The SDOS AGM took place last week and was, as usual, a fantastic occasion with a great talk by Steve...
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BTO Launches Birds In Greenspaces Project
The British Trust for Ornithology has launched their ‘Birds in Greenspaces’ project, a UK-wide citizen science survey of birds that...
Rare Sighting Of Stone Curlew At Widewater
You never know what you’re going to see with spring migration now in full flow and, this week, an eagle-eyed...
Adur SSSI Action Plan Finally Published
After many years of hard work from SDOS, and more recently, the fabulous Friends of Adur SSSI, Natural England have...
Goshawks Star In SDOS Walk At West Dean
This week, SDOS legend Bernie Forbes, led a walk to West Dean woods in West Sussex. The target bird was...
Curlew From Head-Starting Scheme Returns Again To Adur
A tagged Curlew has returned again to the Adur Estuary SSSI, obviously enjoying the surroundings! The bird, recognisable by its...
Green Sandpiper Enjoying Bramber Puddles
A gorgeous little Green Sandpiper has been making the most of the wet fields by Maudlin Lane near Bramber. A...
Eagle, Adder And Woodcock Star In SDOS Trip To Pulborough
Dave Philips led a group of 23 SDOS members on an excellent morning outing to Pulborough Brooks on Wednesday, with...
SDOS Barn Owl Box Survives Storm Goretti
Our Barn Owl box at Bramber Brooks fell victim to the recent storms, with its host Ash tree getting a...
Inside Shoreham & Southwick magazine: Visiting Birds Get Ringing Endorsement
The fascinating journeys of our ringed birds take centre stage in the last SDOS piece in Inside Shoreham and Southwick...
Mill Hill Gets Helping Hand From Old Friends
The fantastic Friends of Old Shoreham (FOldS) have been working on Mill Hill local nature reserve to help restore the...
Hundreds Of Snipe Give Spectacular Show On Adur Reserve
Up to 300 Snipe did their own version of a Starling murmuration on the Adur Estuary RSPB reserve this week,...
Widewater Plans Feature On BBC
Plans to replace a mitigation pipe on the Widewater Lagoon in Lancing are the focus of a BBC story. Click...
Common Cranes At Amberley Wild Brooks
Three Common Cranes have been spotted at Amberley Wild Brooks – stunning birds who are most likely just passing through...
Dungeness & Rye Trip Racks Up 93 Birds For SDOS
SDOS outings are legendary and our January trip to Dungeness and Rye was no exception, with a whopping 93 species...
Puffin Washed Up On Hove Beach After Storm Goretti
The recent Storm Goretti knocked a Puffin off course, with the little bird, an uncommon site on the Sussex coast,...
Inside Shoreham & Southwick: Take A Walk To Widewater
This month’s Inside Shoreham & Southwick magazine features the fabulous Widewater Lagoon, an accessible urban location full of fabulous birds...
Gannet Diving Frenzy Off Shoreham Beach
Around 200 Gannets have been feeding off Shoreham and Lancing beaches this week, no doubt making the most of a...
Little Gulls Making Big Impression In Southwick
Two 1st-winter Little Gulls have been feeding in the surf by Southwick Power Station. They’re the world’s smallest gull species...
Brooklands Walk Attracts 30 People (And Lots Of Birds!)
This week our pre-Christmas stroll attracted over 30 people – a superb turnout on a warm and pleasant morning. The...
Swift Group Prepare Boxes For Spring Visitors
Some very heartening news courtesy of the fantastic SDOS-linked Worthing and Adur Swifts Group, how have put up their first...
Merlin App In The Spotlight
Inside Shoreham & Southwick magazine takes a look at the Merlin app, a superb tool for identifying birds by their...
Slavonian Grebe Latest Star Guest On Widewater
Widewater Lagoon continues to be a super bird magnet these days, with a Slavonian Grebe the latest unusual visitor to...
First SDOS Visit To Farlington Marshes A Chilly Delight
13 hardy souls met at Farlington Marshes reserve on Tuesday, on a sunny but bitterly cold day. The day started...