Contributions of the group East Sussex Wildlife

Long-tailed Tit at the Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve - Denton - Sussex - 17.3.2016

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 22:57:07 +0000

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Quite tricky to catch this little chap as he kept on the move. Once again the lack of leaves was a major asset.

No herring for this gull - Seaford - 25 8 2024

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:58:35 +0000

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Redshank at Tidemills 28 11 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 19:39:44 +0000

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A Redshank looking for lunch in Mill Creek - in the pond that used to be filled by the tide and then its contents were run through the mill wheels. That's all long gone. I am not sure where the rubbish comes from as it is at least a quarter of a mile from a road.

A chaos of Kittywakes flying off Seaford Head - 20 4 2024

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 00:00:23 +0000

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Best BIG!

Startled Mallards take off - Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve - 9 1 2024

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:22:39 +0000

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These were really grab shots. I didn't see the ducks among the reeds and it was only when they took fright as I passed by that I saw them and fired off a few frames. I like the pictures because the elements work together. The ducks aren't distinct enough to be seen in close-up and the vegetation, though colourful wouldn't make a photo on its own.

Young Stonechat possibly - Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve - 9 1 2024

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:22:37 +0000

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Mallards make off - Ouse Estuary Nature Reserve - 9 1 2024

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:22:31 +0000

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Fig feast 27 8 2023

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 11:14:11 +0000

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The two Red Admiral butterflies were having a hard time getting a peaceful nibble at these very ripe figs. The bees, flies and wasps all wanted to benefit from the unpicked fruit, going to rot on the tree, overhanging a local pavement.

Hollyhock and Bumble Bee - 19 8 2023

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:39:32 +0000

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I had been out to an event on the day before World Photography Day and was going out to another the following day, so I didn't go out snapping on the day. I took a few photos of flowers in our garden, in between tasks. This is the best of the bunch, but it doesn't seem different enough from many I have taken before, so I have contributed a more individual snap, from the following day, to the WPD group.

France - as the crow flies - or not - Seaford 30 7 2023

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 23:04:24 +0000

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Bee Happy - Seaford 13 7 2023

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 23:05:02 +0000

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Feeding the gulls Hasting 31 7 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 00:05:15 +0000

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Canada Geese flying along the Cuckmere valley 21 9 2022

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:51:45 +0000

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As I approached the Exceat bridge on my walk back from Cuckmere Haven, I heard a light aircraft flying low coming towards me. I was too late to get a photograph of it. Almost immediately I heard the honking sound of geese flying in the same direction and then this sight greeted me. There were at least twice this number, by the time they had all flown by.

The bench faces the sea, but he prefers the inland view. Seaford Head - 21 9 2022

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:51:40 +0000

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Hen Pheasant - East Blatchington garden - 28 8 2022

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:54:48 +0000

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I don't know who was more startled - me or this hen pheasant, when I found it in my green house. She had the good sense to leave via the open roof window and disappeared into the shrubbery at the far corner of the garden. She hung around long enough for me to get my camera. She eventually left over the fence pursued by Oscar, one of the many cats that frequent our garden.
According to my brother-in-law - she looks to be a young bird, hatched this spring.

Large White butterfly - Newhaven Station - 10 7 2022

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 06:30:06 +0000

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These photographs were taken while waiting for a bus at the Newhaven railway station bus stop, which backs on to the Newhaven Port ferry terminal. The Large White was flying up and down the glazed back of the bus shelter.

Red-eared Slider East Blatchington Pond 4 6 2022

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 16:09:21 +0000

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This has been a regular visitor or maybe resident for several years. There were two one year. They are a non-native invasive species that has reportedly caused major wild-life loss in ponds around the country. They are generally dumped pets, bought when the cartoon Ninja Turtles were all the rage, then they became unwanted, smelly and sometimes aggressive cast-offs.

Dark brown duck - East Blatchington Pond - 5 5 2022

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Sat, 14 May 2022 14:48:13 +0000

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I am unsure about the species of this duck. It was with Mallards on our local pond. There is a hint of the Mallard male's iridescent green on its head, but I cannot see a similar dark brown plumage when I look on line.

Squirrels in the churchyard of Saint Anne’s Church - Lewes - 11 12 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 23:37:52 +0000

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Floating gulls and roaring surf, Seaford 21 2 2022

nobody@ipernity.com (Phil Sutters) — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:18:29 +0000

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