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RSPB Pagham Harbour; Cattle Egret, Black Tailed Godwits & Wigeon 21.09.21

Sim Elliott

Sep 26, 20212 min read

RSPB Pagham Harbour; Cattle Egret, Black Tailed Godwits & Wigeon 21.09.21

Aside the path to the Ferry Pool there were bramble bushes still in flower; whereas nearly everywhere at the moment the brambles are in...

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Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven: Insects, a Kestrel and Knots 17.12.21

Sim Elliott

Sep 25, 20211 min read

Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven: Insects, a Kestrel and Knots 17.12.21

This post focusses on insects at Seaford Head; but there some birds too, particularly at Cuckmere Haven. I walked this route from 15.00...

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Agglomerations of Ivy Bees (Pett Level) and Sea Aster Bees (Rye Harbour) 13.09.21

Sim Elliott

Sep 16, 20216 min read

Agglomerations of Ivy Bees (Pett Level) and Sea Aster Bees (Rye Harbour) 13.09.21

Whist surveying Pett Level for the Bumble Bee Conservation Trust's Short Haired Bumblebee Reintroduction Project on Monday 13.08.32 we...

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Sea Asters and Sea Aster Bees. Cuckmere Haven. 10.09.21

Sim Elliott

Sep 12, 20216 min read

Sea Asters and Sea Aster Bees. Cuckmere Haven. 10.09.21

All text in Italics is taken from primary or on-line sources; citations given. I returned to Cuckmere Haven on 10.09.21 because I wanted...

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Pollinators and Wild Flowers. Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven. 08.09.21. A Clouded Yellow

Sim Elliott

Sep 11, 202115 min read

Pollinators and Wild Flowers. Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven. 08.09.21. A Clouded Yellow

This post is a record of a walk from Seaford Head to Cuckmere Haven (with a detour up the path at Hope Bottom, as Hope Bottom is well...

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On Bumblebee Surveying: values, meaning, purpose and pleasure. Dungeness 01.09.21.

Sim Elliott

Sep 3, 202110 min read

On Bumblebee Surveying: values, meaning, purpose and pleasure. Dungeness 01.09.21.

I experienced a high sense of well-being on Wednesday when I spent the day bumblebee surveying (and doing a little bit of bird watching);...

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The Adur Estuary SSSI & Shoreham Fort: Ringed Plovers, a Peregrine Falcon & Wall Lizards. 31.08.21

Sim Elliott

Sep 3, 20214 min read

The Adur Estuary SSSI & Shoreham Fort: Ringed Plovers, a Peregrine Falcon & Wall Lizards. 31.08.21

On Tuesday I walked with a friend from Coronation Green in Shoreham, where the Adur Estuary RSPB Nature Reserve (part of the Adur Estuary...

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Balsdean & Castle Hill: a Raven, many autumnal wild flowers, and a juvenile Buzzard. 30.08.21

Sim Elliott

Sep 2, 20219 min read

Balsdean & Castle Hill: a Raven, many autumnal wild flowers, and a juvenile Buzzard. 30.08.21

On Monday 30.08.21 I walked from Rottingdean (up the path next to the Whiteway Centre). via Balsdean, Castle Hill, the South Downs Way to...

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A walk from Holywell to Beachy Head. 25.08.21. Wild Flowers, Butterflies, LandArt and Winchats.

Sim Elliott

Aug 26, 202111 min read

A walk from Holywell to Beachy Head. 25.08.21. Wild Flowers, Butterflies, LandArt and Winchats.

On Wednesday 25.08.21, after visiting the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne, I walked to Beachy Head via Holywell (The Kiosk on map below),...

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RSPB Pagham Harbour. 23.08.21 Juvenile Cattle Egrets and an Osprey

Sim Elliott

Aug 24, 20213 min read

RSPB Pagham Harbour. 23.08.21 Juvenile Cattle Egrets and an Osprey

I started my walk at the Ferry Pool. I then walked on the north side of the Ferry Channel; then along the path to Sidelsham Quay; then...

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Rye Harbour. Bumblebee Surveying and Bird Watching. 18.08.21

Sim Elliott

Aug 18, 20211 min read

Rye Harbour. Bumblebee Surveying and Bird Watching. 18.08.21

I went to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve to take part in the fortnightly bumblebee surveying that I undertake with the Bumblebee Conservation...

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Curiosity, Beginners' Mind, Flow, Butterflies and Well-being. Friston Forrest 04.08.21

Sim Elliott

Aug 6, 20215 min read

Curiosity, Beginners' Mind, Flow, Butterflies and Well-being. Friston Forrest 04.08.21

and a few Bumblebees, Hoverflies, and Moths Red Admiral butterfly, Vanessa atalanta, on Bramble Being curious opens the door to more than...

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Bumblebee Surveying and A bit of Bird Watching - Dungeness 02.08.21

Sim Elliott

Aug 3, 20214 min read

Bumblebee Surveying and A bit of Bird Watching - Dungeness 02.08.21

The primary purpose of this visit to Dungeness was bumblebee surveying, aa part of my role as a volunteer with the Bumblebee Conservation...

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Gardening for wild bees (bumblebees and solitary bees), a fact sheet from Dr Nikki Gammons FRES

Sim Elliott

Jul 29, 20211 min read

Gardening for wild bees (bumblebees and solitary bees), a fact sheet from Dr Nikki Gammons FRES

This is a really great fact sheet on gardening for wild bees (bumble bees and solitary bees) including annual and perennial wildflowers...

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Rye Harbour. Bumblebee Surveying and Bird Watching. 05.07.21

Sim Elliott

Jul 6, 20214 min read

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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Pett Level to Winchelsea, via Pett Pools, the Royal Military Canal & the Pannel Valley 17.06.21

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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