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Michael Sumner (Brightonbulldog)

Life List	111
2026 List	0
Member since	02/01/2011
Bio	Officially retired on 31st January 2013, casual birder for many years, looking to increase field visits this year with plenty of time on my hands, and ID skills!

Bird	Date	Birder	Location	Comments		Options
Great Tit	27/04/2017	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton	1	'Unusual to see two of these in my garden'	View
Chiffchaff	09/03/2017	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton			View
Pheasant	15/02/2017	Michael Sumner	High Halden, Kent			View
Goldfinch	26/01/2017	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton	1	'3 birds'	View
Collared Dove	26/01/2017	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton	1	'2 birds'	View
Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon	26/01/2017	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton	1	'5 birds'	View
Starling	26/01/2017	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton	1	'3 birds'	View
Wren	23/01/2017	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton			View
Blue Tit	23/01/2017	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton	1	'2 birds - one in and out of the nesti...'	View
House Sparrow	23/01/2017	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton			View
Jackdaw	23/01/2017	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton			View
Herring Gull	23/01/2017	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton			View
Blackbird	23/01/2017	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton			View
Pied Wagtail	05/01/2017	Michael Sumner	Eastern Place, Brighton			View
Magpie	05/01/2017	Michael Sumner	Wilson Avenue, Brighton			View
Wren	21/12/2016	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton	1	'A Wren for Winter Solstice'	View
Greylag Goose	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner	River Medway Maidstone to Yalding			View
Canada Goose	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner	River Medway Maidstone to Yalding			View
Mallard	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner	River Medway Maidstone to Yalding			View
Moorhen	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner		1	'4 birds'	View
Cormorant	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner	River Medway Maidstone to Yalding			View
Woodpigeon	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner	River Medway Maidstone to Yalding			View
Swift	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner	River Medway Maidstone to Yalding			View
Swallow	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner	River Medway Maidstone to Yalding			View
Chiffchaff	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner	River Medway Maidstone to Yalding	1	'Heard'	View
Great Tit	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner	River Medway Maidstone to Yalding	1	'Heard'	View
Chaffinch	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner	River Medway Maidstone to Yalding	1	'Heard'	View
Blackbird	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner	River Medway Maidstone to Yalding			View
Black-headed Gull	19/07/2016	Michael Sumner	River Medway Maidstone to Yalding			View
Chaffinch	16/06/2016	Michael Sumner	Redvers Road, Brighton			View
Swallow	01/06/2016	Michael Sumner	Brighton Racecourse Area			View
Swift	23/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Brighton Racecourse Area	1	'2 birds'	View
Carrion Crow	20/05/2016	Michael Sumner	My Back Garden, Brighton	1	'Need to check my records. Think this ...'	View
Cormorant	19/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Splash Point, Seaford			View
Kittiwake	19/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Splash Point, Seaford	1	'Cliff nest pockets'	View
Herring Gull	19/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Splash Point, Seaford			View
Carrion Crow	19/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Splash Point, Seaford			View
Lapwing	12/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Houss Shetland			View
Common Gull	12/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Houss Shetland			View
Greylag Goose	12/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Houss Shetland	1	'2 birds'	View
Shelduck	12/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Houss Shetland			View
House Sparrow	12/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Scalloway Shetland	1	'2 birds - not at all common here!'	View
Eider	12/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Sandwick Shetland	1	'Male and female'	View
Curlew	12/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Sandwick Shetland			View
Blackbird	11/05/2016	Michael Sumner	Veensgarth Shetland			View
Fulmar	11/05/2016	Michael Sumner	RSPB - Sumburgh Head	1	'Large colony containing many nesting ...'	View
Oystercatcher	11/05/2016	Michael Sumner	RSPB - Sumburgh Head			View
Gannet	11/05/2016	Michael Sumner	RSPB - Sumburgh Head	1	'4 birds on the wing'	View
Puffin	11/05/2016	Michael Sumner	RSPB - Sumburgh Head	1	'3 nesting birds'	View
Guillemot	11/05/2016	Michael Sumner	RSPB - Sumburgh Head	1	'Significant colony of many hundreds o...'	View

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Dunnock at My Back Garden, Brighton on 24/01/2014

Starling at My Back Garden, Brighton on 26/03/2013

Image	Bird	Location	Taken date	Comments
	Dunnock	My Back Garden, Brighton	24/01/2014	1		'They will be singing soon Michael.'	View
	Starling	My Back Garden, Brighton	26/03/2013				View

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Mark Smithson

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Andrew Goodall

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Michael Sumner	Sussex Birders	Open to anyone resident in Sussex, Surrey and Kent. I would welcome the opportunity to meet up for group birding trips to share ID skills. I will be retiring on 31st January 2013 after which I will have considerably more free time to go birding. I can be contacted at msumner2009@gmail.com
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