Cuckmere Haven

Sometimes the Dunlin at the Cuckmere Haven can be very approachable.

Three Dunlin at the edge of the river, sitting out high tide.

Grey Heron

Wigeon

Kestrel

Rock Pipit

Meadow Brown

A male Migrant Hawker

Pied Wagtail

Little Egret

Chalkhill Blue

Late summer visitor

Garden

At the end of summer, grasshopper activity reaches it peak in the garden.

Field Grasshopper, Chorthippus brunneus

Common Green Grasshopper, Omocestus viridulus

Two species of grasshopper and a smaller hopper

Caterpillars of the Toadflax Brocade Moth, Calophasia lunula, rather fittingly feeding on Toadflax. It took me ages to identify this species, as it it relatively new to the UK, and is still uncommon. 

Shooters Bottom

Yet another visit.

Jackdaw

Yellow Wagtail, passing through on migration. This one was in a field with cattle, hunting the insects disturbed by them.

A female Stonechat

Old Lodge

A late summer visit to Old Lodge.

Caterpillar of the Fox Moth, Macrothylacia rubi. 

Female Fallow Deer

Spotted Flycatcher

Kestrel

Juvenile Slow Worm

Good to see that the Slow Worms bred again in our garden this summer.

Juvenile Slow Worm

Shooters Bottom

Beautiful golden morning light

Bluetit

Common Whitethroat

Whinchats

 One of the most exciting things about migration is how different species pass through at the same time.

Whinchats

A male Stonechat