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Sussex Ornithology

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The SOS has grown to become one of the largest county bird clubs in the UK, with a membership of over 2000. Registered charity No 256936 #sussexbirds

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David Bentley @sussextangerine.bsky.social · 14h
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings in September 2026 - Sussex Wildlife Trust share.google/XPN7Gh2mb01t... @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife
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Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings in September 2026 - Sussex Wildlife Trust
Even with that in mind, it was a fairly quiet month for bird sightings. Although the reduced numbers of some common migrants does feel worrying, we can't make
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Bill Stuart @bill-stuart.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Splash Point, Seaford seawatch 13:00-14:45 💨 SSW force 4/5. Sooty Shearwater E at 13:55, 10 Gannets 7ad+3juv mostly E. #sussexbirding #ukbirding #birds @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
Splash Point, Seaford, Sussex looking east October
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Sussex Ornithology @sussexornitholo.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Our Wealden Heaths Breeding Bird Survey shows good news for all five species this year, especially Nightjars and Dartford Warblers. We have a surveyor vacancy for Stedham and Iping Commons in 2027. If you're interested, we would love to have your observations of these beautiful birds next year.
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Good news for all five target species in the 2026 Wealden Heaths Breeding Bird Survey - The Sussex Ornithological Society
The report from the 2026 Wealden Heaths Breeding Bird Survey shows good news for all five of the key heathland breeding species, with particularly high
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Sussex Ornithology @sussexornitholo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The Worthing and Adur Swift Group has had exciting successes attracting swifts to new boxes this year, using callers partially funded by SOS. Good news for these Red-listed birds, and a great example of how groups in Sussex can make use of SOS funding. Read more: sos.org.uk/news/swift-b...
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Swift boxes and callers attract birds in droves in Worthing and Adur - The Sussex Ornithological Society
When local groups undertake projects to attract Swifts to their neighbourhoods, SOS can provide grants to help them install both swift boxes and callers,
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mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
17 joined me for the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social outing to #CissburyRing today and although we had to work for birds we managed: Blackcap; Bullfinch; Buzzard; Chiffchaff; Jay; Kestrel; Long-tailed Tit; Mistle Thrush; Red Kite; Rook; Sparrowhawk; Stock Dove, Stonechat… #sussexbirding
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mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A sunny walk at #RSPBBroadwaterWarren today with company from: (soaring) Buzzard; (busy) Goldcrest: (a bouncing flock of) Linnet; (noisy) Nuthatch; (fly catching) Stonechat: (singing) Woodlark; Primitive Goat and conservatory Koniks #sussexbirding @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A fresh and foggy visit to the Willoughby Fields today got me Ring-necked Parakeet, Kingfisher, White Wagtail, Rook, Chaffinch and a nice encounter with a very vocal Firecrest. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social #sussexbirding #birdwatching
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mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
15 joined me for the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social outing at #BirlingGap today and enjoyed a good selection of birds: Blackcap; Buzzard; Chiffchaff; Corn Bunting; Green WP; House Martin; Kestrel; Linnet; Ring Ouzel; Rook; Skylark; Sparrowhawk; Stonechat; Swallow #sussexbirding
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Bola @bolaa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just a couple of pics of earlier today, PALLID HARRIER Climping, BOOM
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Chris Ball @hailshambirder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ring Ouzels on the headland this morning #ukbirds @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Willoughby Fields visit this week got me Spotted Flycatcher, Skylark, Little Egret, House Sparrow, Chiffchaff, 5 White Wagtail, 10 Starlings and 3 Ring-necked Parakeets to name a few. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #sussexbirding
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Sussex Ornithology @sussexornitholo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Interested in helping us maintain our website? We're taking applications to volunteer as a Web Manager until Wednesday of next week (30th September). If you're experienced with WordPress or a similar CMS and interested in our mission, we'd love to hear from you! sos.org.uk/news/volunte...
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Volunteer Role: Web Manager for Sussex Ornithological Society (SOS) - The Sussex Ornithological Society
SOS is seeking a proactive and capable Web Manager to help maintain and develop our website, www.sos.org.uk — the Society’s main platform for sharing bird
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Chris Corrigan @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Fab result for Sussex White-tailed Eagle pair @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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White-tailed eagle chicks fledge again amid reintroduction project
The Forestry England and the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation reintroduction project began in 2019.
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Sussex Ornithology @sussexornitholo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This Sunday, Mark Wright led 25 of our members around Ardingly Reservoir. They encountered 34 species, including Sand Martins, House Martins and Spotted Flycatchers. If you'd like to join us for a walk this autumn love to see you there. Pls see our Events page. Read more: sos.org.uk/news/a-walk-...
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A Walk Around Arlington Reservoir, with Sand Martins, House Martins, and Spotted Flycatchers - The Sussex Ornithological Society
About 25 members gathered for a Sunday morning stroll around Arlington Reservoir, a 5km walk that included a detour over the River Cuckmere. The weather
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beachyheadbirder.bsky.social @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Beachy Head: A better image of todays smart, pale juvenile Honey Buzzard. Always get a kick seeing these head out over the sea. Fare thee well...
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Richard @bramberbirder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Pallied Harrier this morning (08.23 - 10.40) near Finden, W.Sussex with @birdingneversleeps.bsky.social @bostalbirder.bsky.social et al
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Sussex Ornithology @sussexornitholo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The colony of Kittiwakes nesting at Seaford abandoned their nests during the heat of the UK's record-breaking summer, with none of their young fledging this year. This is sad news for the biggest colony on the south coast Read more about the colony on our website: sos.org.uk/news/kittiwa...
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Kittiwake Colony Abandons Seaford Site During Summer Heatwave - The Sussex Ornithological Society
The colony of Kittiwakes nesting at Seaford abandoned their nests during the June heatwave this summer, with the population present in mid-June vacating
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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Willoughby Fields local patch today got me Chaffinch, Grey Wagtail, Buzzard, Chiffchaff plus about 15 Swallows and 8 White Wagtails to name just a few of what I saw. Sadly no sign of the Spotted Flycatcher this time. @patchbirding.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #sussexbirding
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mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
21 joined me today for the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social outing at #ArlingtonReservoir and probably a group of 4 Spotted Flycatchers actively fly-catching were the most appreciated. Also: Buzzard; Chiffchaff; Common SP; Dunlin; Green WP; Kestrel; Kingfisher; Raven: Willow Warbler #sussexbirding
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Owen Leyshon @dungenessowen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Adult American Golden Plover with 42 Golden Plover in the large stubble field 200m south of the Sand Pit track near Jurys Gap, Camber, East Sussex (TQ995185) Must be last years returning bird - sitting in exactly the same bit of field @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
Adult American Golden Plover - Jurys Gap, East SussexAmerican Golden Plover (left bird) with Golden Plover (right bird)Stubble field, Jurys Gap, East Sussex

