 7, 2021
- 5 min
Mistle Thrush; harbinger of bad weather. A rainy day at Cuckmere Haven & Friston Forest. 06.12.21
On Monday 06.12.21, I went bird watching with a friend; however the weather forecast was bad, heavy rain was forecast for 12.00, so we...
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Sim Elliott
- Dec 3, 2021
- 4 min
Two Loons in Eastbourne: Black-Throated & Great Northern Divers in the Sovereign Harbour. 03.11.21
I saw on the BirdGuides App that there was a Black-Throated Diver in the Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne; so I decided to go and see if it...
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