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Rare duck alert!
Another Gatwick Birding Big Day last week, this time with Russell from Australia. We called in to three varied sites, picking up some...

Wildstarts
3 days ago1 min read


Pulborough photo blog
We had the pleasure of two wonderfully calm and bird-filled days at Pulborough Brooks with Jennifer last week. The floods were full of...

Wildstarts
Nov 5, 20241 min read


Two days at Pulborough
I had a lovely couple of days at Pulborough Brooks RSPB reserve with Jennifer last week. The first day was a little on the cold and damp...

David Campbell
Mar 30, 20241 min read


Rye filling up with birds
We were greeted by a fly-over Marsh Harrier as we met Andrew and Ellie at Rye Harbour for a Sussex Guided Bird Walk recently, before...

Wildstarts
Mar 25, 20242 min read


Level best birding
Our day's birding with Kiran, Merryn, Aria and Kate started at Pett Level, where there was plenty on offer! We were greeted by fields...

Wildstarts
Feb 6, 20242 min read


Onto the floods
It was still very flooded out on the South Brooks as we headed past the visitor centre and onto the reserve. Straight away we could see...
Matt Phelps
Jan 23, 20242 min read


Damp day with a big bird list!
I picked up Andrew and Bruno, visiting from Quebec, in Burgess Hill on a very damp morning last Tuesday. For our first stop, on what...

Marc Read
Dec 25, 20232 min read


Rye raptor encounters
A showy pair of Stonechats kicked off our Sussex Guided Bird Walk with Hector and Nigel as we headed out to the reserve at Rye Harbour....

Wildstarts
Dec 23, 20232 min read


Hen-do birding!
We gathered at the north end of Lodmoor on a rather wet overcast morning, but the group were in high spirits as we set the ‘hen’ of the...

Nick Bond
Nov 22, 20231 min read


Warnham group outing
I had a fantastic day out guiding the 'Grey Plovers' at Warnham recently. The morning rain had cleared as we left Hove and stayed dry...

Nick Bond
Nov 21, 20231 min read


Ruff
It was already hot and sunny when Yasmin, Ray and I reached Pulborough Brooks RSPB shortly in early September. A Sparrowhawk was making...

David Campbell
Sep 20, 20232 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
Sep 16, 20231 min read


Rainy day birding
It was tanking down with rain when we arrived at Pulborough Brooks for the day's Sussex Birding Mini-Trip with Sarah and Rachel, but with...

David Campbell
Sep 12, 20232 min read


Close-up Kestrel
Isabella, Melanie and I started our city birding tour at the London Wetland Centre, the urban Wildfowl and Wetland Trust reserve opened...

Wildstarts
Sep 9, 20232 min read


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
Aug 26, 20232 min read


Another Pulborough adventure
A quick shower had Jennifer and I scrambling for the waterproofs as we set out on our Sussex Guided Bird Walk at Pulborough Brooks, but...

Wildstarts
Jul 27, 20232 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 26, 20234 min read


London mini-tour
Parking up in Beddington Park with Jenny and Lee, visiting from Australia, we were instantly greeted to the sound of a Goldcrest singing...

Wildstarts
Jul 5, 20232 min read


Warnham and Pagham mini-tour
We arrived at Warnham Local Nature Reserve shortly after opening time for a recent Sussex Birding Mini-Trip with Stuart and his mother....

Wildstarts
May 7, 20232 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
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