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Birding and nature in Sussex and South-East England. Explore our tours on our website www.wildstarts.com

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Nick Bond @nickbond007.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
After a few days guiding for @wildstarts.bsky.social in Dorset this lovely Wheatear greeted me back home in West Sussex. Thanks to all @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social great to see some familiar faces...
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
We're teaming up with Wild Walks for an exciting dawn event in Brighton next month – book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dawn-choru...
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Dawn Chorus Walk with Wild Walks
Join Wild Walks & expert guide David for a Dawn Chorus Walk, enjoy early birdsong in Bevendean Nature reserve, coffee & croissants provided!
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Would you like to work as a Wildstarts guide, sharing birds and other wildlife with a range of amazing guests? We are looking for part-time support for our guiding team. FIND OUT MORE: www.wildstarts.com/post/we-re-h...
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The Northern Fulmars are back inHastings! A first-winter Yellow-legged Gull was reward enough. But I was soon distracted by the fulmars, with at least eight nest ledges occupied, and plenty of prospecting flights along the cliff face, and cackling between partners and chancers.
Northern FulmarsYellow-legged Gull (centre) with European Herring Gulls and Great Black-backed Gull
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Young Common Kestrel catching the winter sun at Hastings Country Park this afternoon
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Squad of six Ruff (five in image; three males and three reeves) at Dungeness RSPB yesterday #ukbirding
flock of juvenile Ruff
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
This juvenile Common Cuckoo spooked the other birds in the area as it dashed over my head in Hastings this morning. I willed it to land even for a moment and thankfully it did, just long enough for me to photograph it before it zipped around the corner #ukbirding
Juvenile Common Cuckoo.
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
One of around TWENTY Green Woodpeckers seen on one of our Richmond Park tours recently. With a decline detected in this species in recent years, let's hope the family groups we saw are a good sign of recovery #woodpecker #birding #britishwildlife #britishbirds #wildlifephotography
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Shoveler brood at Pett Level the other day #ukbirding
A female Shoveler with ducklings
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
We're delighted to have David on board!
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David Lance Callahan @davidlancecallahan.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
I'm now a regular bird guide for Wildstarts@bsky.social. Scroll down the page here to check out my credentials: www.wildstarts.com/meet-wildsta... If you want me to show you the birds of the South-East, East Anglia or even further afield, feel free to get in touch via the website.
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Wildstarts Guided Bird and Wildlife Tours | Sussex Wildlife Walks | Sussex Guided Walks
Meet the Wildstarts team. We specialise in guided bird tours and wildlife experiences with our experts in the Sussex. Enjoy a family day out in Sussex and London, discovering birds, butterflies, mamma...
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
🌲🐦 Our latest adventure was with Chris, who discovered birding after moving to Bulgaria and needed ONE British bird. Check out the photo story here! wix.to/MhfcTNV #Birdwatching #NatureLovers #My200BirdYear #Birding #BirdPhotography #BritishWildlife
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Redpoll mission
On Sunday we had the delight of birding with Chris, a real gent of a birder who started the hobby after moving to Bulgaria a few years ago. One species we get in the UK that is tricky there is Redpoll...
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Mud and birds! 🐦🌿 Yesterday's London Birding Breakout Tour in Kent had its challenges with the mud, but amazing birds like Hen Harrier, Barn Owl and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker made it an unforgettable experience! Read more: wix.to/zFcjI3H #Birding #Nature #Kent
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
That one in a hundred times that you check a tree hollow and an owl looks (sleepily) back at you... This Tawny Owl was an unexpected delight for Rachael from LA this week, noticing it while we were watching Goldcrests in a nearby conifer #ukbirding #owl
Tawny Owl hiding in a tree hollow
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
We enjoyed exactly 100 species with Jeff and John from Ohio this week. One of their targets was Black Redstart, so naturally we picked Splash Point so give them the Pied Wheatear, which they hadn't bargained for! #ukbirding
Mandarin DucksBlack RedstartPied WheatearBrent Geese
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
This Merlin at Rye Harbour last week was our 184th species logged on our private tours in the South East so far this year #ukbirding
Merlin at Rye Harbour
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
Most of the Tree Pipits through Hastings yesterday were detected just as buzzing calls up in the blue, but this was one of two birds to pitch down on Castle Rocks for a few moments #ukbirding
Tree Pipit
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 08/09/2024
Photo blog of our day out with Pratibha on Friday -- watching Hobbies hunting migrating Red Admirals crossing The Swale was a cool behaviour! www.wildstarts.com/post/tern-ar... #ukbirding
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Tern arrivals and stint find!
We clocked up 96 species on a full day tour around Sussex and Kent with Pratibha from Florida on Friday, despite rain catching us out and keeping the birds down for a chunk of the afternoon.
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
Never mind the rain — today we found inland Sandwich Terns at Sevenoaks, a lovely Black Tern at Pett and then a Temminck's Stint at Oare +92 other species with Pratibha from Florida. Lovely to share the stint with Oare's legendary Tony Swandale #ukbirding
Pratibha, David and TonyTemminck's StintBlack Tern
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
A migration watch in Hastings this morning produced a juvenile Honey Buzzard and a Marsh Harrier, plus a trickle of Yellow Wagtails and hirundines, and a 2cy Yellow-legged Gull on the beach #ukbirding www.wildstarts.com/post/raptor-...
juvenile pale morph Honey BuzzardMarsh Harrier
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 26/08/2024
Third visit to the amazing Scotney sand pit this morning. 15 wader species present, but a Merlin dashing through was the highlight. Other photo: juvenile Little Ringed Plover #ukbirding
Merlin flying through the sand pit, with Avocets, Canada Geese and Lapwings in the backgroundjuvenile Little Ringed Plover in flight
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
Epic Kent tour with Gerry from Oregon on Sunday, tracking down every target apart from Bullfinch, which instead led to us finding an unexpected Wood Warbler, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Spotted Flycatcher family. Details here: www.wildstarts.com/post/kicking... #ukbirding #birds #birding
Wood Warblerhovering Kingfisherjuvenile Turtle Dovejuvenile Green Woodpecker
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
It was fun birding with young birder Chester and his family last week, tracking down Dartford Warbler and Bearded Reedling by lunchtime! #ukbirding #my200birdyear #birdlife #britishwildlife #britishwildlifephotography #birdjoy #birdwatching #birdphotography #birds #birdsofinstagram
male Bearded Reedlingjuvenile Dartford Warbler
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 19/05/2024
Ring of fury: Seeing a Ringed Plover fighting with two Little Ringed Plovers was an unexpected way to compare these species side-by-side! #birding #my200birdyear #ukbirding
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 15/05/2024
The weather was ideal for a short loop around Richmond Park with Howard, Arnie, Beth and Laurel from Boston, MA, with 40 species recorded #birding #my200birdyear
SparrowhawkReed BuntingMistle ThrushGreat Crested Grebe
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 23/03/2024
A Goshawk stopped us in our tracks while we were looking for Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers today! #birding #My200BirdYear #ukbirding
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 27/02/2024
Mealy Redpoll in Brede High Woods and female Hawfinch along Penhurst Lane this morning #ukbirding #sussexbirds
Mealy Redpollfemale Hawfinch
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Wildstarts @wildstarts.bsky.social · 24/02/2024
Around 25 Crossbills feeding larches in the High Weald this morning, with encounters with Goshawk, Hawfinch and Firecrest making for a rewarding woodland walk! #ukbirding
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