Bird Logs

Wildflowers, Birds & Butterflies. Southease, Itford Meadow & Beddingham Hill, South Downs. 02.07.23

Sim Elliott

Jul 4, 20234 min read

Wildflowers, Birds & Butterflies. Southease, Itford Meadow & Beddingham Hill, South Downs. 02.07.23

I walked from Southease Station (train from Brighton to Southease; 31 minute journey; 1 train an hour) to Beddingham Hill, via Itford...

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Flowering plants, Butterflies & Birds; Drought & Reduced Abundance. Iping & Stedham Commons.16.06.23

Sim Elliott

Jun 28, 202311 min read

Flowering plants, Butterflies & Birds; Drought & Reduced Abundance. Iping & Stedham Commons.16.06.23

Iping and Stedham Commons are lowland heaths. Iping and Stedham Common Nature Reserve is situated just west of Midhurst and is one of the...

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Butterflies, Wild Flowers, Birds, Lichens and Bryophytes. Devil's Dyke and Newtimber Hill. 20.05.23

Sim Elliott

May 20, 20233 min read

Butterflies, Wild Flowers, Birds, Lichens and Bryophytes. Devil's Dyke and Newtimber Hill. 20.05.23

The Devil's Dyke | Sussex | National Trust and Newtimber Hill Saddlescombe Farm and Newtimber Hill | National Trust are adjacent to each...

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Scotland 4: Puffins, Razorbills, Eider, Shags & Fulmars. Staffa & the Treshnish Isles, 11.05.23

Sim Elliott

May 17, 20234 min read

Scotland 4: Puffins, Razorbills, Eider, Shags & Fulmars. Staffa & the Treshnish Isles, 11.05.23

I got to Tobermory from Oban by public transport. I took the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry from Oban to Craignure, from where I got a West...

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Scotland 3: The Wildlife of Mull. 10.05.23

Sim Elliott

May 16, 20234 min read

Scotland 3: The Wildlife of Mull. 10.05.23

I got to Tobermory from Oban by public transport. I took the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry from Oban to Craignure, from where I got a West...

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Scotland 2: Temperate rain forest fragments around Tobermory, Mull 09.05.23 & 11.05.23

Sim Elliott

May 15, 20234 min read

Scotland 2: Temperate rain forest fragments around Tobermory, Mull 09.05.23 & 11.05.23

I got to Tobermory from Oban by public transport. I took the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry from Oban to Craignure, from where I got a West...

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Fungi at Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens. 08.11.22

Sim Elliott

Nov 10, 202211 min read

Fungi at Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens. 08.11.22

I visited Leornardslee Lakes and Garden to see the wallabies, deer, the beautiful colours of its autumn trees, and its fungi....

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Fungi, Lichen, Bryophytes & Birds. Park Wood. Hellingly. 05.11.22

Sim Elliott

Nov 6, 20223 min read

Fungi, Lichen, Bryophytes & Birds. Park Wood. Hellingly. 05.11.22

Park Wood is a wood of mixed ancient trees owned by the Environment Agency, with Hornbeam, Oak, Birch and Ash and some coniferous trees...

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24.10.22/1. Birds, Wildflowers, Fungi and a Bumblebee, Friston Forest.

Sim Elliott

Oct 25, 20223 min read

24.10.22/1. Birds, Wildflowers, Fungi and a Bumblebee, Friston Forest.

I decided to walk though Friston Forest to see what Fungi were fruiting, as the autumn is one of the best times to see fruiting fungi;...

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RSPB Rye Meads, Hertfordshire. A Snipe and a Kingfisher. 15.10.22

Sim Elliott

Oct 16, 20222 min read

RSPB Rye Meads, Hertfordshire. A Snipe and a Kingfisher. 15.10.22

I took the train to Rye House railway station (from London Liverpool Street Station, a 36 minute trip, trains every 30 minutes. I took...

