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Firle Birds
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Local birds for local people. Oh go on, and you then.
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Gadwall, Great Grey Shrike
Cold is often the required condition for new birds at this time of year. On Saturday, Liam and Jon Curson went looking for last weekend’s Rough-legged Buzzard at Glynde and came away with a Great Grey Shrike instead. This is, I … Continue reading →
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Rough-legged Buzzard at Glynde
A Rough-legged Buzzard seen at midday at Glynde today (Chris Barfield, via SOS). The last confirmed bird in our parishes was the long-stayer in 2002/3, which spent its days on Mount Caburn and the levels at Rodmell, and reportedly roosted in … Continue reading →
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22 January 2012
Another mild weekend, and the first daffodils are out along the road into the village. Yesterday the Green Sandpiper, four Teal, a Heron and a couple of Moorhens were on the Decoy Pond and stream. The Long Pond had attracted a Cormorant, another couple of Moorhens and a couple … Continue reading →
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Bustin? Teal Party
No idea whether there’s a connection, but yesterday’s first hard frost of the year coincided with a new high score of Teal along the stream – 11 were flushed and proceeded to power round in manic circles over the largely-frozen … Continue reading →
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2011: Review of the Year
In the modest tradition that is Firle birding (and that, by the way, extends to a bit of Glynde and Beddingham birding too), here’s 2011 in review. It brought seven new species to my Firle patch list, a wonderful Hoopoe … Continue reading →
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