Any port in a storm? 10 of us on the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social walk at #Dungeness on wild weather Saturday - from here just off-shore a flotilla of Guillemot, some in breeding plumage and an occasional Razorbill, plus Kittiwake and RT Diver W with Gannet. #ukbirding

RSPB Pulborough Brooks has disappeared under the floods! Perfectly illustrates the vital role of wetlands and floodplains in absorbing floodwater #flooding #wetlands @rspbengland.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Avian crowds at #RyeHarbourNR this past weekend with Lapwing and Golden Plover, plus Pintail (other ducks available included Wigeon, Shoveler & Teal). @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #sussexbirding #ukbirding

Another great round up of birding in Sussex. Weekly Report, 19-25 January; www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight... and Paul James; February targets - a worthy read. www.sos.org.uk/archives/6742 Plenty of good birds out there if you get the chance. 📸Rock Pipit by Richard Allen #UkBirds #birds #Sussex

An outstanding report for the coming month by Paul James. The Bewick Swans DID return to the Arun valley but just three so far. Plenty to see at the moment and lots more birds to come. www.sos.org.uk/archives/6742 📷Gary Faulkner - Goosander (FM still present at Widewater, Shoreham) #sussexbirds

An @sussexornitholo.bsky.social event on the downs above Shoreham with a talk on changing farm practices, stewardship and sustainable farming initiatives, farm bird recoveries and a walk (with overflying Peregrine, Buzzard, Skylark and Finch flocks). Encouraging. @btobirds.bsky.social #ukbirding

Fun Volunteer Thank You session from @sussexornitholo.bsky.social at Truleigh Hill. An interesting talk on the wildlife work the farm is doing & a very breezy walk on The Downs. 2 Peregrine & lots of Skylarks the highlights. Unusual hazard on the way back down - they know they rule the road!

Catch up on all things BIRDY around Sussex last week. Another fantastic report from the Sussex recorder. Geese, Gulls, Cranes and much more. #sussexbirds Weekly Report - 12-18 January www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight... 📷Dunlin by Bob Brewer

14 on today’s @sussexornitholo.bsky.social outing to #WestRiseMarshLNR. My list 35 incl: Buzzard; Egret (Great + Little) Gadwall; Goose (Canada & Egyptian); Grebe (Little & GC); Grey Heron; Gull (BH; Common; GBB & Herring); Kestrel; Marsh Harrier; Pochard; Redwing; Shoveler; Snipe; Tufted. (+ a Fox)

Calling all photographers and artists. If you have any photos or artworks you'd like to submit for the 2025 Sussex Bird Report, please follow the three simple steps below. As always, many thanks! @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

A day off work and I spent a couple of hours standing down at the Sand Pit, Scotney (Sussex) watching ringtail Hen Harrier, Merlin and Barn Owl hunting plus the Barn Owl. 1st winter male Scaup still present Little Stint has moved to the Kent end on the flooded sward @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Another great week of birding in Sussex with perhaps the highlight being several reports of Common Cranes. Also a few Bird Race updates to inspire you. Weekly Report: 5-11 January www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight... Photo; Common Cranes over Pagham by Andrew House

Do you have lots of blackthorn and sloes locally, mixed with hawthorn? If so, check for split stones, a sign that Hawfinches are present, as here at Ardingly. Watch from just before sunrise to actually see the birds. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @kneppwilding.bsky.social

Can you help your Society by taking on a volunteer role? We urgently need an Editor for the Sussex Bird Report. We often need species account writers too, so that is another opportunity to help out. Do please get in touch now if you’d like to find out more. www.sos.org.uk/archives/6624

Thanks @markavery.bsky.social for helping highlight this shocker of an issue. Yet more wildlife-harming plastic in the sea. Please help us make sure it doesn't happen again #binthebeads #biobeads @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @bluemarinef.bsky.social

An excellent weekly round up as always by the County recorder. Still a good number of the rarer White Fronts and a few Tundra Bean Geese about. Weekly Report: 29 December-4 January www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight... #ukbirds #sussexbirds

The in-depth Selsey Peninsula review of the year is now out and can be found here: selseybirder.blogspot.com/p/review-of-...

January Birding Targets in Sussex is the latest in a new series of posts and is now live on the website. www.sos.org.uk/archives/6666 Some great images below by @rxnature.bsky.social with plenty of Geese in the county.

