82 jays west through newhaven this morning. a fantastic flock of 30 went right past me through hawthorns on castle hill. other flocks of 24 and 16. pair of ravens (remember twitching a pair at beachy in the late 90s before they became common), lots of blackcaps but not much else happening. 

getting hassled by local jackdaws. shame i didn't manage to get a photo of a jay flock

a jay looked out of place on the promenade at west quay this morning and 3 more moved west through castle hill. found an elephant hawk caterpillar on the path. my favourite moth but i cant be bothered to keep it for spring. for summink that looks like a slug they feel really nice to touch!

walked the dog down my new local area this avo, got to a spot which looked good for wryneck and had instant success. went home, swapped colin for the camera and went back, but the bird was elusive as always

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......it was pretty good

went to georgia, saw a shit load of raptors, the game got changed, and not many have this on their western pal list: