Nice one!

Widewater around Midday

10 Bar tailed Godwits,6 Whimbrel E,3 Wheatears on beach plus 2 Swallows in off.

Later at Bough Beech res

3f Red breasted Mergansers,Cuckoo,5 Common Terns,4 Shovelers,Kingfisher & some Swallows.

Ardingly res

Thanks to EC for the heads up on this Whooper Swan on the res today.
Pair of Marsh tits noted too.

Weir Wood

3 Common Sandpipers,2 Little ringed Plovers,1 Common Tern,1 Lapwing,1 Swift,4 House Martins,2 Swallows,1 Sand Martin,Garden Warbler,6 Whitethroats,Sparrowhawk,Red Kites,3 Mandarins,Reed Warbler,2 Reed Buntings & 2 Bullfinch.

Bough Beech Res

This afternoon 4 Common Terns,2 Common Sandpipers,2 Whitethroats,Reed Warbler,Little Grebe,Sand Martin,Swallows,Cuckoo,Kestrel & Sparrowhawk.

Several Holly Blues in the garden today.

Pulborough Brooks RSPB

Popped down to see the pair of Black winged Stilts showing from Hail’s VP,they looked fairly settled .

My Bogey bird, been 4 on
My patch over the years

Ashdown,Airstrip

Morning walk seeing 31 Species including 3 Wheatears,2 Bullfinch,1 Dartford Warbler,3 Woodlarks,7 Willow Warblers,4 Redstarts,Skylark,Meadow Pipit ,Whitethroat & lots of Siskins.

Rye NR

Very windy afternoon at the reserve, Highlights were Spotted Redshank,2 Knot,Grey Plover,2 Little Tern,100+ Sandwich Terns,Wheatear,Rock Pipit,5 Golden Plover,5 Turnstone,2 Dunlin,30+ Avocets,Marsh Harrier,Sedge Warblers and my first Lesser Whitethroat of the year.

Weir Wood
Sounds like this Willow Warbler s got his song mixed up.

Worth Park,Crawley

Only second time I’ve seen Shovelers here, probably dropped in due to rain.

Pulborough brooks

2 Cuckoos,10 Nightingales,10 Whitethroats,Cetti’s,Sedge warblers,4 Reed Buntings,7 LRP,1 Ringed Plover,1 Ruff,1 Dunlin,Goosander,Swallows and still some winter wildfowl,

5 Tree Pipits seen on Ashdown Forest this morning, later 3 LRP at WW res

Weir Wood

Early Purple Orchids now in flower.

Ashdown

At least 2 singing Tree Pipits back.

Weir Wood

Reed Warbler,2 Whitethroats,13 House Martins,7 Sand Martins,4 Swallows,2 Little ringed Plovers & 2 Grass Snakes.

Weir Wood

38 Sand Martins,7 Swallows & 4 House Marins plus 2 Little ringed Plovers this afternoon.

female Marsh Harrier high south over the garden was unexpected at 16:50.
Also Buzzard,LBB Gull & Sparrowhawk.
Green - veined White2-3 Holly Blues & Speckled Wood.

Old Lodge SWT,Ashdown

2 male Redstarts,2 Woodlark,6 singing Willow Warblers,2 Crossbills,8 Siskins,8 Chaffinches,Redpolls,Goldfincjes,Raven,3 Stonechats and loads of Brimstones plus 3 Holly blues.

Paddockhurst Estate

Early dog walk, birds included 6 Blackcap,5 Chiffchaffs,Siskins,Goldfinches,Firecrest,Goshawk,Skylark,8 Song Thrushes and LSW heard.

Weir Wood

2 Common Sandpipers,2 Little ringed Plovers,1 Snipe,6 Mandarins,1 Mute Swan.
5 Orange Tips,3 Brimstones,2 Commas,2 Peacocks & 1 Small Tortoiseshell

Ashdown

2 Lesser spotted Woodpeckers m/f,Woodlarks,Yellowhammer,Linnets,Chiffchaffs,Stonechats,Siskins & Buzzards.

Weir Wood

Sightings today included Osprey N mid morning,Yellow Wagtail & 2 Little ringed plovers on dam.
Goshawk,Red Kite & 30+ Sand martins and several Swallows.

Henfield Levels

Most of the water has now gone, but still 3 Little ringed Plovers,16 Lapwings,17 Teal,9 Shovelers,2 Wigeon,2 Gadwall,4 Swallows,House Martin,Cetti’s Warbler & and a Possible Water Pipit which landed in some short sedges out of sight.

There usually fairly common in our garden most years

My first Holly Blue in the garden this afternoon

Weir Wood

Warmer this afternoon but still nothing moving except for a distant high Marsh Harrier slowly drifting SWW,which eventually joined up with a Red Kite.Goshawk male over south bank as was a male Peregrine which I just got on as it disappeared behind trees, pair of GBB Gulls on water

Weir Wood

Again a cold north wind this afternoon,just singles of Sand Martin & Swallow.
Buzzards,Goshawk & Red Kite, still no Osprey.
GBB Gull & LBB Gull noted,at long last got Treecreeper on my patch year list 88.

Weir Wood

1 Swallow in the cold wind