On the way back down to Worthing today I stopped to bird the Ashdown Forest for a couple of hours, calling in at Old Lodge and Gills Lap. It was a little breezy but a nice day nonetheless, and I reluctantly slapped on some factor 30 for the first time this year, having got away without it for about a month later than usual!
Highlights included a close - but backlit - encounter with the
Great Grey Shrike at Wren's Warren, singing
Woodlark,
Crossbill and
Dartford Warbler, a few
Siskins and
redpolls, five
Buzzards, three
Kestrels, a pair of
Bullfinches, a
Red Kite and a couple of
Treecreepers.
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| Great Grey Shrike at Wren's Warren |
