An account of the wildlife I come across and hopefully pictures to bring the account closer. Friday, 11 November 2016. Ledge , and on it , two small , white , balls of fluff being fed by the female bird . Apparently , three eggs were laid and hatched , but the runt of the brood had already disappeared during the first few days . The two remaining chicks were left on their own for long periods of time , and the strong sunshine beating down on. The male dominance continued , her.

Silver-studded Blue, Iping Common. Monday, 26 August 2013. Update on 2013 Butterfly Season. On August 25th however, things got even better! So my total number of species for this year is 45.

Wednesday, 5 August 2015. A walk to the Seals at Horsey Norfolk. This afternoon produced a Alpine Swift. Over the sand Dunes for 20 seconds as it went south. Monday, 13 July 2015. New Blog up and running. My New Blog is now a GO. Thursday, 25 June 2015. As I am moving to Norfolk next week. Saturday, 13 June 2015.

Fog lifts at last briefly! Another morning waking up to find the Peninsular cloaked in fog, at least it did clear today for a couple of hours this afternoon before rolling back in. 30 from the fishing boats with LH,PH,RW,DW,JTM and GH.

A couple of hours at the reservoir before shooting off to visit Dad was amazing! I joined Ian, Andrew and Chris on the dam wall. I saw 5 and they were seeing a lot more than I managed to get on! Wednesday, 7 December 2011. Arcyria denudata - Warnham LNR. Saturday, 3 December 2011. Sunday, 27 November 2011. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Chew Valley Lake. Saturday, 26 November 2011.

Dull July days in West Sussex. Now, just as the first returning migrants are starting to appear along the coast, I am away for a couple of weeks or so. About 30 Swifts put on good display this evening over the garden. Atching over our house has given e a lot of enjoyment this month.

Current birding news from Selsey Bill and other important Peninsula sites including Pagham Harbour and Medmerry nature reserves. Review of the Year 2014. Review of the Year 2013. Birding history of Selsey Bill.

Red Veins and Red Eyes. I was nearby again on Friday so I planned another attempt to see if I could tempt it onto a nicer perch. This was not to be though as Eastbourne had monsoon type weather on the Thursday which resulted in the area where I wanted to be being under 18 inches of water! Red-eyed Damselflies in tandem.

Birds, butterflies and anything interesting seen on my wanders, mainly around West Sussex. Friday, 20 March 2015. Little-ringed Plovers return - Pulborough Brooks. Thursday, 5 February 2015. Not a bad start to the year, the Greater Yellowlegs. 3 Purple Sandpipers were seen at Shoreham Harbour on the 19th, not sure there has been higher numbers than this around this location this winter.