Pulborough butterfly delights
I met nine participants at the entrance to RSPB Pulborough Brooks reserve late morning on Saturday just gone. It had been a pleasantly...
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Wildstarts
Jun 27, 20221 min read
Adur afternoon
The River Adur, between Upper Beeding and Shoreham, is always a rewarding walk at any time of year. There was nothing particularly...
Wildstarts
Mar 26, 20222 min read
South Downs Bird Discovery Walk — Wetlands
It was a perfect day for the first of our new series of Bird Discovery Walks, which took place at Burton and Chingford Ponds as the sun...
Wildstarts
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...
David Campbell
Feb 26, 20221 min read
A sunny morning at the brooks
The filter beds were busy with birds at Waltham Brooks this morning, with a Grey Wagtail singing his metallic song being very hard to...
Wildstarts
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...
David Campbell
Jan 9, 20221 min read
Sunshine finches
It was another beautiful winter morning, calm, cool and bright. The harsh, yet subtle, sounds of Hawfinches and the bizarre notes of...
David Campbell
Jan 7, 20222 min read
Little Bunting, big days
The two days just gone saw me tour widely across the South Downs National Park and the nearby Sussex coastline in the EV. The weather was...
David Campbell
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...
Wildstarts
Oct 30, 20212 min read
Bird walk diaries -- Billigreen
Today Nick and David guided on a special birding walk put on by South Downs Wildlife in Billingshurst, for local environmental group...
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