21st January 2020 - Iford Brooks

Max and I headed out onto Iford Brooks after work and along the lane on the way out to the brooks we recorded a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Treecreeper. In the tree tops were c30 Redwing whilst the arable field just to the north of us held around c600 Lapwing. When we got out onto the brooks we added two Grey Heron, c40 Fieldfare which flew strongly north towards Lewes and a Cetti's Warbler skulking away in a ditch near to us. The duck pond held c200 Wigeon and a drake Shoveler also of note here was Common Snipe that got up from the same field. A bit further down we found the mixed Greylag and Canada Geese flock but despite a thorough scan we couldn't find anything better with them. Other birds note on our visit included two Common Buzzard, two Mute Swan, two Shelduck and a female Reed Bunting. On arrival back at the car we heard a Tawny Owl calling in Iford village but it was quite distant.

Late afternoon on Iford Brooks, East Sussex