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Sim Elliott
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Fulmars - Observation 11 (05/03/2021)
15.20-16.14 Weather: Temp: 6 C; wind 8 mph NE. Cloudy Thus was my first observation for just over a month as the undercliff path was...
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Sim Elliott
Feb 22, 202123 min read
A bird-focused walk from Craven Woods to Beacon Hill: historical & cultural resonances.
Friday 19.02.21. Like, I suspect, many people, after a year of covid-19, I often feel flat. Whilst the vaccination programme offers hope,...
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Sim Elliott
Feb 21, 202111 min read
Skylarks: photos & birdsong; poetry & music. Nature and art in troubling times.
Click here to hear a field recording of singing Skylarks recorded on 20.02.21 in Ovingdean. On Saturday (20/01/21) I spent nearly two...
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Sim Elliott
Feb 5, 20211 min read
Fulmars - Observation 10 (03/02/2021)
10.30-10.34 & 14.20-15.20 Weather: Temp: 12 C; wind 25 mph SW. Intermittent rain. Observations: AM At the main site (Ovingdean) I saw one...
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Sim Elliott
Feb 3, 20211 min read
Fulmars - Observation 9 (02/02/2021)
11.00-11.15 & 16.30-17.00 Weather: Temp: 12 C; wind 25 mph SW. Intermittent rain. Observations: AM I saw a pair of Fulmars perched on...
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Sim Elliott
Jan 31, 20211 min read
Fulmars - Observation 8 (30/01/2021)
13.45-14.15 Weather: Temp: 5 C; wind 15 mph NE. Intermittent rain. Observations: I saw a pair of Fulmars perched on nest site 250 m east...
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Sim Elliott
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Fulmars - Observation 7 (24/01/2021)
Early Afternoon 13.00 - 13.45 Weather: 2 C; 10 mph northerly wind; sun; rising tide Total number of Fulmars seen: 1 Observations: I saw...
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Sim Elliott
Jan 22, 20211 min read
Fulmars - Observation 6 (22/01/2021)
(a) Morning 11.00 - 12.00 Weather: 7 C; 6 mph easterly wind; sun; rising tide Total number of Fulmars seen: ca. 10 Observations: There...
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Sim Elliott
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Fulmars - Observation 5 (19/01/2021)
(a) Morning 10.10 - 10.40 Weather: 13 C; 30 mph south westerly wind; partial sun; rising tide Total number of Fulmars seen: 8 (In...
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Sim Elliott
Jan 17, 20211 min read
Fulmars - Observation 4 (17/01/2021)
(a) Afternoon - early 12.50-13.00 Weather: 6 C; 5 mph southerly wind; sun Total number of Fulmars seen: 4 Observations: No fulmars on...
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Sim Elliott
Jan 16, 20215 min read
Fulmars - Observation 3 (15/01/2021)
(a) Morning. 10.15-10.30 Time observation started:10.15 Time observation stopped: 10.30 Weather: 6 C; 9mph southerly wind; rain Total...
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Sim Elliott
Jan 14, 20213 min read
Fulmars - Observation 2 (14/01/2021)
Afternoon 15.40-16.30 Weather: 10 C; 10mph northerly wind; sky overcast (heavy rain in the morning) Total number of Fulmars seen: ca. 12...
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Sim Elliott
Jan 13, 20211 min read
Hollingbury Wood Walk 13.01.21 - Birds
In chronological order (order of walk) Blackbird Robin Blue Tit (?) Great Tits Goldcrest (possibly) ? Tit Great Tit? (same bird) Wood...
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Sim Elliott
Jan 13, 20217 min read
Fulmars - Observation 1 (12/01/2021)
Fulmar from the Old Norse word “foul bird”. Fulmarus glacialis Bird family: Petrels and shearwaters UK conservation status: Amber Today...
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Sim Elliott
Jan 5, 20211 min read
Birds seen on 04.01.21. Lancing Beach, Widewater Lagoon & Adur Estuary
9.00 - 15.15. Weather: overcast, frequent rain/drizzle; temperature: 1-3 degrees: wind: 10 mph (North/North-East; Tides: Low tide -...
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