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...
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Wildstarts
- Mar 26
- 2 min
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...
Nick Bond
- Feb 23
- 2 min
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...
Marc Read
- Dec 25, 2023
- 2 min
Damp day with a big bird list!
I picked up Andrew and Bruno, visiting from Quebec, in Burgess Hill on a very damp morning last Tuesday. For our first stop, on what...
Wildstarts
- Dec 17, 2023
- 3 min
North-west London birding adventure
I picked up Dhashni and Prasatt from Northwood pre-dawn for some birding around the edges of north-west London on 8th December....
Wildstarts
- Dec 7, 2023
- 3 min
A perfect winter birding trip
On Wednesday I picked up Laura from Oklahoma in Woolwich in good time to arrive in the Ashdown Forest as a perfect day was breaking. Upon...
Wildstarts
- Dec 1, 2023
- 3 min
Winter thrushes now in!
We headed out with Patrick from Heathrow Airport towards the Sussex countryside mid-morning on Monday, in a bid to see as many species as...
David Campbell
- Sep 20, 2023
- 2 min
Ruff
It was already hot and sunny when Yasmin, Ray and I reached Pulborough Brooks RSPB shortly in early September. A Sparrowhawk was making...
Wildstarts
- Sep 16, 2023
- 1 min
August at the Brooks
It was a beautiful morning at Pulborough Brooks, where Scott and I started by watching the feeders along the path from the visitor...
Wildstarts
- Aug 28, 2023
- 2 min
Whinchat win
We put together a part-day London birding tour for Chris from Virginia on 15th August, kicking off at Richmond Park with a huge mixed...
Wildstarts
- Aug 24, 2023
- 1 min
Kingfisher quest
In a quest for Kingfishers, we met Myra and her family at Burton Mill Pond on a fine August afternoon for a birthday treat Sussex Guided...
Wildstarts
- Jul 5, 2023
- 2 min
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...
Wildstarts
- Jul 4, 2023
- 2 min
Curlew over London
After picking Pat, Chinyere and Yolanda up in Earls Court early doors for a part-day London birding tour, we arrived at Beddington Park...
Wildstarts
- Jun 26, 2023
- 1 min
Midday Honeypot
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of taking Barry, Gill and Sarah out from Brighton on a memorable Sussex Birding Mini-Trip. Our...
Wildstarts
- Jun 24, 2023
- 2 min
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...
David Campbell
- May 13, 2023
- 1 min
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,...
David Campbell
- May 5, 2023
- 2 min
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....
Matt Phelps
- Apr 26, 2023
- 2 min
Half-day birding tour in West Sussex
I met Karen and Allan at at Burton Mill Pond at 8am on Monday last week for what turned out to be a fantastic Sussex Birding Mini-Trip....
Matt Phelps
- Feb 18, 2023
- 2 min
Old Lodge bird walk
As we entered the reserve from the car park to embark on our Sussex Guided Bird Walk outing we heard our first couple of species of the...
David Campbell
- Feb 15, 2023
- 1 min
Spoonbill and wheeling flocks
Rachel, Keith and I were greeted by a chorus of Song Thrushes and a beautiful calm Saturday as we started our Sussex Birding Mini-Trip....
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