Monday 24 August 2026. Mill Hill with Megan and Otis: Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcaps and 2 Spotted Flycatchers.
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| Spotted Flycatcher on Mill Hill |
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Clouded Yellow on Mill Hill
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Tuesday 25 August 2026. Beeding Hill triangle with David Buckingham and Otis: 10+ Grey Partridges, Stock Dove, 7 very distant probable Cattle Egrets (N of Smuggler's Lane), 2 Red Kites, 3 Buzzards, 2 Kestels, 3 Ravens, 30+ Swallows, 5 House Martins, 2 Willow Warblers, 6 Whitethroats, 2 Stonechats, 9 Wheatears, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Meadow Pipits and 18 Linnets. DB checked out the egrets on his way home and, as suspected, they were Cattle Egrets.
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| Smuggler's Lane Cattle Egrets as first seen from Beeding Hill |
Wednesday 26 August 2026. Smuggler's Lane, Bramber with Otis: 2 Egyptian Geese, 38 Stock Doves, 4 Lapwings, single Common and Green Sandpipers, Greenshank, Grey Heron, a Little and 7 Cattle Egrets, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, 10 Swallows and 5 House Martins. No photos, not that I missed any decent opportunities. I forgot to replace the memory card in my camera!
Thursday 27 August 2026. An excellent day out with Richard Phllips. Pett Level: 46 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 51 Lapwing, 18 Curlew, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, Reed Warbler, 3 Whinchats, 4 Wheatears, 5 Yellow and 20+ Pied Wagtails and 8 Linnets. Scotney: 35+ Egyptian and c500 Greylag Geese, 3 Gadwall, 25+ Pochard, 200+ Tufted Duck, Cuckoo, 50 Lapwing, Ruff, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1-2 Marsh Harriers, 4 Sand Martins, 20 Swallows, House Martin, Cettis, Willow, 3 Sedge and 2 Reed Warblers and 2 Yellow Wagtails. Dungeness RSPB (Burrows and ARC): 4 Egyptian Geese, 15 Gadwall, Garganey, 2 Pintail, 10 Shoveler, 2+ Wigeon, 40 Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 20 Lapwing, 10 Ringed and 2 Little Ringed Plover, Turnstone, 6 Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 9 Dunlin, 2 Little Stints, 2 Common Snipe, 6 Common Sandpipers, Redshank, 2 Greenshank, a Little, 3 Mediterranean and a colour-ringed Great Black-backed Gull (green 7E7, scheme untraced), 55+ Common and single Black and White-winged Black Terns, Great Egret, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, 7 Sedge and a Reed Warbler and a Yellow Wagtail. Pannel Valley: 60 Gadwall, Avocet, 210 Lapwing, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff, 2 Common Snipe, Cattle Egret, Kingfisher heard and Kestrel.
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| White-winged Black, Common and Black Terns on Burrows Pit, Dungeness |
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| Dunlin and Little Stint on Burrows Pit |
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| Greenshank and Snipe from Christmas Dell Hide |
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| Great Black-backed Gull 7E7 on the ARC Pit, Dungeness |
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| Garganey on the ARC Pit |
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| Cattle Egret at Pett Level |
Friday 28 August 2026. Mill Hill with Otis: Sparrowhawk, 5 Red Kites, 2 Buzzards, Raven, 10 Swallows, single Willow and Reed Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Lesser and 4 Common Whitethroats and single Spotted and Pied Flycatchers.
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| Raven over Mill Hill |
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| Spotted Flycatcher at Mill Hill |
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| Lesser Whitethroat on Mill Hill |
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| Red Kite at Mill Hill |
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| Pied Flycatcher on Mill Hill (seen briefly then flew north) |
Saturday 29 August 2026. Mill Hill: Red Kite, Buzzard, Kestrel, Chiffchaff, Blackcap and Whitethroat.
Sunday 30 August 2026. Adur with Megan and Otis: 17 Ringed Plover and a Whitethroat.
Monday 31 August 2026. Lancing Ring/Steepdown with Megan and Otis: 3 Buzzards, Jay, 20 Swallows, 2 House Martins, Chiffchaff heard and Goldfinch.
Tuesday 01 September 2026. Southwick Hill-Monarch's Way-Downslink-Shoreham: 5 Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, 2 Red Kites, Kestrel, Raven, 60 Swallows, 2 Chiffchaffs, Blackcap, 6 Whitethroats, 4 Whinchats, 17 Wheatears, 19 Linnets and 2 Corn Buntings.
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| Wheatear on the Monarch's Way at Beeding Hill |
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| Whinchat on the Monarch's Way at Beeding Hill |
Wednesday 02 September 2026. Foredown Tower-South Downs Way-Devils Dyke-Foredown Tower with Otis: 2 Stock Doves, Kestrel, 2 Skylarks, 30 Swallows, House Martin, Whitethroat, 8 Wheatears, 25+ House Sparrows, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 10 Goldfinches and 2 Corn Buntings.
Thursday 03 September 2026. Buckingham Park with Megan and Otis: 2 Jays and a Goldcrest.
