Ruff
It was already hot and sunny when Yasmin, Ray and I reached Pulborough Brooks RSPB shortly in early September. A Sparrowhawk was making...
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Wildstarts
- Jun 24
- 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
- Jun 1
- 2 min
Cissbury bird walk
John and I were greeted at Cissbury last week by a singing Corn Bunting perched at the top of a bush -- a nice start! Making our way up...
David Campbell
- May 13
- 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,...
Wildstarts
- May 8
- 2 min
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 6
- 2 min
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
- Mar 10
- 2 min
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...
Matt Phelps
- Feb 18
- 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
- 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....
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
- Jul 11, 2022
- 1 min
Chantry botanical charms
It was already well into the mid-twenties Celsius as four of strolled out from the car park at Chantry Hill in the scorching sunshine...
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 9, 2022
- 1 min
Sunshine finches
It was another beautiful winter morning, calm, cool and bright. The harsh, yet subtle, sounds of Hawfinches and the bizarre notes of...
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 9, 2021
- 2 min
A walk in the woods
The autumn colours are just fantastic right now and Westdean Woods was the perfect place to enjoy them this morning. This is one place...
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