Grey Partridge at Rodmell, Green Sand at Glynde

5 Grey Partridges reported amongst the usual birds on Saturday at Rodmell (david n james), and a Green Sandpiper at Glynde Reach on the same day, 300m east of the village (Sharifin Gardiner, both SOS recent sightings).

Glynde Reach and Levels

No report of the Great Grey Shrike at Glynde Reach since Friday, but continued attention to the area has turned up some other good birds (if not all as remarkable as the Great White Egret on New Year’s Eve).
Today, Paul S and I saw a male Blackcap beside Glynde Bridge, and a Common Snipe and [...]

Great White Egret

Great White Egret: “Going north-east from south of Lower Rise, over Beddingham bridge and appearing to land beyond in Glynde Reach area at 12.30″ (Jeremy Patterson, via SOS)

sightings 06/12/08

Great northern Diver still present this morning on the scrape in the lower Cuckmere valley.
Large numbers of both Fieldfare and Redwing in the Southease station area this afternoon feeding on the abundant hawthorn berries available,both a male and female Sparrowhawk seen here too obviously looking to feast on a thrush supper. A Common Sandpiper near [...]

Glynde Reach in the gloom

A couple of hundreds Lapwings, lots of thrushes, 4+ Common Buzzards, Wigeon and Little Egret. Full report on Firle Birds.