A Hawfinch was a nice surprise for Alan Kitson at Exceat on Sunday (via SOS sightings).
There are no reliable local spots for this species, as far as I’m aware, and generally the only records are of odd ones passing through, usually on the coast. It would be great to have a wintering party – somewhere in Friston or up at Abbott’s Wood, perhaps? If the food’s right, they’re not necessarily fussy about the wild qualities of their wintering grounds – take the spot on the edge of Romsey in Hampshire where several birds return each season.
Other news for Sunday: three Swallows seen at Seaford (Liam Curson) and a Ring Ouzel and Brent Goose at Cuckmere Haven (Joanne Chattaway, both via SOS sightings).
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