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...
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Wildstarts
- Jan 14
- 2 min
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
- Dec 23, 2022
- 1 min
Identification workshop
We were very excited to host a professional development day for Lizard Landscapes and Ecology, focussing on advancing bird identification...
Wildstarts
- Oct 29, 2022
- 1 min
Beardies and more Goshawks!
A Sussex Birding Mini-Trip for the morning out east for James had one particular target in mind: Bearded Tit. Despite the blowy...
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...
David Campbell
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
Heatwave travellers
Cissbury Ring never disappoints at this time of year, being a fantastic place to enjoy early autumn migration as birds begin to trickle...
Nick Bond
- Jul 3, 2022
- 3 min
West Sussex Summer Delights
A full day out in wonderful West Sussex with Mel and Adam who had kindly booked us for a customised day tour. The day started nice and...
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...
David Campbell
- Mar 4, 2022
- 2 min
Rare day at Rye Harbour
I headed over to Rye Harbour on Wednesday in the hope of seeing some of the variety of special visitors which have been on the reserve...
David Campbell
- Feb 26, 2022
- 1 min
A sunny morning at the brooks
The filter beds were busy with birds at Waltham Brooks this morning, with a Grey Wagtail singing his metallic song being very hard to...
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 25, 2022
- 1 min
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 24, 2022
- 2 min
Rare treats
There has been a Shorelark wintering on a large stretch of beach in East Sussex lately. These unobtrusive birds have a face splashed with...
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...
Nick Bond
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
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...
David Campbell
- Nov 10, 2021
- 2 min
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...