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We're hiring!
Would you like to work as a Wildstarts guide, sharing birds and other wildlife with a range of amazing guests? We are looking for part-time support for our guiding team. The ideal candidate will have strong birding skills and experience, knowledge of other key wildlife groups, great people skills, and a south-east England base for tours primarily in London and Sussex. The role is freelance, with generous hourly rates. You will have, or be willing to attain, first-aid certific

Wildstarts
Jan 271 min read


Fulmars return!
The Northern Fulmars are back in town! I walked down to Rock-a-Nore to look through the gulls, dreaming of a white-winger. A first-winter Yellow-legged Gull was reward enough. first-winter Yellow-legged Gull (centre) But I was soon distracted by the fulmars, with at least eight nest ledges occupied, and plenty of prospecting flights along the cliff face, and cackling between partners and chancers. Northern Fulmars bickering This long-lived tubenose [unrelated to gulls] often

Wildstarts
Dec 15, 20251 min read


August classics
We currently have the delight of having Jeff and Ruth from Chicago back for their second tour. They are birding with us for four days back to back, giving us plenty of opportunities to enjoy 'early autumn' species. This fabulous group of migrant juvenile Ruff was at Dungeness RSPB — you can tell the males from the females (known as 'reeves') even in this plumage by the obvious size difference (females being smaller). Along with a few Northern Wheatears, we have picked up some

Wildstarts
Aug 19, 20251 min read


On the rocks
It's not all green leafy forests and tranquil marshes, sometimes rocks and concrete are where the good birding is at. These two memorable...

Wildstarts
Aug 6, 20251 min read


Owl Appreciation Day
Today we celebrated by stopping off to see our favourite pair of Little Owls, with Lynne from North Carolina. Owls are always a challenge...

Wildstarts
Aug 4, 20251 min read
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