Golden Plover flock sitting c50m from cycle path

Landscape pic
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David Bentley @sussextangerine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Barry Yates: 'How To Take Better Bird Photos' - part of the Rye Arts Festival. #Sussexbirds #wildlifephotography #photography @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
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Barry Yates: How To Take Better Bird Photos
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Sussex Ornithology @sussexornitholo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One lucky birder spent a morning ringing birds with an experienced team after winning a silent auction at our 2026 Annual Conference. The team caught and ringed 65 birds, including the star of the day – a beautiful juvenile male Redstart. Read more on our website: sos.org.uk/news/silent-...
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Silent Auction Winner Joins Team for Ringing at Knepp Wildland - The Sussex Ornithological Society
Back in the spring, one lucky birder at our conference’s silent auction won the chance to spend a morning bird ringing with SOS Chair Clare Buckle. On the
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Barry Yates @rxnature.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A better image of yesterday's Knot flock on the shore at Rye Harbour. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
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mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Lovely weather for the 7 of us on the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social “Thorney Island Circuit” on 6/9/26 and lovely birds: Blackcap; Cattle & Little Egret; Curlew; Dunlin; Grey Plover; Marsh Harrier; Osprey; Sparrowhawk; Wheatear; Whimbrel; Whinchat; White Stork; Whitethroat; Wigeon #sussexbirding
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Chris Ball @hailshambirder.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Male Honeybuzzard out to sea at 9.55 this morning at Beachy Head whilst breakfasting with @beachyheadbirder.bsky.social . #UKbirds, @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
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Chris Corrigan @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Lots to see on my local Adur Estuary today....best a surprise Little Stint ....but then a coffee cost me the Osprey! @patchbirding.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
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Mark Mallalieu @mallalieum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A set of Sussex Bird Reports since 1968 is available at no cost. Let me know if you would like to have them. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
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Sussex Ornithology @sussexornitholo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
SOS is seeking a volunteer Web Manager to help keep our WordPress website fresh, accurate and easy to use. If you’re organised, proactive, and happy working with volunteers across SOS, we’d love to hear from you. Flexible role + online committee meetings. sos.org.uk/news/volunte...
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The Sussex Ornithological Society
The Sussex Ornithological Society records and studies wild birds in Sussex in order to help conserve species and their habitats.
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Owen Leyshon @dungenessowen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A quick lunchtime dash from work - over to what we call the Sand Pit which is part of the Scotney gravel pit complex, East Sussex To enjoy a smart Red-necked Phalarope found by Martin This is the first of the year which is just about annual across Dungeness @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
Red-necked Phalarope on water 

