Tag: Hastings Country Park
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September 2023 birding roundup
A busy month with a bit of time away meant less time for birding, but nonetheless there was some great variety and highlights in the best birding month of the year. Particularly exciting has been the increase in visible migration (aka vismig) of many diurnal migrant species, most notably House Martin, Meadow Pipit and Siskin.…
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Honey Buzzard at Hastings Country Park, 15 September 2023
After a morning circuit of Hastings Country Park, dominated by Meadow Pipit and House Martin vismig, I was walking back to the car park from the Quarry and clocked a group of raptors circling over Lower Coastguard Lane. Through bins they all looked to be Common Buzzard but backlighting made viewing difficult. Fortunately they started…
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August 2023 birding roundup
Early autumn passerine migration was the highlight of August, with a nice variety of species present at the local migrant hotspots. I’ve been spending most of my birding time at the enigmatic Hastings Country Park, a local nature reserve which extends along the coast from eastern edge of Hastings to Fairlight. I often hear it…