The shore at low water continues to provide birding interest with at least 420 Knot feeding this morning, the previous highest counts for the shore are ”250 flying west” from the early 1970’s and ”250 flying south west” from the mid 80’s. So its been an extraordinary few weeks for this species at Rye Harbour. Also present along the shore 200 Sanderling, 450 Dunlin and 500 Oystercatcher.
This book will reflect the 2007-11 Combined Winter and Breeding Bird Atlas results (and much more besides) and is expected to be published in 2014/15. We are offering SOS members, and all those interested in the birds of Sussex the opportunity to sponsor a species in the book and your sponsorship will be acknowledged by a comment at the foot of the species page. Sponsors will be eligible for a £5 discount off the pre-publication price which is yet to be set. Full details of the species already sponsored are on the SOS web site (www.sos.org.uk/sponsor/index.php).