Great White Egret at Lewes Brooks

A Great White Egret reported on Lewes Brooks today (via Birdguides) – anyone have any further details?
Assuming this is the same bird that was seen in the area around New Year, and then again a couple of weeks later, it makes you wonder where it’s been all this time.
Goes to show that there’s plenty of [...]

Grey geese influx

Three Tundra Bean Geese on Lewes Brooks (in an area with no public access) yesterday and today, five White-fronted Geese seen on Glynde Levels today, and two juv White-fronts reported amongst a mixed group of geese reported in the lower Cuckmere (all via SOS).
Elsewhere, an Eider at Arlington Reservoir on Boxing Day (see photo on [...]

Rodmell Brooks

3.pm. – 4p.m. A quiet overcast afternoon, very atmospheric, was lightened by the ever expanding flock of buntings around the stubble fields. Over 120 Corn Buntings in a mixed flock of 200+ birds,that were constantly being disturbed by a Kestrel and female  Merlin (the first I have seen of this bird for over a week). [...]

Rodmell Brooks

Late afternoon over a very cold and dreary brooks – 1 Common Buzzard sitting as usual on the telegraph poles leading northwest,60+ Corn Bunting,Yellow  Hammer,Reed Bunting,Linnet,Redwing and Stonechat around the stubble field and the male Merlin moving over the area northof the path.

Rodmell – Lewes levels

Mid day over the levels -a very mixed bunch of birds feeding on the ground and in the hawthorns next to the track consisting of mainly Reed Bunting (20), Yellow Hammer (9), Fieldfare (1), Song Thrush (2), Blackbird (1), and Robin (1),until a Sparrowhawk came along and that was that. Also 2 Common Buzzard and [...]

Merlin at Lewes Brooks

From David Williams, via SOS sightings:
Around noon walk from Rodmell in beautiful sunshine – a Grey Wagtail flew from the ditch near the carpark and a Sparrowhawk, a few Skylarks and Meadow Pipits were seen outward to the reedbed near the R. Ouse where there were 7+ Reed Buntings and a Stonechat.
Returning, my thanks [...]

Bearded Tit, Lewes Brooks

Another Bearded Tit sighting: “male at Lewes Brooks, in reeds at river end of Rodmell track this afternoon” (via Birdguides).

Newhaven and Lewes Brooks 14.10.08

Bit of a quiet spell in Sussex of late, but some good local fare seen by Joanne Chattaway, Sue Phillips & Alan Nottage on Tuesday:
ighlights at West Beach, Newhaven were 6 Rock Pipits and a Raven.
Lewes Brooks highlights were about 10 Corn Buntings, 100+ Goldfinches, 100+ Linnets, 1 Snipe, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, a Kingfisher [...]