Churlwood, Ashdown Forest
2 Woodcock sightings and a churring Nightjar at my Churlwood patch made my day!
This maintained a 100% record here for these species since I started recording for the Ashdown Bird Group.
Wednesday 6th June 2018
Old Lodge NR, Ashdown Forest
I joined Mark and Elizabeth for a very chilly, 05.30 start at Old Lodge. Despite the cold we had a terrific couple of hours with sightings of all the usual suspects and a rather special species.
- Redstarts were present in good numbers and were seen in several places around the reserve.
- Tree Pipits were also in good form, cheering us up with their lovely song and appearing at the top of the trees at several points.
- A good view of a Woodlark, near the end of our visit, capped a great pre-breakfast walk.
Other highlights included:-
- The unique sounds of a Cuckoo.
- Several Willow Warblers singing away in the background.
- Several sightings of Whitethroats.
- Stonechats showed well throughout our visit.
- A surprise sighting of 25+ Common Crossbills was my personal favourite - my first success this year!
Well worth the early start!
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