Tuesday 30th May 2023
West Rise Marsh, Sussex
News came through about a rare shrike at West Rise Marsh - just 30 minutes away! Martin was unavailable but local birder Paul E kindly agreed to let me use his Twitter images.
The bird was showing well on the fence by the reedbed as I arrived and it stayed in that area for the duration of my stay. Sometimes it flew to the brambles nearby but it always returned to the same starting point.
It was a female bird, initially thought to be an Isabelline version but later the consensus was that it was a Turkestan or red-tailed version.
Thurday 1st June 2023 pm
Weir Wood Reservoir
Martin and I took the opportunity to respond to a post about some black terns on Weir Wood Reservoir
- The birds were quite distant but unmistakable.
2023 species count = 176
UK life list total = 370
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