Gerry Bennett took an early morning trip to Firle Beacon - and captured this spectacular sight. "A surprise! A murmuration of starlings, several hundred strong, performed their acrobatics right in front of me - somewhat mesmerising - and a quick change of camera settings was required to freeze the frenetic action. It may not be Brighton Pier, Ham Wall, Temple Meads Station (Bristol), but it is difficult to put into words just what Mother Nature can do to entertain us," he said. SUS-200508-094824001placeholder image
Gerry Bennett took an early morning trip to Firle Beacon - and captured this spectacular sight. "A surprise! A murmuration of starlings, several hundred strong, performed their acrobatics right in front of me - somewhat mesmerising - and a quick change of camera settings was required to freeze the frenetic action. It may not be Brighton Pier, Ham Wall, Temple Meads Station (Bristol), but it is difficult to put into words just what Mother Nature can do to entertain us," he said. SUS-200508-094824001

Starlings and a bad hair day - your pictures of beautiful Sussex

By Julia Northcott
Published 5th Aug 2020, 10:41 BST
Updated 5th Aug 2020, 10:54 BST

Sussex Express readers have been out and about, taking advantage of the latest glorious summer weather - and taking their cameras and phones along with them, too.

Here’s a selection of photographs you sent in to us - and please feel free to email your snaps as JPEGs to [email protected], telling us a little about the picture and what sort of camera or phone you used.

Bad hair day! Ruth Campbell caught up with this windswept Shetland pony on a walk to Arlington Reservoir. She took the photo with a Nokia phone. SUS-200508-095355001

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Bad hair day! Ruth Campbell caught up with this windswept Shetland pony on a walk to Arlington Reservoir. She took the photo with a Nokia phone. SUS-200508-095355001

Danny Evans took this monochrome picture of Seven Sisters from Cuckmere Haven using a Canon d500 camera. SUS-200722-113433001

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Danny Evans took this monochrome picture of Seven Sisters from Cuckmere Haven using a Canon d500 camera. SUS-200722-113433001

This stunning view of the Cuckmere Valley from High and Over was taken by Rod Evans from Seaford, with a Motorola G6 phone. SUS-200722-111204001

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This stunning view of the Cuckmere Valley from High and Over was taken by Rod Evans from Seaford, with a Motorola G6 phone. SUS-200722-111204001

This beautiful resident of Pevensey Marshes was snapped by Rob Torre. SUS-200722-112419001

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This beautiful resident of Pevensey Marshes was snapped by Rob Torre. SUS-200722-112419001

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