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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...

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...

May 13, 20231 min read

Redstart ramble

As Jo and I headed out onto Ashdown Forest for Friday's private Sussex Guided Bird Walk, the voices of Redstart, Goldcrest, Greenfinch,...

Sep 6, 20221 min read

Wryneck

It was another rewarding morning at Cissbury Ring today. After enjoying a flock of 50 Yellow Wagtails by the car park, we had a couple...

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...

Jun 13, 20221 min read

Among Nightjars

We got into place in good time for our Dusk Delights walk, with busy pairs of Stonechat and Dartford Warbler, then a Redstart, breaking...

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...

May 22, 20222 min read

Redstarts and terns — a May tour in Sussex

Yesterday we guided James for a full day of birding as a birthday treat, and we couldn't have hoped for a better spring day to visit some...

Sep 9, 20211 min read

On their way south

There's no better time for birding than the return migration. Many birds start heading back to Africa in August, so 'autumn' starts quite...

Aug 20, 20212 min read

From Brown Hairstreaks to a Yellow-legged Gull

A day looking for migrant birds and butterflies on the South Downs, followed by gulls, warblers and dragonflies in Worthing.

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