Ashdown forest

Went to Old lodge

most birds seen around the car park area
with 3 Ravens over head 3+ Goldcrest's
a treecreeper in with others feeding in area
Coal blue Great tit's in flock chaffinch mostly.
With redwings above us plus mistle thrush and song thrush about.

Marsh tit west end of weirwood.

Blue tit

 Goldcrest

 Treecreeper

 Common Buzzard

 Marsh tit

 Coal tit

Jevington Rough-legged Buzzaed

As the sun was out

I headed to Jevington to see
if l could get a few photo's
of the buzzard hunting the field
it spent most of the time on the ground
maybe look for worms but not hunting
as much a the week before .
hour plus on the ground then short flights
 then on the ground again.

 Rough-Legged Buzzard

Norfolk Grey Seal Puppies

Went to Norfolk

To see the Grey Seal pup's some new born and some a week or so now
this was a few shots in the sun but lots of showers before and after.

Jevington sussex

Went to see the Rough-legged Buzzard

After the 11am (2min silent's )

The Buzzard was on show all the two & half hours l was their.
it was chased by crows, a Kestrel, and a Common Buzzard.
As it looked for food saw it catch 4 times.

Male Stonechat

 Female Stonechat

 Rough-legged Buzzard

Newhaven & Tidemills

Saturday morning
walking looking for Little Auk's at the East pier
the wind was up an not a lot of movement on the sea
was 1 Puple sandpiper and 5+ Turnstones under the pier
walking down the beach then back to Newhaven found a
Ruddy Shelduck in the low tide mud 30+ redshank 2 dunlin
a heron and little Egret.

 Turnstone

 Purple Sandpiper

 Ruddy Shelduck

Reculver Kent

After l missed the lovely Sussex Desert Wheatear at Worthing
l just had to go for the Reculver Bird its second day here.
with a Bonus of Shore Lark and 3 Snow buntings to boot
light was good and as l let the bird come to me l got these closer shots
a Stunner hope it stays for the weekend.

Desert Wheatear (M)

 Shore Lark

 Snow Bunting

Red-flanked blue-tail

Changed my plans for the day and was at
 hastings just after 11am with no sign since found
as people arrived and went the robin was seen that chased
it away but no blue tail so for last light headed to Swalecliffe
50 mins away for the Lapland bunting last the sun behind a cloud
but got a few shot of it then home...

 Lapland Bunting

Blashford Lakes

At noon
l headed to Blashford lakes with George and David Campbell for the Franklins Gull
By 2.30 we where in the hide that was all ready full no seats left.
as time went on the gulls arrived 40+ at a time then 4.40 a birder said its their.
by the buoy and yep straight on it . It was 200-300 meters away but in the scope
you could see all we watched it float around till to dark to see any more.

Distant

 Franklin's gull in centre
dark cap

 G C Grebe