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mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
8 ignored the dire weather forecast and joined me at Beachy Head for the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #WhitbreadHollow walk. We did get very wet but were rewarded by an Osprey and Firecrest and 5 “bottling” Grey Seal.
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Richard @bramberbirder.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Relocated the Pied Flycatcher, Brooklands stream, Lancing found earlier by Bernie F. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @nickbond007.bsky.social
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Selsey Birder @selseybirder.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A visit to Weirwood Reservoir this morning got me 28 bird species recorded in all. This included 1 Sandpiper, 4 Greylag Goose, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 7 Cormorant, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Swallow and 1 Willow Warbler. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #sussexbirding
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Chris Corrigan @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Brilliant tern news from RSPB Pagham Harbour. All made possible thanks to years of hard work by RSPB staff and volunteers past and present. A lovely dose of good news 😀 @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/P...
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Pagham Harbour Sandwich Tern colony reaches record size
Sandwich Terns nested at RSPB Pagham Harbour in record numbers in 2026, four years after bird flu caused the colony to be abandoned.
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Richard @bramberbirder.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Steyning Roundhill: Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 2 Spotted Flycatcher this morning @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
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Ken and Linda Smith @kenandlindasmith.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Very excited Swifts nesting in our box only installed in Nov. First saw Swifts enter box on 21 June thought they were just looking for next year. But our nest camera shows we have a chick, still being fed by adults this week, seems very late?@grahamknight10.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
Swift nesting boxes on our house installed last winterSwift chick in the nest box in August filmed with our Woodpecker nest camera
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David Bentley @sussextangerine.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
THE HEDGE 1 I do most of my birding on foot or bike. I've become obsessed with a hedge, a rough grass paddock and some tall trees 5 minutes from my Rye home and in the last couple of years it's been productive in autumn. This thread'll record 2026 sightings. #UKbirds @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
A field corner with hedgerows, a fallen tree and a blue sky above.
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Mark Mallalieu @mallalieum.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Another summer Hawfinch record count: c.90 left roosts at West Dean, West Sussex, 06:00 - 07:37 this morning. It must have been a really good breeding season. Many thanks to Steve Fry. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social
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Mark Mallalieu @mallalieum.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Honey-buzzards in Sussex so far in 2026: c.22 pairs, of which 10 breeding, and >50 in all in breeding habitats. Still a week or two to find more, e.g. none in West Sussex downs yet. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
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mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Only 4 on the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social outing to #RSPBPaghamHarbour today. Here we are looking at the only wader in the parched Ferry Pool (1 Avocet) but elsewhere: Curlew; Dunlin; Lapwing; Ringed Plover; Oystercatcher; Whimbrel. Lots of Cattle Egret. Also Yellowhammer & Linnet; Kingfisher.
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Selsey Birder @selseybirder.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Selsey Bill 2026 review compiled by JA is here: selseybirder.blogspot.com/p/selsey-bil...
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Selsey Bill Spring Summary 2026
Foreword by the Editors The next two paragraphs may seem very familiar, for they have twice appeared in previous spring summaries, but...
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Sussex Ornithology @sussexornitholo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Big news for wetland birds! 🐦 Planning permission has been granted to the @nationaltrust.org.uk for the proposed restoration at Chyngton Brooks, which will return 42 hectares in the lower Cuckmere Valley to saltmarsh and mudflat. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4pkx9ppp 📸 Gary Faulkner - Dunlin
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Richard @bramberbirder.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Delighted to find a Stone Curlew this morning in a local field whilst looking for Whinchat. Serious heat haze this morning but cooler this evening when the bird was more active and came closer.
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mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
There were still at least 2 well camouflaged Common Tern chicks at #RyeHarbourNR at the weekend but within a month or so they will have departed to winter off the African coast. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #sussexbirding
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Selsey Birder @selseybirder.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Peninsula update: July total 138 equalling the monthly record set in 2024 (10 above average) Year list now at 204 which is one below last year's record; three additions this month being Ring-necked Parakeet, Goshawk & Honey Buzzard
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barryclough.bsky.social @barryclough.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Male Kingfisher on the famous perch at Warnham LNR. Spent half an hour on the post concluding with a dramatic capture of this newt. @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #kingfisher #birds #warnham
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Mark Mallalieu @mallalieum.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
75 Hawfinches left roosts at Monkton, West Sussex, over two hours from sunrise this morning, a record summer count for Sussex. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
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David Bentley @sussextangerine.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Castle Water area this morning: 5 Spoonbill, 3 species of egret, 2 Wood, 2 Green and 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Little Owl etc. #UKwildlife #UKbirds @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
A very dry landscape, with yellow grass, and a castle. The sky has benign fluffy clouds.
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Selsey Birder @selseybirder.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Glossy Ibis in the egret roost at Pagham Hbr North Wall this evening
Glossy Ibis pic AWi
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Mark Mallalieu @mallalieum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Reports from Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex suggest a good breeding season for Hawfinches. A trailcam in the Arundel area 1-23 July detected them daily, with up to nine in photos and up to five juveniles. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social
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