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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...
Sim Elliott
Dec 11, 20212 min read
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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...
Sim Elliott
Dec 7, 20215 min read
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Farlington Marshes; Barnacle Geese and overwintering ducks, geese and waders. 29.11.21
For more information about the history and landscape of the Farlington Marshes reserve see my post Farlington Marshes; a winter home for...
Sim Elliott
Nov 30, 20219 min read
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Over-wintering ducks and waders at RSPB Pagham Harbour on a very cold day. 27.11.21
I am a member of the Gay Birders Club; a great way of communicating about birding with British and international LGBT birders. This day...
Sim Elliott
Nov 28, 20217 min read
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A chilly afternoon at Cuckmere Haven. 26.11.26
On Friday 26,11,21 I made my now usual trip to Cuckmere Haven, getting the 12X from Brighton to Exceat. It was a very chilly afternoon,...
Sim Elliott
Nov 27, 20212 min read
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Amberley Wildbrooks: Fieldfare & Redwing and Autumn Scenes. 22.11.21
Amberley Wildbrooks is a wonderful joint RSPB/Sussex Wildlife Trust reserve; but is not so easy to find! At the end of this post is a map...
Sim Elliott
Nov 23, 20216 min read
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Birding in the Thames Estuary on the site of a former Rifle Range: RSPB Rainham Marshes. 20.11.21
I travelled to RSPB Rainham Marshes by train on Saturday 21.11.21, from Brighton to Purfleet; (for full details of how to get to RSPB...
Sim Elliott
Nov 22, 202120 min read
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Farlington Marshes; a winter home for migratory geese, ducks & waders; threats to waders. 15.11.21
On Monday 16.11.21 I visited Farlington Marshes Nature Reserve (Hampshire and Isle of White Wildlife Trust) for the first time. It is a...
Sim Elliott
Nov 16, 20218 min read
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Shoreham/Adur Estuary. 13.11.21. Greenshank
On Saturday I went to Shoreham to go on a guided walk along the river with the Shoreham and District Ornithology Society, of which I am a...
Sim Elliott
Nov 14, 20211 min read
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Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven: 100s of Great Black Backed Gulls at dusk. 12.11.21
This was another of my now regular Friday afternoon Seaford Head/Cuckmere Haven walks. Since I started doing Citizens Advice volunteer...
Sim Elliott
Nov 12, 20213 min read
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Fishbourne Channel (Chichester Harbour) & RSPB Medmerry. Winter geese, ducks & waders. 09.11.21
Fishbourne Channel (Chichester Harbour) Chichester Harbour, of which Fishbourne Channel is a part, is famous for its large number of...
Sim Elliott
Nov 9, 20213 min read
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Dunlins at Dusk: Birds in the twilight at Cuckmere Haven. 05.11.21
Little Grebe Little Egret Canada Geese Grey Heron Carrion Crow Grey Heron Rabbits Grey Heron Starlings Leaves Canada Geese Grey Heron...
Sim Elliott
Nov 6, 20211 min read
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Albino Squirrel - Friston Forest. 05.11.21
Today I saw an albino Squirrel in Friston Forest. It had only one eye. Rare albino squirrel spotted in Sussex | ITV News Meridian Sunday...
Sim Elliott
Nov 5, 20211 min read
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Autumn Landscapes and Colours: Hastings Country Park NR; Hastings to Fairlight. 03.11.21
This post records, in images only, the walk I made from Hastings to Fairlight through the Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve. The...
Sim Elliott
Nov 3, 20213 min read
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Shoreham & the Adur: a pair of Kingfishers and Cormorant-Little Egret collaboration. 02.11.21
I had a very enjoyable walk from Coronation Green to the Toll Bridge and back today; the first time I had done that walk for quite a few...
Sim Elliott
Nov 2, 20212 min read
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RSPB Pagham Harbour. A Water Rail. 01.11.21
Last Monday I walked on my own from the visitor centre to Church Norton beach; this Monday (01.11.21), I walked with a friend from the...
Sim Elliott
Nov 2, 20214 min read
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Arundel WWT & RSPB Pulborough Brooks. Cattle, Great and Little Egrets. 30.10.21
I took the train to Arundel (changing at Ford). As I walked up Mill Road toward the Arundel Wetland and Wildlife Trust I saw four Cattle...
Sim Elliott
Oct 31, 20215 min read
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RSPB Pagham Harbour. Black Tailed Godwits, Curlew, Stonechats and a Juvenile Gannet. 25.10.21
I walked from the visitors centre, visiting the Ferry Pool Hide, then walked down the path to Church Norton; visiting the beach at Church...
Sim Elliott
Oct 26, 20212 min read
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Langstone Harbour & Hayling Island: Brent Geese 23.10.21
I went to Hayling Island to visit RSPB Langstone Harbour; On Hayling Island, the RSPB manages the old oyster bed lagoons at the West...
Sim Elliott
Oct 24, 20217 min read
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North Norfolk 04.10.21 to 07.10.21
I had planned to stay in Hunstanton from Monday 04.10.21 to Saturday 09.10.21; however on the morning of 07.10.21 I took a Lateral Flow...
Sim Elliott
Oct 17, 20219 min read
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