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November 15, 2005
Brambling and Redpoll over also 13 Stock Doves

November 14, 2005
1 Wheatear while overhead 500+ Woodpigeons and 22 Stock Doves

November 11, 2005
7 Little Gulls flew high north west through Greenways Bottom

November 9, 2005
5 Bullfinches, 1 Wheatear, 20+ Reed Buntings while overhead and good northerly movement of Thrushes included 3000+ Redwings, 1000+ Fieldfare also 1000+ Woodpigeon, 200+ Stock Doves many Skylarks and Finches

November 5, 2005
2 Ring Ouzel and 5 Yellowhammers

November 4, 2005
An Osprey flew south through Greenways Bottom and out to sea also 3 Wheatears

November 1, 2005
Still good numbers of Finches which included 2 Brambling and 3 Siskins

October 31, 2005
2 Ring Ouzel, 1 Blackcap, 8 Redwing, 5 Mistle Thrush, 20 Goldcrests and 9 Long tailed Tits also again good numbers of the commoner finches including 5 Lesser Redpolls and 8 Yellowhammers

October 30, 2005
11 Goldcrests and 1 Chiffchaff with good numbers of Finches around including 3 Lesser Redpolls Chafinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches and Linnets also 5 Yellowhammer

October 29, 2005
2 Chiffchaffs, 7 Goldcrests, 3 Long tailed Tits and 1 Brambling with 3 House Martins over

October 23, 2005
4 Black Redstarts, 1 Wheatear, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Long tailed Tits, 4 Goldcrest while overhead passage included a few Siskins, 2 Bullfinch, 29 Bramblings and 1 Grey Plover.

October 22, 2005
3 Black Redstarts, 6 Stonechats, 2 Chiffchaffs and 3 Mistle Thrush while overhead westerly finch passage included a few Siskins and 1 Brambling

September 6, 2005
2 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtails and Peregrine Over

September 4, 2005
Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warblers, 20+ Whitehtroats, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, 4 Whinchats, 6 Stonechats While overhead a Peregrine and a good easterly passage of Swallows

September 3, 2005
50+ Yellow Wagtails on the fields with a good easterly movement of Swallows

August 30, 2005
5+ Swifts overhead with the Hirundine flock

August 29, 2005
1 Whinchat, Turtle Dove, Willow Warbler, 3 Stonechats and 54 Yellow Wagtails. 5+ Swifts overhead with Hirundine flock.

August 28, 2005
2 Whinchats, 1 juv Stonechat, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, and Chiffchaff overhead Tree Pipit 7 Yellow Wagtails and 10+ Swifts with good numbers of House Martins, Sand Martins and Swallows

August 27, 2005
Reed Warbler, 3 Willow Warblers and 8 Yellow Wagtails while overhead 2 Swifts with the Swallows and House Martins

August 21, 2005
8 Yellow Wagtails and 3 Whimbrel over with the Harris' Hawk still lingering around the small wood behind Ovingdean Church.

August 20, 2005
9 Yellow Wagtails and 1 Hobby over. The Harris' Hawk was again in the area lingering around the small wood behind Ovingdean Church.

August 14, 2005
1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warblers, 3 Willow Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff and 9 Wheatears.While overhead a Hobby flew west. The feeding flock of finches and buntings was still present and the hirundine flock contained 2 Swifts.

August 13, 2005
2 Lesser whitethroats, 1 Reed Warbler, 9 Willow Warblers. Also feeding on spilt grain were good numbers of House Sparrows, Greenfinches, Goldfinches and Linnets with a few Corn Buntings and Yellowhammers. Over the unharvested crops good numbers of House Martins and Swallows were feeding.

August 7, 2005
2 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Reed Warblers, 5 Willow Warblers also a Harris' Hawk complete with bells flew west

August 6, 2005
2 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Reed Warblers, 1 Blackcap and 11 Willow Warblers.

April 30, 2005
9 Whinchats, 2 Redstarts and 1Whinbrel

April 29, 2005
1 White Wagtail and 7 Wheatears with 11 House Martins and 100+ Swallows

April 27, 2005
1 Hobby over, 1 Redstart, 5 Wheatear, 1 Willow Warbler and 2 Stonechats

April 26, 2205
3 Whitethroats and a single Stonechat

April 25, 2005
1 male Whinchat, 14 Wheatears, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Whitethroats, 8 Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs and 3 Whimbrel which were on the fields. While overhead 3 Swallows and 2 Corn Buntings Also of note a single Mistle Thrush.

April 24, 2005
Cuckoo in the woods behind Ovingdean Church

April 13, 2005
3 Redstarts, 8 Willow Warblers and 1 Chiffchaff

April 12, 2005
1 Redstart

April 11, 2005
5 Chiffchaffs

April 10, 2005
2 Tree Sparrows flew east

April 5, 2005
1 Willow Warbler

April 4, 2005
3 Chiffchaffs

April 3, 2005
1 Chiffchaff

April 1, 2005
3 Wheatears and 2 Willow Warblers

March 27, 2005
1 Chiffchaff and 1 Goldcrest

March 24, 2005
4 Black Redstarts, 3 Chiffchaffs and 2 Goldcrest.

March 23, 2005
1 Willow Warbler, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Chiffchaff and 2 Goldcrest.

March 21, 2005
Just 1 Snipe and 1 Chiffchaff were the only birds of note.

March 20, 2005
Dartford Warbler still. Bullfinch briefly in the Sycamores just north of the entrance to Roedean School then flew west, Black Redstart, 8 Wheatears, 5 Goldcrests, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers and 2 Sand Martins over. Also good numbers of Meadow Pipits and c25 Dunnocks.

March 19, 2005
Dartford Warbler in the Bushes near the entrance to Roedean School is only the second for the area. Also 1 Chiffchaff and 9 Goldcrest. Good numbers of Meadow Pipits in off the sea.

March 18, 2005
Stone Curlew east over Roedean Bottom. Also 2 Ravens over, 3 Black Redstarts, White Wagtail and 3 Stonechats

March 17, 2005
3 Wheatears, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Stonechats and 6 Goldcrests.

March 16, 2005
5 Wheatears, 3 Black Redstarts, 4 Stonechats, 2 Goldcrests and c150 Meadow Pipits.

 

 

 

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