Birling Gap

The sea at Birling Gap.

Whitethroat at Birling Gap.

Corn Bunting near Belle Tout.

Bluebells

Bluebells at Arlington, near Abbot's Wood

West Rise Marsh

Northern Wheatear at West Rise Marsh.

Reed Warbler at West Rise Marsh.

Stonechat at West Rise Marsh.

Arlington Resevoir

After the excitement of the Easter holiday, the start of Term 5 was a rather unpleasant surprise. Also surprising was the return of cold weather.

Marvellous skies at Arlington Reservoir.

Swallow at Arlington Reservoir.

Collared Dove at Arlington Reservoir.

Pied Wagtail at Arlington Reservoir.

Easter 2017: Birdlist

This post details my sightings, and compiles my 'record shot' photos, for the Easter holiday. During this 17 day period I saw 112 species, which beats my previous record of 100 from 2015. In 2016 I visited South Africa during the Easter holiday and saw 246 species.

Carrion Crow, near Friston.

During this holiday I managed 3 lifetime firsts: Blue Rock Thrush, Little Gull and Glaucous Gull. This takes my lifetime total to 432 species.

Coal Tit, near Tabell Ghyll, Ashdown Forest.

Rook, Pulborough Brooks.

In addition to the three lifetime firsts there were fourteen year 'ticks', taking my total to 162. The species were:
Willow Warbler
Bullfinch
Common Redstart
Woodlark
Reed Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Tawny Owl
Whimbrel
Common Whitethroat
Common Sandpiper
Lesser Whitethroat
House Martin
Sand Martin
Nightingale

Buzzard, Pulborough Brooks.

Blackbird, Pulborough Brooks. 

Pochard with a Mallard, West Rise Marsh.

Snipe, West Rise Marsh.

Long-tailed Duck with a Tufted Duck, West Rise Marsh.

Bearded Tit, West Rise Marsh.

Two second winter and two first winter Herring Gulls, one with a beak deformity. West Rise Marsh.

Coot, West Rise Marsh. 

Male and female Tufted Duck, Arundel.

Moorhen, Arundel.

Teal, Arundel.

Gadwall, Arundel.

Canada Goose, Arundel.

Pochard, Arundel.



Grey Partridge, at the Burgh. 

Green Woodpecker, Further Plantation. 

Rock Pipit, Hope Gap.

Little Egret, Hope Gap.

Fulmar, Seaford Head.

Peregrine, Seaford Head. 

Linnets,  Lullington Heath.

Robin,  Lullington Heath.

Chaffinch, Lullington Heath. 

Sandwich Tern, Dungeness.

Whimbrel, Dungeness.

Common Scoter, Dungeness.

Brent Geese, Dungeness.

Glaucous Gull, Dungeness.

Ring-necked Duck, Cook's Pool Dungeness.

Male and female Pintail, Dungeness.

Tree Sparrow, Dungeness. 

Whitethroat, Alfriston.

Ravens, Crowlink.

Little Gull, Birling Gap.

Fulmar and Herring Gull, Birling Gap.

Fulmar, Birling Gap. 

Skylark, Cuckmere Valley.

Greenfinch, Cuckmere Valley.

Common Sandpiper, Exceat Bridge. 

Bearded Tit, West Rise Marsh.

House Martin, West Rise Marsh.

Little Gull, West Rise Marsh. 

Full Bird List:

Mute Swan

Greylag Goose

Canada Goose

Brent Goose

Shelduck

Eurasian Wigeon

Gadwall

Eurasian Teal

Mallard

Northern Pintail

Northern Shoveler

Common Pochard

Tufted Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Common Scoter

Red-legged Partridge

Grey Partridge

Pheasant

Northern Fulmar

Little Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Grey Heron

Little Egret

Northern Gannet

Cormorant

Red Kite

Marsh Harrier

Hen Harrier

Sparrowhawk

Common Buzzard

Kestrel

Peregrine Falcon

Moorhen

Coot

Oystercatcher

Northern Lapwing

Common Snipe

Eurasian Curlew

Common Sandpiper

Common Redshank

Mediterranean Gull

Little Gull

Black-headed Gull

Common Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Herring Gull

Glaucous Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Sandwich Tern

Stock Dove

Woodpigeon

Feral Pigeon

Collared Dove

Tawny Owl

Green Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Magpie

Jay

Jackdaw

Rook

Carrion Crow

Raven

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Coal Tit

Bearded Tit

Woodlark

Skylark

Sand Martin

Swallow

House Martin

Cetti’s Warbler

Long-tailed Tit

Common Chiffchaff

Willow Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Reed Warbler

Blackcap

Lesser Whitethroat

Common Whitethroat

Goldcrest

Wren

Nuthatch

Treecreeper

Starling

Blackbird

Song Thrush

Robin

Nightingale

Common Redstart

Blue Rock Thrush

European Stonechat

Northern Wheatear

Dunnock

House Sparrow

Tree Sparrow

White Wagtail

Pied Wagtail

Meadow Pipit

Rock Pipit

Water Pipit

Chaffinch

Brambling

Greenfinch

Goldfinch

Linnet

Lesser Redpoll

Bullfinch

Yellowhammer

Reed Bunting

Corn Bunting