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Friday 29 August 2014

Dungeness

As l saw Matt Eade was heading to Dungeness
l gave him a call then we meet up at the ARC pit.

Red-necked Phalarope was their distant and Little stint
then went to see the Melodious Warbler mist the wryneck
then to Rye for Curlew Sandpiper.
A nice Afternoon birding...


Little Stint
 Both Red-necked Phal & Little Stint
 Phalarope

 Melodious Warbler



Thursday 28 August 2014

Thursday morning at Seaford Head

A short walk
around the Dung heep down to Hope gap
5 yellow wags 8 Wheatears 1 Whinchat
a few Whitethroats and Blackcaps
not a lot around this morning
but nice to get out for a walk with great Veiws
of Birling gap..

Whitethroat
 Whinchat
 Male Wheatear

 meadow pipit
 Linnet
 Hope Gap looking to Birling Gap

Sunday 24 August 2014

Ashdown Old Lodge

I went to Old lodge looking for birds of prey
first seeing 4 Hobby's go through then a Common Buzzard
up a Sparrow Hawk come through and a Kestrel over head
other bird where 2 Ravens 16 Stonechat Redstart's tree Pipit
moved on to the Black pool for some macro shots.

 Redstart
 Sparrow Hawk
 Common Darter
 Mother shitpton Catapillar
 Buff-tip catapillars
 Jumping spider
 Cross spider
 Forest bug



Friday 22 August 2014

Morning down the Cuckmere

Cuckmere birds

Meet Matt Eade & Marc Read
We Walked the Cuckmere down to the scrap and Back
Wheatear Whinchat Stonechat Meadow pipit Green finch Goldfinch
House Sparrow Linnet starling Blackbird Reed Warbler Whitethroat
Dunlin Ringed Plover Grey Heron Little Egret Skylark Raven Redshank
Oystercatcher Cormorant Magpie Willow Warbler Carrion Crow some Gulls.

 Wheatear
 Redshank
 Dunlin

 Whinchat

 Ringed Plover

 Little Egret fight
 High Kick
 Up Close

Thursday 21 August 2014

Old Lodge

 A Two Hour walk at the old lodge Ashdown
3 Ravens over head 8 Redstart 2 Stonechat 2 Goldcrest
Willow Warblers Chiffchaff Robin Swallow


 Raven's


 Stonechat

 Juv Redstart

Tuesday 19 August 2014

Southwater area Hornet

When l was looking for Dragonfly's
I watched this Hornet going up and down the path looking
for food then it got hold of a Median Wasp the battle was one sided.

 Hornet with a Median Wasp


Saturday 16 August 2014

Seaford Head

A early Patch walk with Matt Eade
Around Seaford Head starting with 2 Snipe 8 Wheatears at dung heap
then 8 Yellow wags 2 Sparrow hawks loads of Whitethroats lesser Whitethroats
Reed Warblers Willow Warblers Sand &House Martins Swallows a Swift
Common Buzzard Stonechat and Juv and a lovely Humming-Bird Hawkmoth.
and much more.

Wheatear
 Snipe
 Sparrow Hawk
 Willow Warbler
 Lesser Whitethroat
 Reed Warbler
 Buzzard
 Southern Hawker
 Humming-Bird Hawkmoth