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Turtle Dove and Woodcocks
Last week's London Birding Breakout Tour for Jordan from Seattle was a standout day for us. This time we covered several sites in Kent,...

Wildstarts
17 hours ago1 min read


Rare duck alert!
Another Gatwick Birding Big Day last week, this time with Russell from Australia. We called in to three varied sites, picking up some...

Wildstarts
3 days ago1 min read


Birding from Gatwick
Last Friday, I met Gillian and Janis for a London Gatwick Birding Big Day covering Surrey and Sussex. This tour option is a brilliant...

Susy Dixon-Jones
Apr 225 min read


Quest for no 3,000!
We were joined by Laura and George on a day's birding in Kent. Would we find Laura's 3,000th world bird species?

Wildstarts
Apr 71 min read


Birthday Bullfinch
Earlier this month we were delighted to put together a short afternoon tour of Pulborough Brooks RSPB for Mike's 83rd birthday with...

Wildstarts
Mar 191 min read


Redpoll mission
On Sunday we had the delight of birding with Chris, a real gent of a birder who started the hobby after moving to Bulgaria a few years...

Wildstarts
Mar 51 min read


Worth the mud!
It was muddy out in Kent on a London Birding Breakout Tour yesterday with David from Ontario but the birds made all the slipping and...

Wildstarts
Feb 241 min read


Layover birding tour
This week we were joined by Rachael from California for a very enjoyable two-day tour during her extended layover, heading out from...

Wildstarts
Nov 27, 20241 min read


The Peregrine Tree
Back to Pulborough, this time we were with Graham and Kerri for a Sussex Birding Mini-Trip . It was an overcast but mild and calm day...

Wildstarts
Nov 22, 20241 min read


Two-day Sussex tour
Last week Jeff and John from Ohio joined us for two days of birding in Sussex , notching up 100 species. This quest took us to woodlands,...

Wildstarts
Nov 19, 20241 min read


Peaceful birding in Richmond Park
We had a great time birding with Nick and Catherine on a London Birding Mini-Trip this week. In three hours we logged 40 species, most...

Wildstarts
Nov 17, 20241 min read


Pulborough photo blog
We had the pleasure of two wonderfully calm and bird-filled days at Pulborough Brooks with Jennifer last week. The floods were full of...

Wildstarts
Nov 5, 20241 min read


Hastings and Rye birding
It was a delight to take Kate, Andrew and family on a half-day customised tour last weekend, visiting Rye Harbour and Hastings Country Park.

Wildstarts
Nov 2, 20241 min read


Late autumn already!
Autumn migration goes by too quickly! Already most migrant birds that were breeding in Britain this summer will have left, and now we are...

Wildstarts
Oct 26, 20241 min read


Tern arrivals and stint find!
We clocked up 96 species on a full day tour around Sussex and Kent with Pratibha from Florida on Friday, despite rain catching us out and...

Wildstarts
Sep 8, 20241 min read


Raptor migration
Fine days with a gentle breeze along the coast present good raptor watching opportunities on the Sussex coast. A hunch came good today...

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Aug 28, 20241 min read



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Aug 26, 20240 min read


Lifer mission for Chester
Young birder Chester had been over in the UK for summer camp and had some important birds to track down before heading home to Hong Kong...

Wildstarts
Aug 25, 20241 min read


Cuckmere birding
We caught up with returning clients Lois and James for a joyful morning of birding in the Lower Cuckmere last week. It's always a delight...

Wildstarts
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Kicking off in Kent!
We took Gerald, from Oregon, on a private day tour of Kent on Sunday. Our tours typically go very well, but this one was an absolute...

Wildstarts
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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