15th July 2012 Beachy & Rye W1 and overcast

Peregrine 3 including a juv.
Kittiwake 1 juv.
Swift 165W
Swallow 4W
Sand Martin 3
Whitethroat 5
Crossbill 3E at c.7.30am

Icklesham
Green Sandpiper 3
Lapwing 10

Rye
Avocet 31
Whimbrel 4
Knot 1
Dunlin 51
Little Stint 1
Yellow Wagtail 1

Juvenile Common Whitethroat at Birling

Sand Martin at Belle Tout

Such heavy wing moult must prove stressful for aerial feeders

Adult Knot on the Ternery Pool

Adult Dunlin on the Ternery Pool

Juvenile Sandwich Terns on the Ternery Pool

Whimbrel on the Ternery Pool

It appears the bird in the foreground is a worn adult with a fresh juvenile behind it.

Whimbrel on the Ternery Pool

Sandwich Terns acquiring winter plumage on the Ternery Pool

Common Tern with chick on the Quarry Pool

Common Tern with wholly red bill on the Quarry Pool

Juvenile Redshank on the Quarry Pool

Whimbrel on the Quarry Pool

Adult Little Stint on the Quarry Pool

13th July 2012 Arlington

Egyptian Goose 1
Osprey 1
Common Sandpiper 8+
Kingfisher 1

Osprey at Arlington



8th July 2012 Rye & Icklesham

Rye
Eider 1 first-summer drake
Oystercatcher c.75
Avocet c.20
Ringed Plover c.6
Dunlin c.10
Common Sandpiper 1
Redshank c.50
Greenshank 1 adult
Black-tailed Godwit 1
Turtle Dove 3
Common Gull 1
Cetti's Warbler h
Wheatear 2

Marsh Helleborine c.80 ex.

Icklesham
Little Ringed Plover 2
Lapwing c.6
Wood Sandpiper 2 adults ex.
Green Sandpiper c.8
Greenshank 1 adult

Little Egret and Greenshank at Rye

Juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Rye

Sandwich Terns at Rye

Common Tern at Rye

Marsh Helleborines at Rye

Green Sandpipers at Icklesham

Little Ringed Plover at Icklesham

Adult Wood Sandpiper at Icklesham

6th July 2012 Alfriston

Burnt-tip Orchid c.15 ex. courtesy of Bob Self
Marbled White 1

Burnt-tip Orchid at Alfriston

Marbled White at Alfriston

5th July 2012 Cuckmere

Little Egret 10
Bar-headed Goose 1 adult
Curlew 1
Oystercatcher 1
Redshank 3
Yellow-legged Gull 1 juv. on foreshore and flew east to beach under Seven Sisters
Swallow 12
Sand Martin 1
Pied Wagtail 20
Raven 3

Adult Bar-headed Goose along the River Cuckmere

Juvenile Swallow in the Cuckmere

Sand Martin and Swallow in the Cuckmere

Juvenile Black-headed Gull on the River Cuckmere

Gull-watching Fox on the Cuckmere beach

Juvenile Yellow-legged Gull on the beach at the Cuckmere