Cuckmere birding

We caught up with returning clients Lois and James for a joyful morning of birding in the Lower Cuckmere last week. It's always a delight to see them and we found a few new birds for Lois's growing life list!

This Willow Warbler popped out for us as we set off on our walk. This species is migrating back to Africa at the moment, so it's a great time to see them refuelling.

Waders included this juvenile Little Ringed Plover, plus Whimbrel, Knot, Redshank, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper!

Pied Wagtails, including this juvenile, were fun to watch as they preened on the fence posts in between feeding on the muddy banks. We also heard a couple of migrant Yellow Wagtails.

We hoped for Wheatears, and we got Wheatears! These three led us towards the beach.

This juvenile Stonechat was one of several.

A small party of Mediterranean Gulls overhead concluded our walk, which had a total of 40 species!

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