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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
Apr 301 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
Apr 281 min read


Ruff
It was already hot and sunny when Yasmin, Ray and I reached Pulborough Brooks RSPB shortly in early September. A Sparrowhawk was making...

David Campbell
Sep 20, 20232 min read


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
Sep 16, 20231 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...

David Campbell
Sep 12, 20232 min read


An afternoon on the Kent coast
We couldn’t have hoped for better weather as I met Colin and Jennie by the RSPB Dungeness visitor centre early afternoon, for a short...
Matt Phelps
Aug 21, 20232 min read


Another Pulborough adventure
A quick shower had Jennifer and I scrambling for the waterproofs as we set out on our Sussex Guided Bird Walk at Pulborough Brooks, but...

Wildstarts
Jul 27, 20232 min read


Clashing terns
We recently took Sam from Texas out on a two-day guided birding tour of Sussex and Hampshire. Soon after setting out on the trails at...

Wildstarts
Jul 26, 20234 min read


Whistling Whimbrel
We decided to switch our itinerary in order to avoid the fog and heavy drizzle, making our way to the Adur Estuary to kick off our Sussex...

Wildstarts
May 8, 20232 min read


Warnham and Pagham mini-tour
We arrived at Warnham Local Nature Reserve shortly after opening time for a recent Sussex Birding Mini-Trip with Stuart and his mother....

Wildstarts
May 7, 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...

Wildstarts
May 6, 20232 min read


Sabine's Gull in Hampshire!
I couldn't resist a short trip into Hampshire to admire the adult Sabine's Gull that has been delighting crowds on the edge of Langstone...

Wildstarts
Jan 15, 20231 min read


Autumn at Pagham
It was a fantastic day guiding Joss and Paul around Pagham Harbour for their custom Sussex Birding Mini-Trip. We managed to find 78...

Wildstarts
Sep 22, 20221 min read


Flowing tide
We timed last Saturday's Sussex Estuary Bird Discovery Tour to make the most of the flowing tide through the Adur Estuary in Shoreham,...

David Campbell
Aug 29, 20222 min read


A note from the North Wall
I tend to head to the Church Norton side when I visit Pagham Harbour, so a recent visit to the North Wall was a refreshing change, and...

Wildstarts
Jul 22, 20221 min read
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