Henfield Birdwatch

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Previous Outings

Chichester Harbour – 2nd November 25

Unfortunately, only 23 out of the original 36 booked members and guests managed to make the long-delayed trip on the…

A group of birders standing in the woods

Warnham Nature Reserve 11th April 25

Warm, sunny weather with the prospect of just a short journey and a coffee with associated treacle tart proved an…

Birders relaxing on a shingle beach.

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve 14th May 25

Debbie and I love Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. If they needed conversion I think it happened for Jane, Roger, Rikki,…

A pruple and orange sunrise over trees. Birders walking in the distance.

Dawn Chorus at Woods Mill 12th May 25

3.50 in the morning and I was waiting for Tony Fitzgerald by the Railway Tavern Car Park wishing it was…


Recent Sightings

Isabelline Shrike

A new species for the parish! An Isabelline Shrike at Woods Mill was found by Birdwatch member Alex R on…

Close up of a nightingale singing

Millstream

I walked up the Millstream this morning, and the Nightingales were there, but making a very strange peeping noise which…

Marbled White Butterfly sitting on a purple thistle

Monday Walk 23rd June

Monday’s area walk was more about the butterflies! Plenty of Marbled Whites and Small Skippers, plus Meadow Browns, Commas and…

Yellowhammer sitting on the top of a twig, singing.

Area 10 Survey

Completed the Area 10 survey today with Angela. She can hear and identify birds much much better than me and…

Need some help identifying a bird?

Check out our Bird Identification pages, where we group similar looking birds together and explain the differences to look out for.

Bird Identification

Winter Wildfowl

During the winter when the Henfield Levels are in flood, many ducks and geese take advantage of the opportunity of…

Raptors

Or perhaps better known as birds of prey, all eat other creatures to survive, be it birds, mammals or insects,…