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Nightingales and raptors!
The first stop for Sue, Gill and I on Monday's birding tour was Knepp Wildlands, where we were greeted by a Green Woodpecker in flight....

Marc Read
Apr 29, 20231 min read


Where snipe swim
Tuesday's private Sussex Guided Bird Walk with Jennifer started with the sounds of Greenfinch and Nuthatch as we headed out from the...

Wildstarts
Mar 10, 20232 min read


Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Visiting a site where I've had Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in the past, I had the species in mind as we headed out from the car park but...

Wildstarts
Jan 14, 20232 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


Redstarts and terns — a May tour in Sussex
Yesterday we guided James for a full day of birding as a birthday treat, and we couldn't have hoped for a better spring day to visit some...

David Campbell
May 22, 20222 min read


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
Mar 12, 20221 min read


Scouting for hares
Ahead of our upcoming 'Hare March!' I took a stroll around the Burpham area this morning as a recce, to get a feel for which fields are...

David Campbell
Mar 5, 20221 min read


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...

Wildstarts
Feb 7, 20222 min read


Level best
I ventured quite far out of the National Park this afternoon to spend an hour at Pett Level, which has been great for winter geese...

David Campbell
Jan 25, 20221 min read


West Sussex 2022 Year List Booster
An early start in the Arun Valley got the day off to a good start. I met with Sally and Andy from Hampshire who joined me for the day to...

Nick Bond
Jan 4, 20222 min read


Birding the brooks
Waltham Brooks is a real gem in the South Downs National Park. 51 species of bird were logged in under two hours of birdwatching this...

David Campbell
Nov 10, 20212 min read


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
Nov 8, 20212 min read
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