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...
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Wildstarts
May 14, 20231 min read
Westdean walk
Yesterday's Sussex Guided Bird Walk with Carol, Tom and Charlie at Westdean Woods started well with a showy Firecrest. Typically, the...
David Campbell
May 13, 20231 min read
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, 20232 min read
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 7, 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 6, 20232 min read
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
May 5, 20231 min read
First Iberian Chiffchaff for Sussex
The first Iberian Chiffchaff for Sussex was discovered at Abbot's Wood near Eastbourne this morning by Charlie Peverett. Iberian...
David Campbell
May 5, 20232 min read
Burning off the mist
Florence, Peter, Melanie and I were greeted by thick fog at Waltham Brooks last Sunday morning but also a healthy chorus of birdsong....
Marc Read
Apr 29, 20231 min read
Nightingales and raptors!
The first stop for Sue, Gill and I on Monday's birding tour was Knepp Wildlands, where we were greeted by a Green Woodpecker in flight....
Wildstarts
Apr 27, 20231 min read
White-crowned Sparrow in Sussex
On Saturday, Sussex's first White-crowned Sparrow was discovered on Seaford Head in the South Downs National Park. The bird proved very...
Matt Phelps
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Half-day birding tour in West Sussex
I met Karen and Allan at at Burton Mill Pond at 8am on Monday last week for what turned out to be a fantastic Sussex Birding Mini-Trip....
Wildstarts
Mar 26, 20231 min read
A chance encounter
It's always worth going out even when it doesn't seem all that promising outside. A relatively quiet — but very wet and cold! — morning...
Wildstarts
Mar 10, 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 3, 20231 min read
A bird-filled week!
We've led two exciting personalised birding tours over the last few days, with a packed day tour for John and Lizzie from Tennessee on...
David Campbell
Feb 24, 20232 min read
Forest mini-trip
No sooner had we started walking into the woods on a beautiful Sunday morning than a Goshawk appeared low over the canopy before...
Matt Phelps
Feb 18, 20232 min read
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, 20231 min read
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
Feb 12, 20231 min read
Shots from another birding day tour
We had a brilliant time guiding Simon and Celia on Monday, straying just into Hampshire for the Sabine's Gull and enjoying some quality...
Wildstarts
Jan 25, 20232 min read
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
Jan 15, 20231 min read
Sabine's Gull in Hampshire!
I couldn't resist a short trip into Hampshire to admire the adult Sabine's Gull that has been delighting crowds on the edge of Langstone...
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