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Feb 232 min read

U3A special outing

Six members of a local U3A birding group joined me on a guided walk around The Burgh, on the Norfolk Estate in the South Downs above...

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....

Oct 19, 20221 min read

Mill ponds and open fields

A splendid afternoon guiding John, Suzanne and their dog Skylar on a Sussex Birding Mini-Tour produced over 60 species. We selected two...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

Night safari

Seven of us had a brilliant night walk on our 'No-Man's-Land After Dark' event last night. We started by listening to a Grey Partridge...

Mar 12, 20221 min read

Hare March!

We had such a fantastic Hare March! at Burpham this afternoon. After some initially spotting some at great distance, we tracked down...

Mar 5, 20221 min read

Scouting for hares

Ahead of our upcoming 'Hare March!' I took a stroll around the Burpham area this morning as a recce, to get a feel for which fields are...

Feb 7, 20222 min read

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...

Jan 4, 20222 min read

West Sussex 2022 Year List Booster

An early start in the Arun Valley got the day off to a good start. I met with Sally and Andy from Hampshire who joined me for the day to...

Nov 8, 20212 min read

Bird walk diaries -- Raptor Ramble!

We were very excited to lead our first Raptor Ramble at The Burgh, near Burpham, on Saturday. The conditions were promising, with...

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