Sim Elliott
Rye Harbour. Bumblebee Surveying and Bird Watching. 05.07.21
On Monday I travelled to Rye, in order to volunteer with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust's Shorthaired Reintroduction Project, bumblebee...
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Sim Elliott
Jul 3, 20212 min read
Sandwich Terns - from the Undercliff, Brighton. 02.07.21
When I was cycling back along the Undercliff between Saltdean and Brighton Marina, after observing the Fulmars between Saltdean and...
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Sim Elliott
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Fulmars - Observation 19 (02/07/2021)
16.45-17.15 Weather: Temp: 17 C; wind 5 mph S. Thick sea mist. From Rottingdean to Saltdean 4 singleton Fulmars in nest cavities and 1...
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Sim Elliott
Jul 1, 20216 min read
Cissbury Ring: Yellowhammers; Linnets; Goldfinches; Stonechats, 30.06.21
Cissbury Ring (Natural Trust) is just north of Worthing and east of Findon. How to get to Old Lodge by bike: I reached Cissbury Ring by...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 30, 202110 min read
Old Lodge NR, Ashdown Forest; heathland & woodland habitat: Redstarts & Spotted Flycatchers 29.06.21
Old Lodge (Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve) is in Ashdown Forest, west of Crowborough/ How to get to Old Lodge by public transport:...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 28, 20211 min read
Fulmars - Observation 18 (29/06/2021)
16.45-17.15 Weather: Temp: 18 C; wind 5 mph SW. Cloudy then heavy rain From Ovingdean to Rottingdean Initially I saw 1 singleton bird on...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 25, 20215 min read
Chichester Canal: a walk from Chichester to Birdham, 23.06.21
This was a new walk to me, and the walk was suggested by a friend as an opportunity to see Dragonflies & Damselflies (it was). It was...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 17, 20219 min read
Pett Level to Winchelsea, via Pett Pools, the Royal Military Canal & the Pannel Valley 17.06.21
I started this walk at Pett Level/Cliff End at 12.10 the end of the Fairlight Cliffs, just east of Hastings. (I got the train from...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 17, 20212 min read
Medmerry/Bracklesham Bay to East Head/West Wittering, 14.06.21 - Ringed Plover Chicks
On Monday 14.06.21 I walked between the east side of RSPB Medmerry to East Head at West Wittering, along the south coast of the Manhood...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 13, 20211 min read
Fulmars - Observation 17 (13/06/2021)
16.45-17.15 Weather: Temp: 21 C; wind 5 mph SW. Sunny I walked from Saltdean to Ovingdean From Saltdean to Rottingdean I saw 3 birds: 1...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 13, 20219 min read
Chichester to West Wittering (Chichester Harbour/The Manhood Peninsular) 11.06.21
The orange line shows the route I took. I started at Chichester Cathedral at 9.30 and walked down West Gate to Fishbourne. I walked...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 12, 20213 min read
RSPB Pagham Harbour & Medmerry Reserves 09.06.21: 11 Black-Tailed Godwits and Mediterranean Gulls
This was an organised RSPB Brighton and Hove group trip to Pagham Harbour. It was really enjoyable. After the organised visit was over, I...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 11, 20213 min read
07.06.21 Pannel Valley Reserve: A new location
On Monday 07.06.21 I visited the Pannel Valley in East Sussex with a friend who drove. The Pannel Valley Reserve is a private reserve,...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 6, 20214 min read
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve 05.06.21: Black-headed Gull Chicks and a Spotted Redshank
I caught two rains to Rye Harbour (Brighton to Eastbourne, Eastbourne to Rye) My photographs are presented in chronological order of my...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 4, 20211 min read
Fulmars - Observation 16 (03/06/2021)
14.10-15.45 Weather: Temp: 20 C; wind 8 mph SW. Sunny I walked from Ovingdean to Saltdean From Ovingdean to Rottingdean I saw 8 birds: 2...
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Sim Elliott
May 28, 202110 min read
RSPB Medmerry 26.05.21: Little Ringed Plovers; and the decline of Herring Gulls, Linnets and Cuckoos
This post, like most of my other bird posts, includes photographs of most of the species I saw on my visit, but the text concentrates on...
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Sim Elliott
May 27, 20214 min read
RSPB Medmerry 24.05.21: Avocet Chicks
This post, like most of my other bird posts, includes photographs and names of most of the species I saw on my visit, but the text...
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Sim Elliott
May 24, 20215 min read
RSPB Pagham Harbour 22.05.21: Ringed Plovers and Dunlins
On this visit I walked from the Visitors Centre to Sidlesham Quay, past Halsey's Farm to the North Wall then on to Salthouse, past...
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Sim Elliott
May 21, 20211 min read
A Long-Eared Owl
On one of recent birding trips I saw a Long-Eared Owl, Asio otus. I have not included its location, as it is a sensitive sighting. It is...
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Sim Elliott
May 16, 20212 min read
Swifts at RSPB Dungeness 15.05.21
On Saturday's visit to RSPB Dungeness I saw many Swifts; too many to count. I also saw ca. 8 Hobbies. Hobbies are high speed raptors,...
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