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Wildstarts
Aug 28, 20241 min read
Raptor migration
Fine days with a gentle breeze along the coast present good raptor watching opportunities on the Sussex coast. A hunch came good today...
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Wildstarts
Aug 20, 20242 min read
Kicking off in Kent!
We took Gerald, from Oregon, on a private day tour of Kent on Sunday. Our tours typically go very well, but this one was an absolute...
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Wildstarts
Sep 16, 20231 min read
August at the Brooks
It was a beautiful morning at Pulborough Brooks, where Scott and I started by watching the feeders along the path from the visitor...
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Wildstarts
Jul 26, 20234 min read
Clashing terns
We recently took Sam from Texas out on a two-day guided birding tour of Sussex and Hampshire. Soon after setting out on the trails at...
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Wildstarts
Jul 2, 20235 min read
58 lifers
Josh from Colorado asked us to take him on a big day of guided birding out from London so we picked him up from Kensington at 4am and...
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Wildstarts
Jun 26, 20231 min read
Midday Honeypot
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of taking Barry, Gill and Sarah out from Brighton on a memorable Sussex Birding Mini-Trip. Our...
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David Campbell
Sep 14, 20221 min read
Garden Honey
Last Friday a lazy breakfast in the garden became incredibly lively when alarm calls from the gulls alerted me to a juvenile Honey...
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Wildstarts
Jun 29, 20221 min read
Summer Honey
Honey Buzzard is one of two regular summer-visiting birds of prey in Sussex (the other being Hobby), but their scarcity and elusive...
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