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...
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Wildstarts
- Nov 9
- 1 min
Autumn bird tours photo round-up!
It's been a very busy season for our Sussex and London tours so instead of writing them up for the journal individually, why not have a...
Wildstarts
- Aug 26
- 2 min
Summer ducks
I met Lois and James on a sunny Arundel morning for a three-hour introduction to birdwatching. After getting kitted out with binoculars,...
Wildstarts
- Jan 25
- 2 min
Woods, coast and downs — a winter birding day tour!
On Monday I had the pleasure of guiding Ben, who was on a break in London from Chicago, on a day of winter birding and a quest for...
Wildstarts
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Flocking
Birding on the South Downs around Burpham in West Sussex yesterday afternoon featured three amazing flocks. Grey Partridges were heard...
Wildstarts
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
Mill ponds and open fields
A splendid afternoon guiding John, Suzanne and their dog Skylar on a Sussex Birding Mini-Tour produced over 60 species. We selected two...
Wildstarts
- Jul 27, 2022
- 1 min
On the track
Just a couple of encounters from a walk in the downs: a Grey Partridge freezing then running ahead of me, and one of a handful of Wall...
Wildstarts
- Jul 10, 2022
- 1 min
Night safari
Seven of us had a brilliant night walk on our 'No-Man's-Land After Dark' event last night. We started by listening to a Grey Partridge...
Wildstarts
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
Dodging showers!
The forecast looked a little bit wet for yesterday's day tour for Dipten and Sudip, visiting from Mumbai. It turned out to be one of...
Wildstarts
- Mar 12, 2022
- 1 min
Hare March!
We had such a fantastic Hare March! at Burpham this afternoon. After some initially spotting some at great distance, we tracked down...
Wildstarts
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
February's Raptor Ramble
We were excited to run our second Raptor Ramble event near Burpham on Saturday, following the success of the first last November. We and...
David Campbell
- Jan 7, 2022
- 2 min
Little Bunting, big days
The two days just gone saw me tour widely across the South Downs National Park and the nearby Sussex coastline in the EV. The weather was...
David Campbell
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Bird walk diaries -- Raptor Ramble!
We were very excited to lead our first Raptor Ramble at The Burgh, near Burpham, on Saturday. The conditions were promising, with...
David Campbell
- Jul 9, 2021
- 1 min
Dusk on the downs
Summer evenings on the South Downs can offer so many special moments. Tonight's stroll near Worthing was pretty magical. From the...
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