Sunday 18 September. Mill Hill 07:30-11:15, the last part with Megan and Cookie. Highlights were 2 Firecrests and 3 Spotted Flycatchers in and around the wood. Also a Sparrowhawk and 3 Buzzards,12 Chiffchaffs, 16 Blackcaps and 3 Whitethroats in the bushes and 45 Swallows, 13 House Martins and an unseen Redpoll overhead. Later I drove down to Climping where I saw the 2 Little Stints. they were my best views for a long time and well worth leaving the local area for.
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Spotted Flycatcher on Mill Hill |
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Dunlin at Climping |
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with Little Stint |
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Little Stints at Climping |
Saturday 17 September. Mill Hill 07:25-09:05. Highlights were 4 Spotted Flycatchers and a Lesser Whitethroat. Also 17 Swallows, 20 House Martins, 24 Chiffchaffs, 26 Blackcaps and 2 Whitethroats and a flyover Tree Pipit. I met Megan and Cookie at St Nicolas' Church and we walked around the Adur seeing 2 Mute Swan families (with 8 and 4 fully grown cygnets), 26 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 74 roosting Great Black-backed Gulls, Kingfisher, 7 Long-tailed Tits and a Wheatear.
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Peregrines viewed from Mill Hill on Beeding chimney clearly showing the size difference between tiercel (left) and falcon |
Friday 16 September. Beeding Hill Triangle with Cookie 08:35-12L20. The highlight was an unexpected Grasshopper Warbler along the Monarch's Way. Also seen were 3 Sparrowhawks and 3 Buzzards, single Peregrine and Raven, 130 Swallows, 6 House Martins, 8 Chiffchaffs, a Whitethroat, 4 Stonechats, 6 Wheatears, 14 Meadow Pipits, 35 Goldfinches and a Corn Bunting. The lack of Yellow Wagtails was disappointing despite several suitable looking cow fields.
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Peregrine on Beeding Hill |
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Wheatear on Beeding Hill |
Thursday 15 September. Mill Hill 07:30-11:30, the last part with Megan and Cookie. Highlights were single Firecrest and Spotted Flycatcher in the wood. Flying NE were 90+ Swallows, a Sand and 900+ House Martins and 75 Meadow Pipits. In contrast the bushes were quiet with just 6 Chiffchaffs, a single Blackcap, 2 Whitethroats and a Stonechat seen.
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Kestrel on Mill Hill |
Wednesday 14 September. Megan and I took Cookie to Brooklands seeing Little Grebe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff and 2 Blackcaps before going on to a garden centre in Angmering. Later on Mill Hill from 16:35-17:35 were 6 Spotted Flycatchers and an impressive easterly passage of hirundines with an estimated 900 Swallows, 4 Sand and 300 House Martins.
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Spotted Flycatchers on Mill Hill |
Tuesday 13 September. Megan and I took Cookie around the Adur seeing 9 Ringed Plover, 11 Dunlin, 33 Great Black-backed Gulls, an estimated 100 Swallows, 3 Sand and 50 House Martins. flying east and 8 Meadow Pipits west.
Monday 12 September. Mill Hill 06:35-10:40, the last part with Megan and Cookie. Highlights were 3 Spotted Flycatchers and a juvenile Honey Buzzard which flew overhead but was going away and somewhat into the light by the time I focused on it making it little better than a silhouette. Also 2 Egyptian Geese flew E over the town, 2 Buzzards, 2 Jays, Cetti's Warbler (heard), 30 Swallows, 25 House Martins, 4 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, 18 Blackcaps, 8 Whitethroats and an unseen Tree Pipit overhead.
Sunday 11 September. Not for the first time a few nice birds were seen locally while I was in France but only a Wryneck at Cissbury might still be about so I was there at dawn. Sadly it wasn't but in about 4 hours I did record Sparrowhawk, Tawny Owl (heard), Great Spotted and 2 Green Woodpeckers, an adult Hobby (flying N), 2 Ravens, 10+ Swallows, House Martin, 4 Chiffchaffs, Willow Warbler, 12 Blackcaps, 2 Whitethroats, Dartford Warbler, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Redstarts, 4+ Whinchats, Wheatear, 20 Linnets and 6 Yellowhammers.
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Wheatear at Cissbury |