My first day off today after a long week at work where foreign highlights have included a trio of
Alpine Swifts at Naples Airport, and lots of
Pallid Swifts at Marrakech Airport.
Last night I tried Splash Point for half hour where a
Bonxie and 55
Commic Terns were seen. The Cuckmere produced a few
Common Sandpipers and six
Dunlin along the river. I walked the ditches in the upper Cuckmere hoping to flush a rare Bittern or similar but just a few Hairy Dragonflies and Blue-tailed Damselflies of note.
Today after a bit of a lay in I first tried Splash Point as a couple of Poms had been seen at Selsey. No Poms and the only noteworthy bird was a
Spotted Flycatcher flying in off and landing on the brick compound above the point.
The Cuckmere was marginally better today with a mobile flock of six
Common Sandpipers along the river, a family group of 12
Shelduck (10 fledglings) and a
Wheatear by the scrape. On Seaford Head were 5
Spotted Flycatchers and a
Sedge Warbler, but I was more pleased to find three Adders, including two youngsters. Also lots of Butterflies on the wing.
A walk along the cliffs between Peacehaven and Newhaven this evening was fairly quiet apart from a
Whinchat that saved a nearly fruitless walk.
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| Redshank in the Cuckmere |
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| Sedge Warbler at Seaford Head |
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| Small Copper in Hope Bottom |
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| Dingy Skipper in Hope Bottom |
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| Brown Argus in Hope Bottom |
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| Grizzled Skipper at Hope Gap |
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| Adder at Hope Gap |
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| presumed Common Lizard |
