Posted on February 13, 2009 by Charlie Peverett
An adult male Hen Harrier reported yesterday between Southease and Lewes (Andy Wright and Jon Devito, via SOS sightings). Is this the same bird seen on and off throughout the winter (including up at Bo Peep in the autumn)? Also 70 Corn Buntings noted.
Floods early this week around the train track at Glynde disappeared [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2008 by pcstevens
Between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. :- plenty of Corn Bunting, Redwing, Meadow Pipits and Yellow hammer around the stubble field and in the hawthorns on the north side of the path to the river.Also around Stonechat, Common Buzzard, Little Egret, Fieldfare and a not very showy ringtailed Hen Harrier a couple of hundred metres north [...]
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Posted on December 1, 2008 by pcstevens
Quarter of a mile south of Bo Peep car park a ringtail Hen Harrier quartering the game cover flushing two Grey Partridge (which was a pleasant surprise in this neck of the woods, first I’ve seen in this area for a year) – small flock of Linnet and a Kestrel late afternoon.
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Posted on November 28, 2008 by Charlie Peverett
“This afternoon in the valley south of Bo Peep at least 3 Common Buzzards, possibly 5, a probable Merlin chasing the Finches and a superb ringtail Hen Harrier over the maize.” (Bob Eade, via SOS site)
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Posted on October 29, 2008 by Charlie Peverett
From Paul Stevens on Tuesday: Nothing unusual, but the west side of the lower Cuckmere Valley held 26 Curlew, 30 GBB Gulls, 80 Wigeon, 5 Redshank and 1 Kingfisher.
Today at Glynde, the first local Hen Harrier of the season, reported by James Grover (SOS sightings).
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