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Wildstarts is dedicated to providing private guided birding tours to remember, in London, Sussex and across South East England.
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Apr 29, 2026 ∙ 1 min
Railway birding safari
This morning we recorded 56 species of bird during our morning birding safari for Kent and East Sussex Railway. This is a unique way to experience the birds and other wildlife of this fantastic biodiversity corridor on the border between the two counties. Highlights included a migrant Common Greenshank, a showy Great White Egret, a Common Cuckoo that let everyone look at it through the scope, displaying Northern Lapwings, quartering Western Marsh Harriers and a singing Common Nightingale –...
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Mar 19, 2026 ∙ 1 min
G is for goshawk
Now is a great time to search for more specialised woodland species such as Eurasian Goshawk and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker on fine sunny days. Eurasian Goshawk is doing very well now in Sussex and Kent, with dozens of breeding pairs. Immatures, such as the female in the photograph below, are identifiable by the thick streaks on their underside. These younger birds roam more widely and can be found unexpectedly in seemingly random areas of farmland and wooded shaws.
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Mar 7, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Kent birding tours launched!
Wildstarts is delighted to announce the launch of our private birding tours in Kent , one of the most exciting counties in England for birdwatching. Often called the 'Garden of England', Kent sits at the south-eastern corner of Britain, where the country meets continental Europe across the Channel. That geography makes it a magnet for birds. Migration funnels through the county each spring and autumn, vast winter flocks fill its estuaries and marshes, and a rich selection of breeding species...
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