Siskins over again today plus a Woodlark and plenty of Mipits & hirundines. Pair of Garganey on the marsh, 94 cattle egrets at marsh farm, 19 curlew sandpipers & 6 spoonbills from norton benches, another 5 curlew sands on east side, 3 spot shanks at ferry, 5 whinchat ham/ferry, 3 Green Sands Ferry.

Still time to register for our FREE Wilder Community Champions Training webinar! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @cpresussex.bsky.social sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/take-ac...

Avian Odyssey 2025 - Natural History Museum this Saturday the 20th. Frontline Stories from Global Leaders in Bird Research, Conservation and Wildlife Broadcasting Website, info and tickets: nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...

We require a knowledgeable birdwatcher to lead the team that produces the highly respected annual Sussex Bird Report, described by @birdguides.bsky.social as ‘a gold standard of county bird reports’. Please share with your networks. Full brief in link here; tinyurl.com/y9nz7acd

Guest blog - Taking a stand for marine protection by @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social markavery.info/2025/09/08/g... @sussexwildlife.bsky.social challenges Marine Management Organisation on behalf of sea-horses, oysters, mussels & kelp. Good! #Brighton @leigh-day.bsky.social @wclnews.bsky.social

Spent a day at Pagham Harbour today watching the tide rise and fall and the birds come and go. Total of 50 species of birds seen/heard including this Spoonbill at a high tide roost with the egrets and herons @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

We are pleased to share an update on the work at the Ferry Pool and Fields at Pagham Harbour provided by Downs to Sea. Again, "thank you" to all the partners and members that made this possible. www.sos.org.uk/archives/6540

10 on the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social circuit of #ThorneyIsland yesterday and a good selection of birds: Cattle & Little Egret; Greenshank; Little & Sandwich Tern; Marsh Harrier; Osprey; Pintail; Redshank; Redstart; Wheatear; Whinchat; Yellow Wagtail #sussexbirding #ukburding

Rye - Camber #WeBS 10 Wheatear 2 Whinchat 3 Spotted Flycatcher 1 Redstart 18 Yellow Wagtail 1000s Swallow (E) 100s Sand Martin (E) 78 Redshank 2 Greenshank 3 Common Sandpiper 3 Great White Egret 1 Peregrine @btobirds.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #UKwildlife

A moulting adult Great White Egret showing its bulging neck and very long legs. They are now a regular sighting in the area and must surely breed here in the next few years. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

We require a knowledgeable birdwatcher to lead the team that produces the highly respected annual Sussex Bird Report, described by @birdguides.bsky.social as ‘a gold standard of county bird reports’. Please share with your networks. Full brief in link here; tinyurl.com/y9nz7acd

Said our farewells to conservation and birding legend Tony Marr. Founder of the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social Council member of @rspb.bsky.social and key figure in the BOU. He was also the driving force behind the succesful campaign to protect Pagham and Rye Harbour as nature reserves. RIP

A great 'Guide in a Hide' event at Rye Harbour NR. Birds from the hide & nearby included 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Greenshanks, Whimbrels, Common Sandpipers, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear & Peregrine. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #UKwildlife sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on

SOS funded 18 House Martin nest boxes at Plumpton College. The site supports the largest House Martin colony in Sussex. SOS Hirundine Champion, Paul Stevens joined Tim Parmenter & Alex Waterfield for the annual nest count. Read more; tinyurl.com/3duzeuwk

Honey-buzzard over Ashdown Forest today. The next 30 days are crucial for monitoring Sussex's Honey-buzzard population, so I'd welcome details of sightings and photos by email: [email protected] Thanks. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social

Verified 'Tzik' Hawfinch calls from a passive recorder on a cherry tree in NW Sussex: in this tetrad last breeding season Hawfinch record pre-2025 was 1980. Buy the man a coffee! @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social

Whilst fitting Swift boxes on the top of a block of flats today, I found 2 Herring Gull nests, although sadly one (chick in pic) had lost a parent to maybe botulism or HPAIV 🤔 @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @lewesswifts.bsky.social @smp-seabirds.bsky.social @bhwf.bsky.social

Quick reminder about the free social and networking event for young birders aged 16-25 on 5 July at the Linklater Pavilion, Railway Land Wildlife Trust, Lewes BN7 2FG Scan the QR code for tickets. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @myabambrick.bsky.social

Ebernoe area in June: Goshawks, Hawfinches, Turtle Doves, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, lots of Nightingales, and Hares. Worth a visit. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

SOS is running a free social and networking event for young birders aged 16-25 on 5 July at the Linklater Pavilion, Railway Land Wildlife Trust, Lewes BN7 2FG Scan the QR code for tickets. Hear from The Young Birder scheme leaders @myabambrick.bsky.social & Jack Thompson.

