The colours were bright and I think it's just going to look like a really nice flag." The sexes are similar. Strong and fast flight on rapidly beating wings. Image of The Yellow Browed Warbler from Worthing February 2012 added Here

Bill is dull yellow to gray-green (eastern) or orange-yellow (western). Eats insects, caterpillars, seeds, fruits and berries. The County Flag of Essex on the right. Female is brighter; paler crown and grayer upperparts. Orange-brown head and neck, and white mark between eye and bill; combination of prominent white rump, white wing bar, and pure white underwings is unique among the godwits. Bobs tail and often makes short flights to hawk insects. The first known recording of the six gold martlets on blue being used to represent the county was in 1611 when cartographer John Speed deployed it to represent the of the Kingdom of the South Saxons (Sussex) in his atlas, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. The old Kingdom of Essex stretched further inland towards the Midlands and covered territory now in Middlesex and Hertfordshire. Great Skua was split into Great Skua and Brown Skua (not in North American range) by the American Ornithologist Union. Harris's Sparrow: Large sparrow with dark-streaked, brown upperparts and white underparts with dark-streaked sides.

A martlet is an heraldic and mythical bird, like a swallow without feet. Cinnamon-brown underwings visible in flight. It is interesting to compare the seaxes of 1905’s “Picturesque Essex”, where the seaxes point down, with those on its sister companion to Middlesex. Wings and notched tail are dark. may not necessarily reflect the opinions of the site owner. Direct flight, steady, strong wing beats. http://www.englishcountyflags.com. Flight is direct. Legs and feet are gray. The bill is yellow with a dark tip. There was apparently a gradual transition during the 19th century. Links: FOTW homepage | Legs are extremely long and red-pink. European Golden-Plover: Largest of the golden plovers, showing black crown, throat, neck and upperparts with small bright gold spotting. It's named for the way its dark breast and hood resemble a person in mourning. Strong swift flight low over water. Authors of articles published here retain the copyright White-winged Dove: Medium-sized, stout dove with gray-brown upperparts, gray underparts, and small, black crescent below eye. Sussex’s six martlets are today held to symbolise the county’s six ancient territorial divisions (termed “rapes”) of Chichester, Arundel, Bramber, Lewes, Pevensey and Hastings. Images of The Parrot Crossbills from Old Lodge added Here Swift direct flight with strong rapid wing beats.

Swift flight, alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides. Fieldfare: Large, robin-like thrush with rufous back with gray head and rump. map provided. Cllr Chris Dowling, Chairman of East Sussex County Council, 13th June 2011.

Short eared Owl images from Horse Eye added Here The Leach's Storm-Petrel now has two subspecies, the Townsend's Storm-Petrel and Ainley's Storm-Petrel. The Flag Institute manages and maintains the national registry of flags for the United Kingdom.

Graham Bartram.Jason Saber, 1 June 2008, There is also a flag touted on the internet known as a 'West The arrangement of the martlets on the seal being subsequently retained by his successors as an insignia of this important local office, a tradition grew that the county was represented by six martlets and that these were in effect the “official” county arms. Originally constructed in 1820 as a corn exchange, a third storey was added in the early twentieth century when the building was assigned its new purpose. Bill is pink with a brown tip and base. County Divisions, Territories And Islands, Not British County Flags – Myths And Misapprehensions, Traditional Counties – governmental regulations and guidance, it has been contended that the original form of the seaxes was with their notches turned up. Soars on thermals and updrafts. Legs, feet are pink-brown. Caspian Gull article from Dungeness added Here

White morph has all-white plumage, black-tipped pink bill, and black legs.