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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...


David Campbell
Aug 14, 20222 min read
Heatwave travellers
Cissbury Ring never disappoints at this time of year, being a fantastic place to enjoy early autumn migration as birds begin to trickle...


Nick Bond
Jul 3, 20223 min read
West Sussex Summer Delights
A full day out in wonderful West Sussex with Mel and Adam who had kindly booked us for a customised day tour. The day started nice and...


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...


David Campbell
Mar 4, 20222 min read
Rare day at Rye Harbour
I headed over to Rye Harbour on Wednesday in the hope of seeing some of the variety of special visitors which have been on the reserve...


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 25, 20221 min read
Level best
I ventured quite far out of the National Park this afternoon to spend an hour at Pett Level, which has been great for winter geese...


David Campbell
Jan 24, 20222 min read
Rare treats
There has been a Shorelark wintering on a large stretch of beach in East Sussex lately. These unobtrusive birds have a face splashed with...


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...


Nick Bond
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...


David Campbell
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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