the photos below are of two greylags showing rubrirostris characters that i saw on the iow about ten years ago. similar to the arundel birds.

visited a few spots in west sussex with nothing of note. ended up looking at geese. no sign of the beans but the two greylags showing rubrirostris characters were present. the geese alerted me to a red kite overhead which i otherwise would have missed.

haven't seen a scandinavian rock pipit since '04 so went to a spot i used to see them regular. only found one bird which was a bit of a cacker. slightly contrasting grey head, warmer breast and bit of white over the eye. when they're good i rate almost as much as water pipits.

boner

the 9 waxwings again in eastbourne this morning.

have been checking lindfield road for waxwings regularly this year cos i missed the ones there in december. today there was a flock of 9 at the same spot feeding on a rose bush. it's never sunny when i see waxwings!