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...
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Marc Read
Dec 25, 20232 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...
Wildstarts
Dec 1, 20233 min read
Winter thrushes now in!
We headed out with Patrick from Heathrow Airport towards the Sussex countryside mid-morning on Monday, in a bid to see as many species as...
Wildstarts
Nov 9, 20231 min read
Autumn bird tours photo round-up!
It's been a very busy season for our Sussex and London tours so instead of writing them up for the journal individually, why not have a...
Wildstarts
Aug 26, 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
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
Dec 1, 20221 min read
Flocking
Birding on the South Downs around Burpham in West Sussex yesterday afternoon featured three amazing flocks. Grey Partridges were heard...
Wildstarts
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...
Wildstarts
Jul 27, 20221 min read
On the track
Just a couple of encounters from a walk in the downs: a Grey Partridge freezing then running ahead of me, and one of a handful of Wall...
Wildstarts
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...
Wildstarts
May 25, 20223 min read
Dodging showers!
The forecast looked a little bit wet for yesterday's day tour for Dipten and Sudip, visiting from Mumbai. It turned out to be one of...
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...
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 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...
David Campbell
Jul 9, 20211 min read
Dusk on the downs
Summer evenings on the South Downs can offer so many special moments. Tonight's stroll near Worthing was pretty magical. From the...
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