Long-tailed Blues
These two male Long-tailed Blues, a scarce migrant from the continent, were along the seafront in Worthing today, adding a splash of...
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David Campbell
- Aug 29
- 2 min
Flowing tide
We timed last Saturday's Sussex Estuary Bird Discovery Tour to make the most of the flowing tide through the Adur Estuary in Shoreham,...
Matt Phelps
- Aug 10
- 2 min
Pulborough butterfly delights
I met nine participants at the entrance to RSPB Pulborough Brooks reserve late morning on Saturday just gone. It had been a pleasantly...
South Downs Wildlife
- Jul 27
- 1 min
On the track
Just a couple of encounters from a walk in the downs: a Grey Partridge freezing then running ahead of me, and one of a handful of Wall...
South Downs Wildlife
- Jul 19
- 1 min
Purple sun
Sneaking out before the worst heat of the day, an overdue visit to Knepp came up trumps with two Turtle Doves purring, a Purple Emperor...
South Downs Wildlife
- Jul 10
- 1 min
Night safari
Seven of us had a brilliant night walk on our 'No-Man's-Land After Dark' event last night. We started by listening to a Grey Partridge...
Nick Bond
- Jul 3
- 3 min
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...
South Downs Wildlife
- Jun 27
- 1 min
Adur afternoon
The River Adur, between Upper Beeding and Shoreham, is always a rewarding walk at any time of year. There was nothing particularly...
South Downs Wildlife
- Jun 25
- 1 min
Spoonbill and fawns in the South Downs
It was a lovely morning of birding at Pulborough Brooks, guiding James and his dad. We recorded 56 species of bird, including a typically...
South Downs Wildlife
- Jun 10
- 1 min
Beautiful Demoiselles
The middle of the day is an excellent time to watch dragonflies and damselflies. Damselflies sometimes play second fiddle to their larger...
South Downs Wildlife
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Birds, butterflies and foxgloves at Cocking Down
Just some highlights from a recent walk, loosely along the South Downs Way at Cocking. It's a lovely area of Sussex to go looking for...
David Campbell
- Aug 24, 2021
- 1 min
Ruff over the downs!
There was a slightly offputting breeze up on the downs this morning, but it was soon clear the wind was at our backs. It turned into one...
David Campbell
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
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.
David Campbell
- Jul 9, 2021
- 1 min
Dusk on the downs
Summer evenings on the South Downs can offer so many special moments. Tonight's stroll near Worthing was pretty magical. From the...
David Campbell
- Jul 8, 2021
- 1 min
Dusting off the moth trap
The moth trap has been buried in the shed for the summer, lost beneath the mess caused by major projects on the house. With peak moth...