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Wildstarts
Nov 19, 20241 min read
Two-day Sussex tour
Last week Jeff and John from Ohio joined us for two days of birding in Sussex , notching up 100 species. This quest took us to woodlands,...
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 17, 20233 min read
North-west London birding adventure
I picked up Dhashni and Prasatt from Northwood pre-dawn for some birding around the edges of north-west London on 8th December....
Wildstarts
Dec 7, 20233 min read
A perfect winter birding trip
On Wednesday I picked up Laura from Oklahoma in Woolwich in good time to arrive in the Ashdown Forest as a perfect day was breaking. Upon...
Wildstarts
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Kingfisher quest
In a quest for Kingfishers, we met Myra and her family at Burton Mill Pond on a fine August afternoon for a birthday treat Sussex Guided...
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...
David Campbell
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,...
David Campbell
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....
Matt Phelps
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Half-day birding tour in West Sussex
I met Karen and Allan at at Burton Mill Pond at 8am on Monday last week for what turned out to be a fantastic Sussex Birding Mini-Trip....
Wildstarts
Mar 3, 20231 min read
A bird-filled week!
We've led two exciting personalised birding tours over the last few days, with a packed day tour for John and Lizzie from Tennessee on...
David Campbell
Feb 24, 20232 min read
Forest mini-trip
No sooner had we started walking into the woods on a beautiful Sunday morning than a Goshawk appeared low over the canopy before...
David Campbell
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Spoonbill and wheeling flocks
Rachel, Keith and I were greeted by a chorus of Song Thrushes and a beautiful calm Saturday as we started our Sussex Birding Mini-Trip....
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...
David Campbell
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...
David Campbell
Dec 20, 20212 min read
Bird walk diaries -- Winter Birds of Arundel
Walk report for our Winter Birds of Arundel guided walk on 15th December, where we saw a variety of stunning wildfowl and woodland birds.
Nick Bond
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...
David Campbell
Nov 9, 20212 min read
A walk in the woods
The autumn colours are just fantastic right now and Westdean Woods was the perfect place to enjoy them this morning. This is one place...
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