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

YES! It’s that time of year when the fantastic Sussex Bird Report is dropping through your letterboxes! Huge thanks to the amazing team of volunteers who give up so much time to compile this incredible publication.

Good Morning Sussex Birders Catch up on the weekly round up over a nice hot cuppa this morning 🫖 Plenty to see still in the coming weeks. Weekly Report: 13-19 October. www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight...

From Sunday’s @sussexornitholo.bsky.social walk at #CissburyRing : a posing female Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, a species found in 50% of Sussex tetrads, and a non-posing Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella, found in 33% (Sussex Bird Report 2023). #sussexbirding #ukbirding

Glossy Ibis & Ring Ouzel at North Wall Pagham Hbr today

Contractor work will commence (today) Monday 13 October at Waltham Brooks Nature Reserve for 2 weeks. If you are visiting the Reserve please be aware that machinery will be working on the site. buff.ly/eR12pLs

Our weekly round up now available🦢 Thanks to the Sussex Recorder for making this happen each week and for his picture of a Bearded Tit (or Bearded Reedling) www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight... #sussexbirds

Some birds on WeBS count between Rye and Camber: 1 Spoonbill, 47 Brent Geese, 183 Golden Plover, 97 Lapwing, 68 Curlew, 32 Dunlin, 74 Redshank, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Kingfisher. Also 100s of Goldfinch. #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife #birds #WeBS

12 joined me for a @sussexornitholo.bsky.social walk at a Sussex Iron Age fort (Cissbury Ring) today. Sadly no Mountain Blackbird but instead: Buzzard; Chiffchaff; Goldfinch; Green & Great WP; Jay; Kestrel; Linnet; Mistle & Song Thrush; Sparrowhawk; Siskin; Stonechat; Yellowhammer #ukbirding

An influx of Ibis, large numbers of big Egrets and the annual autumn wader-fest... September wildlife sightings at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlide @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Weekly Report : 29 September - 5 October is now live on the Recent Sightings page; www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight...

How can you help the SOS? In the days of so many media platforms one way is to post your birding news on the website under "recent sightings". The website is an important source of news for a lot of people. Also coming soon is a weekly round up of Sussex Bird News. www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight...

Great work from the Sussex Barn Owl team who monitored over 200 boxes. Although numbers were down on last year by about 10%. Some great findings in the report here; www.sos.org.uk/archives/6562 📸 Alan Harris #ukbirds #Sussexbirds

Great day at Rye harbour today - total of 61 species of birds seen/ heard including a Glossy Ibis seen flying over Castle Water about 3.30pm. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social

Another visit to the Scotney BBS which was showing rather well this morning, I didn't arrive till 11.00 and not another person till young Jack arrived around midday🤷‍♂️ A super smart little bird! Flight pic courtesy of a Merlin. 100s more images to look at. #UKBirding #Sussexbirding

Castle Water today: 11 Glossy Ibis, 100s Swallow & Sand Martin (N), 500+ Meadow Pipit, c100 Pied Wagtail, 18 Siskin, c10 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Cattle & 10 Great White Egret, 120 Wigeon, Hobby, Peregrine, loadsa Chiffchaff etc @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #UKwildlife #birds

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/...