Cuckmere-Ouse Bird Blog
Blog URL http://cuckmereousebirdblog.wordpress.com/
Located Lewes, East Sussex United Kingdom
Tags birds, wildlife, community, birding, birdwatching, cuckmere, ouse, sussex
Local wildlife sightings, from Newhaven, Lewes and Seaford area.
Latest Blog Posts
- Mini Starling Spectacular on Nov 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
I have witnessed a small scale Starling spectacular for the last three late afternoons from the river bank at South Heighton. The flock at a guess numbers from the high hundreds up to a thousand birds and begins to form on the Pylons and power cabl...
- Short-eared Owl at Bo Peep on Nov 11, 2009 in sightings alciston bo peep firecrest frog firle short-eared owl woodcock
A Short-eared Owl reported today by Barrie Norman at Bo Peep, Alciston (from Firle Birds). Yesterday, a Woodcock at Frog Firle (Alfriston) seen by Bob Eade, who also had two Firecrests in his garden in Seaford (via SOS).
- Brambling in Firle on Nov 9, 2009 in sightings brambling fieldfare firle grey wagtail little owl redpoll
The first Brambling of the winter seen at Firle yesterday morning, with a group of Chaffinches at Place Farm. Walk up through the village, past the church and onto the Old Coach Road, then view the yard with the straw bales and metal barn on the left...
- A Bird in the bush…. on Nov 7, 2009 in Uncategorized
A 1st winter Red breasted Flycatcher found by Jon Curson in Harry`s bush at Seaford Head/west side of lower Cuckmere valley late morning proved quite flighty and difficult to follow as it flitted up, down and through the branches of a couple of...
- Southease – Piddinghoe on Nov 1, 2009 in Uncategorized
A late afternoon walk yesterday turned up few surprises, two distant Buzzard north west of Piddinghoe, single Curlew, Lapwing, Little Egret & Kingfisher along the river also a pair of Grey Wagtail. Two Cetti`s Warblers heard. Best of all was a...
- Southease-Rodmell on Oct 29, 2009 in Uncategorized
A beautiful afternoon up the river from the station produced 2 Cetti’s (1 on either side of the river)only 2 Snipe(the main Snipe fields are still fairly dry) a flock of about 20 Corn Buntings feeding on the reed heads along with Reed Bunting ,...
- Snipe + buntings at Alciston on Oct 28, 2009 in photographs sightings alciston common gull common snipe reed bunting sparrowhawk woodpigeon yellowhammer
A late-afternoon visit to my old patch at Alciston made me happy – in the tiny reedbed I used to keep an eye on, a single Common Snipe, at least a dozen Reed Buntings going to roost, and half a dozen Yellowhammers in the nearby hedgerows (with...
