Saturday 21st March (37 species - 109 for year)
A biting Northerly win continued to make birding difficult today, as I did a quick tour of local Sussex birding sides.
I started off at the Ouse Estuary Project where a richards pipit has been reported for the last week. I eventually found the right spot and waited, but alas it was to be my second dip of the weekend (the bird was spotted later that morning when sadly it apparently fell victim to the local sparrowhawk!). Little else of note, bar a number of redwings obviously waiting to start their migration.
I moved on to Newhaven Tidemills, which was dead. Too many dog walkers I fear. Dog mess everywhere as well. Only birds of note were a pair of stonechats
Next stop was Seaford Head, where it was great to see lots of kittiwakes and several fulmar nesting on cliffs. As I returned to the car, a rock pipit appeared on the breakwater.
My last stop was Weirwood Reservoir, hoping for an early osprey perhaps. The first birds I saw were a pair of mandarin ducks swimming just in front of the viewpoint. Lots of tits & finches on the feeders, though sadly not one of the resident pair of marsh tits. The heronry looked busy though with a number of birds on their nests.
The cold wind and a steady drizzle beat me, so I made tracks for home.
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