The weekly report this week is by guest editor Owen Mitchell. www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight... Thanks for the support over the year by our members and all Sussex Birders. With special thanks to all the volunteers that work so hard behind the scenes at the SOS. Happy Christmas🎄

Two of 15 Hawfinches at a post-roost site near Staplefield this morning. First ones arrived very early, 10 minutes before sunrise. Hornbeam, sloes, haws & field maple attract them. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Shocking 'disappearance' of not one but three White-tailed Eagles, including a Sussex-born chick. Illegal persecution still happening. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @forestryengland.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sussex Birds Weekly Report; 8-14 December. Bird of the Week should probably go to a Red-necked Grebe found on Monday on the Southwick Canal. Full report here www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight... (📷 @adamhuttly.bsky.social )

10 joined me for the last @sussexornitholo.bsky.social outing of 2025 - here at #RSPBDungeness watching a busy female Goldeneye at Burrowes (also from this viewpoint: Cormorant; Egret (Little & Great); Gadwall; Gull (G & Lesser BB + Herring; Shoveler; Teal; Tufted Duck) #ukbirding #kentbirding

The perfect Christmas present for someone who loves Rye Harbour is membership of the Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve... ryeharbourfriends.net/join-us It would be so kind if you could pass this on. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #UKbirds #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife

SOS New Year Bird Race is fast approaching! In 2025 16 different teams took part clocking up 147 different species, one more than in 2024, and raised over £1800 (including Gift aid) for SOS conservation projects Fancy getting involved? www.sos.org.uk/archives/6637 📷David Gardiner (Coal Tit)

Great to see three of our Sussex birders involved in co-authoring the LSW paper in the Dec copy of British Birds. PAM will be an important tool in the next National Bird Atlas. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social @mallalieum.bsky.social @kenandlindasmith.bsky.social

Can you help survey Sussex's Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers next year? @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

Firecrest on one of my Sussex Winter Bird Survey squares today - the 6th year out of 8 I've recorded them on this square, they like ivy covered trees. We also currently have up to 3 Blackcaps eating ivy berries in our garden hedge - ivy is such a valuable plant... @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings for November 2025. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife

Apologies for the short notice but we need to do some urgent work on our website tomorrow. It will go offline at 08:00 this Sunday 30th and will be back online by Monday morning at the latest. Thanks for your patience.

47 barnacle geese at church norton

Latest on bio-beads and our meeting with Southern Water. #RyeHarbour @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Monarch’s Way, No Man’s Land to Steyning Round Hill: Ringtail Hen Harrier this morning @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

The Sussex Weekly report is now live. Packed full of great bird sightings across Sussex tinyurl.com/482ep62h Also a new feature with thanks to Paul James "December birding targets" tinyurl.com/2497j7xz We hope you enjoy them :) #UkBirding 📷Adam Bowley

First Slavonian grebe of the winter back offshore at Selsey Bill

What does the cold weather mean for our birds & which species might we see next month? No more guessing - Paul James will be writing about what to look out for in the coming month. Combined with our weekly round-up, this should give local birders some great insights #SussexBirds

Sussex Wildlife Trust CEO Chris Corrigan speaks to ITV Meridian about how bio-bead pollution from Southern Water's wastewater treatment plant is impacting wildlife at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

Arun Valley, West Sussex - 85 Species Highlights: WT Eagle (adult pair with kill), Peregrine 2, Hen Harrier 3 (1m, 2rt), Marsh Harrier 6, Firecrest, L Redpoll 40, Crossbill, Bullfinch 6, Goosander, Mandarin 2, Ruff 2, Dunlin, BT Godwit 106, GW Egret & Cattle Egret 50+ @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Good morning Sussex Birders. Another cracking weekly round up to start your Monday morning. Shrikes, Warblers and even a late Turtle Dove. www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight... 📷Gary Faulkner - Goosander

We are searching for that special person to take over the prestige role of Sussex Bird Report editor!🖊️ Have you or anyone you know got the time to help us? Current editor Mark Mallalieu wrote a short piece about the role here; www.sos.org.uk/archives/6643 Please read and share 🙏

Our first visit to Charleston Reedbed today with @sussexornitholo.bsky.social to clear blackthorn scrub from the Reedbed. A warm day and we saw a Red Admiral plus a darter dragonfly which took a liking to Dave's head!

Great Grey Shrike - Upper Beeding this morning. Viewing from east bank of river. Thanks to the finder @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

URGENT! Last chance! Please take 2 mins to help head off the disastorous parts of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill Lets make it 35,000 voices for nature @sussexwildlife.bsky.social action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...

Super-proud of the team! This is a big, big win and highlights current failures to properly protect Marine Conservation Zones. What a way to end the week! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @bluemarinef.bsky.social

In a quick visit to Flat Beach this morning I saw American Golden Plover, 100s of European Golden Plover, Spotted Redshank, Spoonbill, Pintails and Peregrine. But what was seen at Rye Harbour NR in October? @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife

Please join the Planning & Infrastructure Bill campaign. Sounds boring but it has to be one of the most envoronmentally damaging planning bills of all time @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @cpresussex.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/an-urge...

Our weekly round up report is now on the website: 27 October - 2 November. Including the long staying Isabelline Shrike sp, potential Pallid Swifts at Selsey, Snow Buntings and a beautiful Pallas's Warbler. www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight...

Don't forget to check in for last weeks sightings summary including the much discussed Isabelline Shrike with a few comments about the challenges of a true ID. www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight...

Parking and entry is free but if you are not a member and you see it, a donation of a fiver would be lovely...and good value! 😀 @sussexwildlife.bsky.social sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/make-a-diffe...

BREAKING NEWS: Reports of a rare Isabelline Shrike @sussexwildlife.bsky.social Woods Mill. Pls park sensibly! Good luck! @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social