A community website for Henfield's bird watchers
Birds (and other interesting things!) seen in and around our patch.
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Really good area walk this morning. 41 species including Nightingales, a Mistle Thrush and Whitethroat at the Mill Stream. A couple of Swallows and a solitary Yellowhammer on a wire. Five Song Thrushes! The birdsong around 7.30 was brilliant.
Tony Fitzgerald, 15th April 2025
Just listening to a Nightingale by the Little Bentley crossroads!l, plus a Cuckoo too!
Val Bentley, 15th April 2025
Great view of Nightingale giving its all on the Mill Stream with occasional interruptions by a Cetti’s Warbler.
Tony Fitzgerald, 15th April 2025
Willow Warbler having a sing in hedge just on north boundary of school.
Val Bentley, 15th April 2025
I got a really good early start this morning and I walked along the Millstream and heard the Nightingale very nicely, although he was definitely out sung by the Blackcap and the Cetti’s Warbler. I got Linnets as well, plus a good display from the Lapwings. There were quite a few geese about, both Canadian and Greylag plus apparently some swans that I could see in the distance. The Skylarks were incredibly loud, plus the usual tits, wrens, robins, thrushes & Blackbirds.
Liz Taylor, 14th April 2025
Distant Cuckoo heard from West Mill Stream at 8pm Thursday.
Andy Bennett, 11th April 2025
Three House Martins over my garden just now.
Paula Blake, 10th April 2025
House Martins back in High Street today.
Nigel Colgate, 10th April 2025
Myself, Roger, Angela and Hazel had a super, sunny Area 2 walk today. 41 species. Top sighting 3 Black Redstarts, two together by the pond at Deers Leap and one flying from a hedge about 300 yards further on. Five different Red Kites, five synchronised flying Cormorants, lots of Chiffchaffs and Blackaps, good views of Goldcrest, singing Yellowhammers and Skylarks , a good number of waffling Green Woodpeckers and a couple of Common Gulls.
Nigel Colgate, 8th April 2025
Sally Hawes has reported thar there three Nightingales singing along the Millstream this morning plus someone she met also heard a Cuckoo. We can expect a lot of migrant arrivals in the next week as the weather looks good for the birds to risk the cross over the channel from France.
Mike Russell, 7th April 2025