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May 131 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...

Sep 12, 20232 min read

Rainy day birding

It was tanking down with rain when we arrived at Pulborough Brooks for the day's Sussex Birding Mini-Trip with Sarah and Rachel, but with...

Jul 10, 20233 min read

Silent Cuckoo

Adrian and I met at the walkers' car park at Knepp Wildlands and embarked on the day's Sussex Birding Mini-Trip. After watching Stock...

Jul 5, 20232 min read

London mini-tour

Parking up in Beddington Park with Jenny and Lee, visiting from Australia, we were instantly greeted to the sound of a Goldcrest singing...

Jun 30, 20231 min read

Nightjar-ing deserves a quiet night

We started our latest Sussex Birding Mini-Trip at Knepp Wildlands, where a quick circuit as a 'pre-amble' to the evening birding produced...

Jun 24, 20232 min read

Calm May morning

Starting out in an East Sussex woodland on a beautiful May morning, we were greeted by brief views of a Great Spotted Woodpecker as we...

May 14, 20231 min read

Westdean walk

Yesterday's Sussex Guided Bird Walk with Carol, Tom and Charlie at Westdean Woods started well with a showy Firecrest. Typically, the...

May 13, 20231 min read

Redstart ramble

As Jo and I headed out onto Ashdown Forest for Friday's private Sussex Guided Bird Walk, the voices of Redstart, Goldcrest, Greenfinch,...

May 6, 20232 min read

Wood Warbler bonus!

We met Jennifer in the busy car park at 10am on a splendid, sunny day at Pulborough Brooks for our one-to-one Sussex Guided Bird Walk...

May 5, 20232 min read

Burning off the mist

Florence, Peter, Melanie and I were greeted by thick fog at Waltham Brooks last Sunday morning but also a healthy chorus of birdsong....

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