Moon rise, with Mars

 

Sun rise, Hill Road

 

Full Moon with Mars

 

Lewes Brooks near Southease

 

Hard frost, Jevington Plantation

A beautiful morning, with the wood full of song, and the highlight being three noisy Nuthatch. 

 

Frost again

 

Snow, Wilmington Hill

 Strange weather meant that Beachy Head had no snow, while six miles inland, Wilmington Hill had a good few inches. Looking north, the snow-free Low Weald disappeared into cold weather smog, while the north-edge of the South Downs was still white, as it stretched off west.

Cold Weather

 

Sormy Sea, Bexhill-on-Sea

 Incredibly mild, but very windy weather. The wild sea was a great spectacle.

Jevington Plantation

 

Great Tit, Jevington Plantation

A cold morning, with ice crystals 'growing' out of any bare chalk on the path. Standing still and listening for some distant Firecrests, I became aware of knocking sounds coming from the trees. My assumption that it was feeding woodpeckers proved incorrect, when I saw that it was Great Tits, feeding on something and tapping it on the trees.

 

Sun rise, Hill Road

 

Pett Level

A classic Winter's day at Pett Level, with a cold wind. High tide meant the birds were concentrated in the fields. Good numbers of Lapwing, a few Curlew and some Lesser (Russian) White-fronted Geese, Barnacle Geese and a Black-necked Grebe.

Kestrel

Shoveler

Female Pochard

Curlew

Lapwing

Record shots:

Black-necked Grebe
 

Three Lesser White-fronted Geese, with two Greylags

Cold morning, Hill Road

 

Pevensey Levels

 A drive into the levels at this time of year can be rewarded with the spectacle of hunting Short-eared Owls. No luck this time, but Great White Egret, Peregrine, two Marsh Harriers, Lapwing and Cormorant were more than a consolation. 

The big skies and the remoteness of the landscape were the real treasure.

Record shots:

Great White Egret

Peregrine