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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A sunny autumn day at Nymans Woodlands today with sightings of Red kite, Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Buzzard, and two Ravens circling while calling. Nice to see some Clouded Yellow butterflies around still. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #sussexbirding

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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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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Willoughby Fields Nature Reserve visit this week got me, Spotted Flycatcher, Marsh Tit, Chiffchaff, White Wagtail, Meadow Pipit and Linnet latter two possibly first time recording them on the patch. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social #sussexbirding

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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Kara Lynsdale shared these lovely shots from Arundel, of an apparently extendable Weasel! 💚

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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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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A visit to Devil’s Dyke NT today, with sightings of Red Kite, Spotted Flycatcher, Stonechat, 2 Redstarts, 2 Kestrels and plus at least 30 Swallows just to name a few. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #sussexbirding

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Willoughby Fields NR local patch today got me once again a Spotted Flycatcher plus Chaffinch, Rook, Buzzard and 10 White Wagtails. Was sad to see the meadows being cut down though marking the end of summer. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @patchbirding.bsky.social #sussexbirding

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My first ever visit to Blindley Heath Nature Reserve today. Bird wise a bit quiet sadly with only about 13 species seen on the reserve itself. Was nice though to see plenty of Swallows still around hunting in a nearby field along with a Red Kite. @surreybirdnews.bsky.social #surreywildlife

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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

New research maps where Pine Martens could thrive again in Britain. Published in Landscape Ecology as part of our South East Pine Marten Restoration Project. Read more: sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/is-… #NationalPineMartenDay 📸 © Terry Whittaker

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A chilly wet visit to the Willoughby Fields local patch today with the landscape feeling quite autumn like and yet still butterflies around. Was nice to finally find my first Spotted Flycatcher for the reserve this year though today. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social #sussexbirding

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A visit to the Gravetye Estate this afternoon for the first time in some years, and got to witness a Hobby hunting and then dive bomb something above the surface of the lake that made my day. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @hawkandowl.bsky.social #sussexbirding

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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...

rarebirdalert.co.uk

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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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Willoughby Fields local patch visit today got me 24 bird species recorded, including Ring-necked Parakeet, Rook, Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, Pied Wagtail, Green Woodpecker, Buzzard, and nice to see plenty of Swallow still around. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #sussexbirding

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

One of my fungi finds at Ranmore Common today, Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus). @surreybic.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk @nationaltrust.org.uk #FungiFriday #surreynature

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A visit to Ranmore Common today got me 20 bird species, including Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, Rook, Ring-necked Parakeet, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Nuthatch. Was also nice to see a few butterflies still around, including a Brown Argus. @surreybirdnews.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Willoughby Fields local patch today was a bit quiet but still managed to get a 24 bird species count. Goldcrest, Pied Wagtail, Rook, Swallow, Treecreeper, Coal Tit, Buzzard Chaffinch to mention a few. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #sussexbirding #sussexnature

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Local patch visit this week got me 23 species of birds, such as Chaffinch, Kingfisher, Swallow, Swift, Green Woodpecker and plenty of activity from Buzzards including a close encounter with one flying low along the river meters from me. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

A rare visit into Hampshire for me today to visit Titchfield Haven NNR, 29 bird species seen including, Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit, Gadwell, Redshank, Green-winged Teal, Oystercatcher, Lapwing and loads of Common Tern. @hosbirding.bsky.social @hantsbic.bsky.social

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Was surprised when this Jersey Tiger Moth flew into my kitchen today, it thankfully kept still long enough for me to get a few shots with my phone before I released it back into the garden. @bcsussex.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social

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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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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Local patch today got 23 bird species, including Coal Tit, Pied Wagtail, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Bullfinch, Dunnock and Goldcrest. Was also nice to see a Clouded Yellow Butterfly on the reserve finally. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Pett Levels - East Sussex flic.kr/p/2ssu1W1

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A visit to Mill Hill Local Nature Reserve today, with plenty of butterflies around including Clouded Yellow, Chalkhill Blue, Green-veined White, Small Heath and plus several Hummingbird Hawk-moth. @bcsussex.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #sussexnature

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Today got 29 bird species at my local patch. Highlight was being welcomed into the reserve by a couple of Ring-necked Parakeets, followed by having a flying Kingfisher almost crash into me while I was exploring a section of the river. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Found my second Hummingbird-hawk Moth of the day on my way back to the train station. This time kindly keeping still long enough for me to get a few pics with my phone before it flew off. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social #sussexnature

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

One of my finds today at Fairmile Bottom LNR, a female Wasp Spider, always love finding these. Taken with my phone camera. @britishspiders.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social #sussexnature

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Also got to visit today for the first time Fairmile Bottom LNR. Highlights were my first Clouded Yellow butterfly of the year as well as my first Hummingbird-hawk Moth of the year. @bcsussex.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #sussexnature

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A visit to Rewell Wood today, and managed to get 22 bird species including, Firecrest, Yellowhammer, Spotted Flycatcher, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit and a surprising encounter with a spooked Tawny Owl. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @southdownsnp.bsky.social #sussexbirding

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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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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Local patch visit today got me 22 bird species, highlight was finally seeing a Kingfisher on the reserve for the first time in what feels like ages. Was also nice to get to see all my local birds of prey today, Red Kite, Kestrel and Buzzard. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

One of my finds from yesterday’s visit to Fore Wood, a Bohemian Cuckoo Bumblebee (Bombus bohemicus). Taken with my phone camera so apologise for the quality. @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #sussexnature

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Danny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A visit to Fore Wood Nature Reserve today got me 15 bird species, including interestingly some Spotted Flycatchers that where hanging around a small pond. Also got to do my first Big Butterfly Count for the year while there as well. @sussexornitholo.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social

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Sim Elliott @sim-elliott.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Very happy. Just seen a Wall Brown, Lasiommata megera, soaking up the rays on a chalk track. Ovingdean. East Sussex. I used to see them a lot when I was young; only see them rarely now. Now a section 41 species. Abundance trend: -86% (1976-2019). Distribution trend: -87% (1970-2019).

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