16 May, 2010 Pulborough

Visited Pulborough with Doreen but didn't see a single wader. 1 Garden Warbler singing out in the open and 2 Nightingales also singing, & 4 Little Egrets. Otherwise just Whitethroats, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, Swifts & 2 Long Tailed Tits. Also 2 Orange Tip Butterflies.

Song Thrush singing.

Long Tailed Tit

Bluebells

View of Pulborough

12th May, 2010 Arlington Reservoir

Arlington Reservoir: 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Dunlin & 1 Temmincks Stint.

View of the Long Man of Willingdon from Arlington Reservoir.

Dunlin

Dunlin & Temmincks Stint.

Temmincks Stint

11th May 2010 Arlington Reservoir

Early morning visit with David to Arlington Reservoir. As we were leaving our estate, a Hobby flew over Kinsway.

The following birds were seen at Arlington Reservoir:

2 Red Rumped Swallows, 30 Swallows, 30 House Martins, 10 Sand Martins and a Cuckoo was calling.

Images of the 2 Red Rumped Swallows at Arlington Reservoir.

3rd May 2010 Chailey Common & Weirwood Reservoir

First went to Chailey Common with Doreen & David. No sign of any Dartfords but we did see the following: 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Yellow Hammers & 1 Whitethroat.

Drove onto Weirwood Reservoir and first visited the Dam area and then onto the Western end and looked out from the hide. 4 Common Terns, 20 Swifts, fair numbers of Swallows & House Martins, 1 Whitethroat and heard a Cuckoo.

22nd April,2010 Burgess Hill.

Stock Dove feeding in our back garden this morning.

Stock Dove

18th March, 2010. Arlington Reservoir

Adult Bonaparte's Gull at Arlington Reservoir (taken by Matt Eade)

Visited Arlington Reservoir and saw the adult summer plumage Bonaparte's Gull, also 26 Little Gulls, 1 Little Ringed Plover, & 6 Swallows.

10th April, 2010 Burgess Hill

3 Common Buzzards together over our house.