Thursday 24th April 20025
near Mile Oak Farm, Portslade, Sussex
Last year, we were lucky to see a Cirl Bunting here in Sussex, the first for many years since they left the area. It stayed for a long time, much to the delight of local birders.
Today, a BirdGuides posting about a sighting in the same area came through, so Martin and I decided to visit after lunch.
After an unsuccessful visit to the point where it had been seen this morning, we met up with a couple of birders at last year's original sighting site, a few hundred metres away. They had seen the bird several times, in its favoured tree and were waiting for it to return.
- After a long wait, we heard the bird, slightly to the west of its favourite tree, and the visiting London birder soon sighted it, showing well in one of the trees. Soon it was off again, flying down the valley, round the corner and out of sight.
Courtesy of Martin Jeffree
- While we were waiting, I saw my first Whitethroat of 2025.
- There were several Yellowhammers and Linnets showing well during our stay.
Courtesy of Martin Jeffree
It looks like this is the same bird as last year and probably means it never left the area.
A worthy visit to see a lovely bird!
2025 species count = 152
New Species:
151 Whitethroat
152 Cirl Bunting
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