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Brighton 5 Deans

Bird Watching

Meeting dates shown below

Status:Active, open to new members
Group leader:
Group leader:
Michael Titheradge
Group email: Bird Watching group
When: Monthly on Monday mornings 9:30 am-12:00 pm
First Monday of the month

This is a new group started in November 2024. We have 14 members and while some are experienced bird watchers, some members are beginners. We aim to learn from each other. Mike and Ann are enthusiastic about birds but are not experts and certainly cannot identify a bird by their bird song. We meet at a venue about 9.30, go for a gentle walk/stroll together, generally between 1 and 2 miles and lasting 1.5 – 2.0 hours. We then all have a coffee together before going home. Lifts are available if required.

  • Dates for Meetings 2025-2026
    Monday 6th October 2025 - Arlington Reservoir
    Monday 3rd November - Warnham Nature Reserve
    Monday 1st December - Pulborough Brooks (cancelled due to weather)
    Monday 5th January - Pulborough Brooks (cancelled due to weather)
    Monday 2nd February - Tide Mills and Newhaven Beach
    Monday 2nd March - Warnham Nature Reserve
    Monday 13th April - Pulborough Brooks
    Monday 11th May - Seaford Head
    Monday 1st June - Knepp
  • Monday 6th July - Arundel Wetlands
  • Dates of Meetings for 2026
  • August and September no meeting
  • Monday 5 October - place to be decided
  • Monday 2 November - place to be decided
  • Monday 7 December - place to be decided

Forthcoming events

5th October 2026
09:30
Other
The Bird Watching group resumes on 5 October after its summer break. Contact Ann Titheradge for more information and details of the venue.

Meetings held 2024-2025
4 November 2024 - Tide Mills
2 December 2024 - Brooklands Park Worthing
6 January 2025 RSPB Pulborough Brooks - cancelled due to rain
3 February 2025 - Warnham Nature Reserve
3 March 2025 - River Adur at Shoreham
7 April 2025 - RSPB Pulborough Brooks (10.00am meeting)
5 May 2025 - Seaford Head and Splashpoint
2 June 2025 - Knepp to see the Storks
Summer break - will resume in October

Over 70 birds spotted last year
Avocet, Black Headed Gull, Blackbird, Black cap, Black Tailed Godwit, Blue Tit, Buzzard, Canada Goose, Chaffinch, Chiff Chaff, Collared Dove, Coot, Cormorant, Crow, Curlew, Dunlin, Dunnock, Egyptian Goose, Eider Duck, Gold finch, Great Tit, Greater Black Backed Gull, Greater Whitethroat, Greenfinch, Grey Lag Goose, Grey Plover, Heron, Herring Gull, House sparrow, Jackdaw, Kittiwake, Kestrel, Lapwing, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Linnett, Little Grebe, Little Ringed Plover, Long Tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Meadow Pipit, Moorhen, Nuthatch, Oyster Catcher, Pheasant, Pied Wagtail, Pigeon, Red Kite, Redshank, Reed Bunting, Ringed Plover, Robin, Rock Pippit, Rook, Shell Duck, Shoveller, Siskin, Skylark, Starling, Stonechat, Stork, Swallow, Swan, Teal, Tufted Duck, White Dove, White Tailed Eagle, Wigeon, Wood Pigeon, Wren.

White Stork at Knepp
Robin at Pulborough Brooks
Little White Egret at Arlington
Great Crested Grebe at Warnham
Goldfinch at Seaford Head
Blue Tit at Brooklands