17 joined me for the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social outing to #CissburyRing today and although we had to work for birds we managed: Blackcap; Bullfinch; Buzzard; Chiffchaff; Jay; Kestrel; Long-tailed Tit; Mistle Thrush; Red Kite; Rook; Sparrowhawk; Stock Dove, Stonechat…
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A morning’s birding at #WeirWoodReservoirLNR : Buzzard; Canada & Egyptian Goose; Cormorant; Gadwall; Great Crested Grebe; Grey Heron; Grey Wagtail; Greylag; Jackdaw; Lapwing; Moorhen; Robin; Snipe; Sparrowhawk; Stock Dove; Teal; Wigeon
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A sunny walk at #RSPBBroadwaterWarren today with company from: (soaring) Buzzard; (busy) Goldcrest: (a bouncing flock of) Linnet; (noisy) Nuthatch; (fly catching) Stonechat: (singing) Woodlark; Primitive Goat and conservatory Koniks
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Emberiza calandra is only found in just over 10% of Sussex tetrads and it is a Red-listed bird but still around (this one at #BirlingGap), Once known as the Common Bunting (Bunting being a name going back hundreds of years) and known for its ‘jangling keys’ song.
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A fresh and foggy visit to the Willoughby Fields today got me Ring-necked Parakeet, Kingfisher, White Wagtail, Rook, Chaffinch and a nice encounter with a very vocal Firecrest.
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Today’s #PatchBirding: first Redwing of the winter; last ?? 2 Spotted Flycatchers of the summer. Notable influx of Song Thrush overnight. Firecrest. 😊 Autumn 🍂 #sussexbirding

Turdus torquatus the Ring Ouzel delighting yesterday’s @sussexornitholo.bsky.social outing to Beachy Head by providing good if fleeting views. One of a number of departing summer migrants to put in an appearance for us.
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15 joined me for the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social outing at #BirlingGap today and enjoyed a good selection of birds: Blackcap; Buzzard; Chiffchaff; Corn Bunting; Green WP; House Martin; Kestrel; Linnet; Ring Ouzel; Rook; Skylark; Sparrowhawk; Stonechat; Swallow
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A male Stonechat rearranging feathers to spruce himself up in the sunshine earlier this week down on the Sussex coast. Not so sunny for a @sussexornitholo.bsky.social outing there today though but hopefully still good birds.
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A sunny autumn day at Nymans Woodlands today with sightings of Red kite, Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Buzzard, and two Ravens circling while calling. Nice to see some Clouded Yellow butterflies around still. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #sussexbirding

Who needs a Siberian thrush when you can have (inland) garden ✅ Great Black Backed Gull 😊 #sussexbirding #lowcarbonbirding roll on October!

A Black-headed Gull keeping a watchful eye on a sleeping Greenshank at #CuckmereHaven at the weekend. In Sussex the wader is a fairly common passage migrant lingering here for snooze and food.
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A Meadow Pipit at #CuckmereHaven or as the Rev Morris notes in his 1850 book British Birds: Titlark, Pipit Lark, Titling; Meadow Titling; Moss Cheeper; Ling Bird, Grey Cheeper, Meadow Lark. Alternatively Anthus pratensis.
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Willoughby Fields visit this week got me Spotted Flycatcher, Skylark, Little Egret, House Sparrow, Chiffchaff, 5 White Wagtail, 10 Starlings and 3 Ring-necked Parakeets to name a few. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #sussexbirding

White & blue reflections - Egretta garzetta at #CuckmereHaven 26/9. It used to be that the commonest Ardeid here was the Grey Heron whereas 1 counted 3 of those I counted 36 Little Egret - how things have changed!
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Willoughby Fields Nature Reserve visit this week got me, Spotted Flycatcher, Marsh Tit, Chiffchaff, White Wagtail, Meadow Pipit and Linnet latter two possibly first time recording them on the patch. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social #sussexbirding

8 Cattle Egret, Peregrine, Spot Fly, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, 3 Yellow Wag the highlights among 58sp @ Hailsham > Horse-eye > Down Level and back this morning. 16+ Clouded Yellow too. #sussexbirding ebird.org/checklist/S3...

Beachy Head: Lovely pale juv. Honey Buzzard went out to sea at 12:20hrs, my 13th of the year. Possibly the bird seen over Arlington Res earlier. #sussexbirding

Dunlin Calidris alpina at #ArlingtonReservoir at the weekend generally scarce away from estuaries August/September is a likely time to see them here passing through.
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Willoughby Fields local patch today got me Chaffinch, Grey Wagtail, Buzzard, Chiffchaff plus about 15 Swallows and 8 White Wagtails to name just a few of what I saw. Sadly no sign of the Spotted Flycatcher this time. @patchbirding.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #sussexbirding