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Wildstarts
Nov 27, 20241 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 22, 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 19, 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 17, 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 5, 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 1, 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
Oct 26, 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
Sep 8, 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
Aug 28, 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...


Wildstarts
Aug 26, 20240 min read


Wildstarts
Aug 25, 20241 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 22, 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 20, 20242 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
May 13, 20241 min read
A bird-filled spring so far!
It has been a busy spring guiding private bird tours around Sussex and London. Here are some of our favourite moments in the form of a...


David Campbell
Mar 30, 20241 min read
Two days at Pulborough
I had a lovely couple of days at Pulborough Brooks RSPB reserve with Jennifer last week. The first day was a little on the cold and damp...


Wildstarts
Mar 26, 20242 min read
Sunny birding mini-trip
It was an absolutely perfect morning when Sarah and I started the day's Sussex Birding Mini-Trip at Iping Common, with the sun out and...


Wildstarts
Mar 25, 20242 min read
Rye filling up with birds
We were greeted by a fly-over Marsh Harrier as we met Andrew and Ellie at Rye Harbour for a Sussex Guided Bird Walk recently, before...


Nick Bond
Feb 23, 20242 min read
U3A special outing
Six members of a local U3A birding group joined me on a guided walk around The Burgh, on the Norfolk Estate in the South Downs above...


Wildstarts
Feb 6, 20242 min read
Level best birding
Our day's birding with Kiran, Merryn, Aria and Kate started at Pett Level, where there was plenty on offer! We were greeted by fields...


Matt Phelps
Jan 23, 20242 min read
Onto the floods
It was still very flooded out on the South Brooks as we headed past the visitor centre and onto the reserve. Straight away we could see...
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