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Wildstarts
Aug 20, 20242 min read
Kicking off in Kent!
We took Gerald, from Oregon, on a private day tour of Kent on Sunday. Our tours typically go very well, but this one was an absolute...


Wildstarts
Sep 16, 20231 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
Jul 26, 20234 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 2, 20235 min read
58 lifers
Josh from Colorado asked us to take him on a big day of guided birding out from London so we picked him up from Kensington at 4am and...


Wildstarts
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Nightjar-ing deserves a quiet night
We started our latest Sussex Birding Mini-Trip at Knepp Wildlands, where a quick circuit as a 'pre-amble' to the evening birding produced...


David Campbell
Jun 1, 20232 min read
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...


Wildstarts
Sep 22, 20221 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...


David Campbell
Sep 6, 20221 min read
Wryneck
It was another rewarding morning at Cissbury Ring today. After enjoying a flock of 50 Yellow Wagtails by the car park, we had a couple...


David Campbell
Aug 29, 20222 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 14, 20222 min read
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...


David Campbell
May 22, 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
Sep 9, 20211 min read
On their way south
There's no better time for birding than the return migration. Many birds start heading back to Africa in August, so 'autumn' starts quite...


David Campbell
Aug 24, 20211 min read
Ruff over the downs!
There was a slightly offputting breeze up on the downs this morning, but it was soon clear the wind was at our backs. It turned into one...
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