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It's that time of year again and near here there are hundreds of starlings roosting overnight under the Palace Pier at Brighton that I have decided to photograph and perhaps make a wee film about. Th number of starlings here will increase dramatically over the coming weeks and although there are other sites nearby tis is my choice as it is such a dramatic backdrop. There is one ting I really want to catch and that is the birds diving into their roost underneath the pier. I di

I don't mean diving up and down by the way. These lovely birds can be seen just about anywhere along the R.Ouse from source to sea but some of the little fish they eat can grow somewhat too big to handle by Autumn up in the countryside so many o them travel to Newhaven for the winter where there are several species of fish that that are naturally smaller than those in and about Lewes so you may see less kingfishers in Winter. However, look what I discovered... All the photos

A black (overly suntanned) Sea trout in the river Ouse at Lewes

Where have all the fish gone? Well; the truth is that the world is a dynamic place, always on the change and just now it's speeding up a...

A lot goes on up on the hills at this time of year above Lewes and as ever I started my Spring walks early in May to be sure to see the...

Good morning all, I've been rather busy of late, actually for the last seven years, attempting the impossible with only entry level...

Good afternoon all, look at what I saw yesterday. Two cock Pheasants were acting very strangely on a hillside up on the Downs, when all...

I've had a few comments re' my earlier blog this morning...so I will explain. One fellow said "Yet again you have made grammatical errors...

For the last few evenings I've been in the in and above the river Ouse valley between 4pm am 6pm with my camera trying to get photos of...

Ravens nest about now, generally the first of our native birds to do so and these two are trying to steal a rabbit from a Buzzard up on...

Today I took a stroll in Railway Land nature reserve, Lewes to peek at the gold crest's. These delightful little birds are residents here...

The thin lipped mullet are back in Lewes again after spawning at sea off of the coast of Holland and as always they have come home with...

Well, and grey at this time of year at this time of day.

"...and that book! I'm shocked, you surprize me Steve" Don't panic, remember my grandfather's favourite saying? Don't just look at...

I'm asked that question every day at the moment, so here's the answer. The Geese in question are Canada geese, introduced to the UK about...

The agony and the ecstasy of wildlife filming, never work with animals or children, the saying goes. Only the fish know why they are...

Each year in the Autumn thousands of Mackerel pass by our southern shores on their way to winter in the Atlantic and every now and then...

Hi everyone, wounded re' hip replacement yes, but on day10 since the operation I am able to walk just a little bit and am getting better...

I'm very sad to say that this female and her mate have deserted their nest site under the Winterbourne footpath bridge behind the...

Good morning all, it's May and all of our natives birds and our migrants are laying eggs. I dont deliberately look for them but walking...