Well after the Christmas excesses, it was time to head out for a bit of fresh air, Pulborough Brooks is always a favourite so Myself, Margie, my son Henry and his better half Rebekah found ourselves in the car park about 10.30am, the car park was filling up, it seems everyone else in Sussex had decided on the same plan😢!!
The White Doves were in their usually place on the roof of the center, it was pretty quiet until we got to Fattengates, where various small birds were enjoying the seed put out, presumably by photographers!
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| White Dove on the roof, I don't usually bother with these but Rebekah likes em!😏 |
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| Great Tit |
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| Blue Tit |
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| Nuthatch, several of these chasing each other about |
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| House Sparrow |
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| Nuthatch |
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| Robin |
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| Nuthatch |
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| Nicely marked Blackbird |
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| Chaffinch |
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| Great Tit |
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| Coal Tit |
Margie continues to enjoy her new camera, may have shot myself in the foot with that one loads more pics to sort and edit😂 She is getting some good ones though, a few below!
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| A view of the Brooks |
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| Plenty of water about |
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| Fungi |
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| Dunnock |
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| Dunnock |
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| Artistic Teasel |
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| A reflective moment for some of the White Doves |
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| Robin |
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| Winter Branches |
We did the usual loop, visiting a few of the hides, pretty quiet except for the usual wildfowl, although we saw some Snipe, a Peregrine in the tree by the hanger and the Highland Cows put on a good show!
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| A few Snipe among the sleepy Wigeon |
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| Kestrel |
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| More Snipe and Wigeon |
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| Peregrine |
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| Difficult to get a decent shot through the branches and the light weren't the best! I know, excuses, excuses! |
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| Highland Cows |
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| Cheeky! |
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| Nice to see a lot of Pintail, most too distant for pics but this one had a fly around! |
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| This Buzzard blended in well |
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| Teal |
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| More Pintail action! |
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| Lapwing |
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| Greenfinch |
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| Chaffinch |
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| Redwing, a few Winter thrushes about but very flighty |
Margie practising her superzoom with the Snipe
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| Snipe |
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| Rosehips |
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| Margie also had a go at the Peregrine |
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| Orange Fungi |
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| Highland Cow |
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| Think this is the same Robin, that features in our 2023 Calendar, was in the same place at any rate! |
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| Lichen |
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| Common Buzzard |
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| Was distant so the superzoom earning it's keep |
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| Another view of the flooded Brooks |
So a nice enough walk around, though nothing very exciting except the Peregrine, couple more pics below digiscoped on me phone are a bit clearer!
Also did a short video of it not doing very much!
Don't forget to check out my review of the year at the link below
2022 Review
