Layover birding tour
This week we were joined by Rachael from California for a very enjoyable two-day tour during her extended layover, heading out from...
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Wildstarts
Nov 171 min read
Peaceful birding in Richmond Park
We had a great time birding with Nick and Catherine on a London Birding Mini-Trip this week. In three hours we logged 40 species, most...
David Campbell
Mar 301 min read
Two days at Pulborough
I had a lovely couple of days at Pulborough Brooks RSPB reserve with Jennifer last week. The first day was a little on the cold and damp...
Wildstarts
Mar 262 min read
Sunny birding mini-trip
It was an absolutely perfect morning when Sarah and I started the day's Sussex Birding Mini-Trip at Iping Common, with the sun out and...
Wildstarts
Mar 252 min read
Rye filling up with birds
We were greeted by a fly-over Marsh Harrier as we met Andrew and Ellie at Rye Harbour for a Sussex Guided Bird Walk recently, before...
Wildstarts
Feb 62 min read
Level best birding
Our day's birding with Kiran, Merryn, Aria and Kate started at Pett Level, where there was plenty on offer! We were greeted by fields...
Wildstarts
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....
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
Nov 25, 20232 min read
Sunny Rye Harbour bird tour
Soon after starting out on our Sussex Guided Bird Walk at Rye Harbour with Steve and Annette last week, we were stopped in our tracks by...
Wildstarts
Sep 9, 20232 min read
Close-up Kestrel
Isabella, Melanie and I started our city birding tour at the London Wetland Centre, the urban Wildfowl and Wetland Trust reserve opened...
Wildstarts
Jul 27, 20232 min read
Another Pulborough adventure
A quick shower had Jennifer and I scrambling for the waterproofs as we set out on our Sussex Guided Bird Walk at Pulborough Brooks, but...
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...
David Campbell
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Cissbury bird walk
John and I were greeted at Cissbury last week by a singing Corn Bunting perched at the top of a bush -- a nice start! Making our way up...
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,...
Wildstarts
May 6, 20232 min read
Wood Warbler bonus!
We met Jennifer in the busy car park at 10am on a splendid, sunny day at Pulborough Brooks for our one-to-one Sussex Guided Bird Walk...
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 10, 20232 min read
Where snipe swim
Tuesday's private Sussex Guided Bird Walk with Jennifer started with the sounds of Greenfinch and Nuthatch as we headed out from the...
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....
David Campbell
Jul 17, 20222 min read
Two owls and a moth-hunter
Yesterday evening I guided James, Richard, Myra, Mike and Deborah on a short private tour for three target species in the South Downs....
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