Can you help find Sussex's breeding Hawfinches by locating cherry trees and looking for split cherry stones? See www.sos.org.uk/archives/6421 Thank you! @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social

Not often you have a red letter birding day at the office! But aTurtle Dove at the Sussex Wildlife Trust Woods Mill HQ today was a treat @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social Photo: Bob Foreman

For the first time since 2021, no Tawny Owl chicks were found in 25 nest boxes monitored by Sussex Barn Owl Group.☹️🦉 A worrying sign, possibly tied to prey shortages. This is being investigated with other groups. Full article here; tinyurl.com/44pakkhk

Little Ringed Plover on R. Adur this morning @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

A Roseate Tern heading west past Selsey Bill late afternoon. #birds #ukbirds #Nikon #Z8

A Manx Shearwater heading west past Selsey Bill late afternoon. #birds #ukbirds #Nikon #Z8

A remarkable West Sussex farm, intensive arable, but with breeding Turtle Doves (3+ prs), Nightingale, Cuckoo, House Martins, Swifts, lots of warblers, Goshawks in adjacent wood, and maybe Hawfinches, judging by cracked open cherry stones. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Two Common Terns fight as they climb up high above a nesting island @sussexwildlife.bsky.social Rye Harbour #birds #ukbirds @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

A fabulous close encounter with a Little Stint this morning. Very little light, but modern cameras can get by... @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

A pair of Siberia bound Little Stints at Pett Level. The bird behind is more rufous, so probably a male. Read about their 12,000 mile migration and successive bigamy here bou.org.uk/blog-jo-the-... @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Loadsa wildlife at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in April. Read all about it... @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #Sussexbirds @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Saw the post from Pulborough that a Black Stork had departed, heading vaguely my direction or towards Knepp or North. Thought it could head towards the Adur valley. No-one knew. Eyes to the skies and Bingo! High over my Steyning garden at 09.25 gliding SE @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Least Sandpiper moving into summer plumage at Medmerry stilt pool #RareBirdsUK #waders #ukbirding

Quick update on Ferry Pool restoration fund We are at 83% of the total as of this morning Again, thanks to all that have contributed 🙏🏼 Don't forget that anything you donate is matched. @BigGive #birds #naturecampaign #birdwatching

Please help! Over 650 people have already taken action to protect precious marine habitats from dumping! Pls help us get it over 1000! @markavery.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

The restoration of the Sidlesham Ferry Pool fund is off to an absolute flyer - sincere thanks to anyone that has donated to this vital project. As of today we are about 53% into our target. Read about the project plans here and if you can please donate & share. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

First Whimbrel in Iceland yesterday (18 April). Relatively few make it to the island from W Africa without a break. Have flocks started to build up in Ireland or Britain? In bigger numbers this year, given wind patterns in N Atlantic? wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/09/22/a... #ornithology

Hawfinches eating male oak catkins in a Sussex Weald wood today. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social

This is URGENT and serious! Scandalous dumping of dredgings in a Marine Conservation Zone. Please help! 👇 @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexkelp.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @bluemarinef.bsky.social

Tuesday is the BIG GIVE to support vital work for the Ferry Pool, Sidlesham. The project plans to restore the areas ecological value & become a key feeding, roosting & breeding site. The field is overlooked by one of Sussex's best birdwatching hides. tinyurl.com/bddp2ybu

Over the next 2 weeks we will be talking a lot about the Big Give & our support of vital habitat restoration at the Sidlesham Ferry Pool & its surrounding areas. Keep an eye out for more info on how you can help this iconic bird site in Sussex along with our partners. @selseybirder.bsky.social

Do you have any birding equipment that is in need of a new home? Donate it to BTO and we'll help to redistribute it to a young person, school or university across the UK. ➡️ www.bto.org.uk/equip... #BirdingGear The Equipment Donation Scheme is kindly supported by @opticron.bsky.social

14 joined me for the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social outing to #OldLodgeNR @sussexwildlife.bsky.social on 13/4/25 with birds initially hard to find but our list incl: Buzzard; Chiffchaff; Linnet; Raven; Redstart; Siskin; Whitethroat; Willow Warbler and emblem Stonechat #sussexbirding #ukbirding

Hoopoe up a tree at the North Wall Pagham Harbour #ukbirding

Glorious at Rye Harbour NR. A lovely Black Tern flew low over Castle Water and a Yellow Wagtail in the field between the hide and castle. Don't see many of either these days @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @rxnature.bsky.social

White-fronted Goose at Drayton this afternoon in the company of a few Greylags and 20 Egyptian Geese 🤷🏻‍♂️👀 #sussexbirding #ukbirding

A note from RSPB Pagham/Medmerry re.: Least Sandpiper access.."on behalf of RSPB site team: when the Least Sand is at the breach at Medmerry, please refrain from walking along shingle area of beach to reduce disturbance to the nesting Plovers & Terns. Fine to walk along beach itself. Many thanks"

Arctic skua chasing terns at the Bill, the first this year #seabirds #ukbirding

Morning 😎 Keep your eyes peeled - as the influx of Hoopoes to the UK will mean some for Sussex. Hoopes reported so far; 7th Netherfield E/Sx (not seen so far today) 7th Angmering-short staying, no further sign 8th Newhaven-reported this morning 8th Medmerry-reported this morning

Today could be a good day to check your nearest lawn or grassy field. 👀 In the last 24 hours Hoopoes have been reported from at least three spots across Sussex. The west of Britain and Ireland have seen record-breaking arrivals in recent weeks. 📷 Hoopoe (not in Sussex) by Amy Lewis / WildNet