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Birding news from Selsey Bill, Pagham Harbour & Medmerry. Photo credits in Alt text.
Birding news from Selsey Bill, Pagham Harbour & Medmerry. Photo credits in Alt text.
Four additions in October taking the year list to 217, just one short of the annual record from last year. Y B Warbler, Whooper Swan, Brambling and Pallid Swift.
The October total of 159 species was the second highest ever recorded and three short of the 2019 record!
The October total of 159 species was the second highest ever recorded and three short of the 2019 record!
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Four additions in October taking the year list to 217, just one short of the annual record from last year. Y B Warbler, Whooper Swan, Brambling and Pallid Swift.
The October total of 159 species was the second highest ever recorded and three short of the 2019 record!
The October total of 159 species was the second highest ever recorded and three short of the 2019 record!
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Vacancy on BOU Records Committee. Are you up for it? I found it a really interesting and educational experience. Happy to share my experience if you are interested.
#RarebirdsUK #UKBirding
#RarebirdsUK #UKBirding
📢 BOU COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS OPEN
➡️ Awards Nominations Committee
➡️ Engagement Committee
➡️ IBIS Management Committee
➡️ Meetings Committee
➡️ Records Committee
Plus NEW Committee Shadowing Scheme
More info & to nominate: bou.org.uk/about-the...
#ornithology 🪶
➡️ Awards Nominations Committee
➡️ Engagement Committee
➡️ IBIS Management Committee
➡️ Meetings Committee
➡️ Records Committee
Plus NEW Committee Shadowing Scheme
More info & to nominate: bou.org.uk/about-the...
#ornithology 🪶
October 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Vacancy on BOU Records Committee. Are you up for it? I found it a really interesting and educational experience. Happy to share my experience if you are interested.
#RarebirdsUK #UKBirding
#RarebirdsUK #UKBirding
Velvet Scoter east with two Common at the Bill per IP
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Velvet Scoter east with two Common at the Bill per IP
The Sussex Bird Report for 2024 (featuring plenty of input from the Selsey regulars!) has arrived and, as usual, is a great record of the year.
October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Sussex Bird Report for 2024 (featuring plenty of input from the Selsey regulars!) has arrived and, as usual, is a great record of the year.
Bullfinch, rare at the Bill, was well found by Paul Bowley this morning, otherwise Redpoll, Brambling, Siskin & Crossbills noted and a few auks and divers offshore.
October 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Bullfinch, rare at the Bill, was well found by Paul Bowley this morning, otherwise Redpoll, Brambling, Siskin & Crossbills noted and a few auks and divers offshore.
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Gets earlier every year..,Can’t wait to look through it
October 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Gets earlier every year..,Can’t wait to look through it
First Fieldfare back at Pagham hbr
October 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
First Fieldfare back at Pagham hbr
Sooty shearwater east 1524, juv pom skua east 1550 at the Bill
October 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sooty shearwater east 1524, juv pom skua east 1550 at the Bill
Glossy Ibis & Ring Ouzel at North Wall Pagham Hbr today
October 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Glossy Ibis & Ring Ouzel at North Wall Pagham Hbr today
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www.dutchbirdalerts.nl/alerts/197817
Pacific Diver off the Dutch coast today. One to get the East coast sea-watcher’s pulses going.
📸 Lars Buckx
Pacific Diver off the Dutch coast today. One to get the East coast sea-watcher’s pulses going.
📸 Lars Buckx
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
www.dutchbirdalerts.nl/alerts/197817
Pacific Diver off the Dutch coast today. One to get the East coast sea-watcher’s pulses going.
📸 Lars Buckx
Pacific Diver off the Dutch coast today. One to get the East coast sea-watcher’s pulses going.
📸 Lars Buckx
105 Cattle Egrets, new record count, into roost at Owl Copse Pagham Hbr this evening per SH
October 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
105 Cattle Egrets, new record count, into roost at Owl Copse Pagham Hbr this evening per SH
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Weekly Report : 29 September - 5 October is now live on the Recent Sightings page;
www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight...
www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight...
Recent Sightings – The Sussex Ornithological Society
www.sos.org.uk
October 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Weekly Report : 29 September - 5 October is now live on the Recent Sightings page;
www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight...
www.sos.org.uk/recent-sight...
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The Whooper Swans at Church Norton, Pagham Harbour this morning.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Whooper Swans at Church Norton, Pagham Harbour this morning.
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#birds #ukbirds #nikon #z8 #birdphotography
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A pair of Whooper Swans in Pagham Harbour near Church Norton this morning.
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#birds #ukbirds #nikon #z8 #birdphotography
October 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A pair of Whooper Swans in Pagham Harbour near Church Norton this morning.
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Two Whooper Swans in Pagham Hbr this morning found by LP/MJa
October 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Two Whooper Swans in Pagham Hbr this morning found by LP/MJa