Mallard | Wildstarts

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...

Dec 23, 20232 min read

Rye raptor encounters

A showy pair of Stonechats kicked off our Sussex Guided Bird Walk with Hector and Nigel as we headed out to the reserve at Rye Harbour....

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,...

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....

Mar 19, 20221 min read

Identify & Draw workshop

Andy Ashdown led the Identify & Draw - Gulls, Ducks and Water Birds workshop at Swanbourne Lake today. The weather was superb, bringing...

Nov 29, 20212 min read

Arundel Delights!

A bright winter's morning inspired me to head out for some birding around the Arundel area and was very glad I did as was really...

Nov 10, 20212 min read

Birding the brooks

Waltham Brooks is a real gem in the South Downs National Park. 51 species of bird were logged in under two hours of birdwatching this...

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