Friday, 7 March 2025

Cuckmere Valley and Friston

 Marvellous March weather, reminding me of lockdown in 2019. 




Walking upriver towards Littlington the valley was quiet, with some wonderful wide-open landscape. Still good numbers of overwintering Wigeon present, not convinced by the warm weather. The resident Shelduck pairs looked splendid in the sunshine. Teal, Mallard, Shoveler and a few Oystercatcher present at some of the pools. Every ditch had a hunting Heron.



Along the river Little Egret and Redshank, with Bluetit, Goldfinch and calling Greenfinch. Overhead were Kestrel, Buzzards, Mediterranean Gull and a pair of Raven performing paired-flight breeding behaviour. 



Crossing to Friston Forest at Charleston Reedbed, the woods were bright and bare, but Bluebell leaves were showing.

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