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Friends of Groyne No.4: July 2015

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Friends of Groyne No.4. Hello and welcome to my Blog - Mainly I capture photographic records of my birding and butterfly visits to places in the Sussex, Hampshire and Kent countryside. I also have a fascination for all things natural, photographs of which, from time to time, I add to the Blog. Thursday, 30 July 2015. Scotch Argus and Grayling. In England, Arnside and Smardale Gill, and we were prepared for a visit to both. By a stroke of luck we met another butterfly enthusiast who was looking for. For a...

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Friends of Groyne No.4: May 2014

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Friends of Groyne No.4. Hello and welcome to my Blog - Mainly I capture photographic records of my birding and butterfly visits to places in the Sussex, Hampshire and Kent countryside. I also have a fascination for all things natural, photographs of which, from time to time, I add to the Blog. Saturday, 31 May 2014. Were blooming on Heyshott, unfortunately the posting was nearly two weeks old and I wasn't sure what I might find. Both living up to their names as they really are plentiful here. Are still a...

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Friends of Groyne No.4: September 2014

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Friends of Groyne No.4. Hello and welcome to my Blog - Mainly I capture photographic records of my birding and butterfly visits to places in the Sussex, Hampshire and Kent countryside. I also have a fascination for all things natural, photographs of which, from time to time, I add to the Blog. Tuesday, 23 September 2014. Splish Splash - Chiffchaff. During this prolonged dry spell I have made sure that the birdbath is regularly topped up. Most of the garden species use it for a drink or a bath, the. The n...

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Friends of Groyne No.4: July 2014

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Friends of Groyne No.4. Hello and welcome to my Blog - Mainly I capture photographic records of my birding and butterfly visits to places in the Sussex, Hampshire and Kent countryside. I also have a fascination for all things natural, photographs of which, from time to time, I add to the Blog. Wednesday, 30 July 2014. And met some exceptionally nice people - what more could you want from a day's butterflying. Saturday, 26 July 2014. A butterfly - not me, I hasten to add. I decided on an early morning...

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Martin's Sussex Birding Blog: July 2015

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Martin's Sussex Birding Blog. Thursday, 30 July 2015. Scotch Argus and Grayling. Long trips up the M6 are getting to be a habit this year but with Dave only needing the Scotch Argus to complete his set and with Arnside Knott being the closest location of a colony another visit was inevitable. It also had the benefit that I could tick off the Scotch Argus and I am now only left with the Swallowtail to get next May. Scotch Argus - looks freshly emerged. About to crawl into the grass. Gait Barrows is an are...

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Martin's Sussex Birding Blog: January 2015

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Martin's Sussex Birding Blog. Monday, 26 January 2015. There is also a Greenshank showing at the marsh but again usually very distant. Tundra Bean Goose - Highlights in the eyes at two hundred metres. The lighting was superb and the pictures would have been great except that there were no birds on the pool. My only other shot was of this Cormorant that flew in just as we were leaving. The breeding plumage really lifts them out of the ordinary. Monday, 19 January 2015. Was I rewarded for my efforts? Out o...

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Martin's Sussex Birding Blog: Clouded Yellow

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Martin's Sussex Birding Blog. Monday, 3 August 2015. Pulborough also seemed to be almost devoid of birds. I did have a look from Netley's and could see a couple of very distant Sandpipers. I would like to have got a confirmed sighting of the Wood Sandpiper but to me they looked like two Commons and one Green. Picture taking was confined to one brief spell of sunshine in the meadow area above Netley's. We were hoping for a Brown Hairstreak but could not see any movement in the trees or bushes. Great Sites...

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Martin's Sussex Birding Blog: April 2015

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Martin's Sussex Birding Blog. Friday, 24 April 2015. I woke up this morning to what looked like a thick sea mist. I live close to the coast so there was always the hope that by the time I got to the top of the road I would be back in sunshine. No such luck this time and when I got to Pulborough Brooks I found myself sitting in a hide looking out at a bank of colourless grey fog. Why does it look surprised? Well it had strayed too close to a Lapwings nest and it was under attack. With the fog gradually li...

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Friends of Groyne No.4: Emerald Damsel and Black-tailed Skimmer

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Friends of Groyne No.4. Hello and welcome to my Blog - Mainly I capture photographic records of my birding and butterfly visits to places in the Sussex, Hampshire and Kent countryside. I also have a fascination for all things natural, photographs of which, from time to time, I add to the Blog. Wednesday, 5 August 2015. Emerald Damsel and Black-tailed Skimmer. Not easily seen but a nice specimen to kick off the new list. Next, an obliging male. I felt that I was on a roll. Common and Ruddy Darters. Just b...