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Birds at Farlington Marshes NR, Langstone Harbour. Brent Geeses and winter Ducks & Waders. 12.10.22

Sim Elliott

Oct 16, 20223 min read

Birds at Farlington Marshes NR, Langstone Harbour. Brent Geeses and winter Ducks & Waders. 12.10.22

Farlington Marshes, at the top of Langstone Harbour, is a reserve I like to visit in Winter as it is a superb place to see overwintering...

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Sim Elliott

Oct 7, 20222 min read

Birds at RSPB Pagham Harbour. 03.10.22

I went to RSPB Pagham Harbour again, as I love Pagham Harbour. As usual I travelled to the reserve by train and bus. I took the train...

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Birds and Dragonflies. RSPB Pagham Harbour 24.09.22 (pm) & 26.09.22 (am)

Sim Elliott

Sep 30, 20222 min read

Birds and Dragonflies. RSPB Pagham Harbour 24.09.22 (pm) & 26.09.22 (am)

I went to RSPB Pagham Harbour, a place I have visited many times before, by train and bus on the afternoon of Saturday 24.09.22 and the...

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Butterflies and Birds, Beachy Head & Birling Gap. 19.09.22

Sim Elliott

Sep 28, 20222 min read

Butterflies and Birds, Beachy Head & Birling Gap. 19.09.22

I took the 12 bus from Brighton to Eastbourne. You can catch the 12, 12A (slower) or 12X (fastest) to Eastbourne. They run frequently...

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The Wriothesley Monuments at Titchfield. Green Sandpipers & a Whinchat at Titchfield Haven 10.09.22

Sim Elliott

Sep 12, 20226 min read

The Wriothesley Monuments at Titchfield. Green Sandpipers & a Whinchat at Titchfield Haven 10.09.22

I go to Titchfield Haven every few months; as it is such a great site for birds. Titchfield Haven is a National Nature Reserve manged by...

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An afternoon at RSPB Pagham Harbour: a Lizard, Curlew Sandpipers and Cattle Egret. 06.09.22

Sim Elliott

Sep 8, 20223 min read

An afternoon at RSPB Pagham Harbour: a Lizard, Curlew Sandpipers and Cattle Egret. 06.09.22

I went to RSPB Pagham Harbour, a place I have visited many times before, by train and bus. I took the train from Brighton to Chichester...

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Birds, Butterflies and Wild Flowers at Warnham NR and RSPB Pulborough Brooks. 30.08.22

Sim Elliott

Aug 31, 20223 min read

Birds, Butterflies and Wild Flowers at Warnham NR and RSPB Pulborough Brooks. 30.08.22

Warnham Nature Reserve is relatively easy to get to by public transport, as long as you don't mind a one mile walk from Horsham Station;...

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Butterflies on Newtimber Hill and The Devil's Dyke. 23.08.22

Sim Elliott

Aug 24, 20225 min read

Butterflies on Newtimber Hill and The Devil's Dyke. 23.08.22

On Tuesday 23.08.22 I met with another member of the Gay Birders Club for a local GBC meet-up. We went to Newtimber Hill and the Devil's...

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Whitehawk Hill and then a walk from Crowlink to Beachy Head; Birds, Butterflies & Views. 20.08.22

Sim Elliott

Aug 23, 20222 min read

Whitehawk Hill and then a walk from Crowlink to Beachy Head; Birds, Butterflies & Views. 20.08.22

My plan for the day was to pop up to Whitehawk Hill to see if I could see the Long Tail Blues there, and then walk to the seafront and...

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Butterflies & Birds at Hutchinson Bank, New Addington & Reigate Hill. 06.08.22

Sim Elliott

Aug 7, 20225 min read

Butterflies & Birds at Hutchinson Bank, New Addington & Reigate Hill. 06.08.22

On Saturday 06.08.22 I visited two locations that were new to me. They are both areas of North Downs escarpment; and they are both know...

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