Henfield Birdwatch

A community website for Henfield’s Birdwatchers

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Nigel Colgate

I have been involved with Henfield Birdwatch since 2005 and the committee since 2013 but have been birdwatching in Henfield…

Lesley Trewin

I’ve always been curious about birds and wildlife. I still have my Young Ornithologists badge from when I was 10,…

Paul Cole

I have had an interest in birds and wildlife since I was a young child and love nothing more than…

Val Bentley

Val describes herself as the general dogsbody, but also took on the Treasurer role in 2019. Sussex born and bred,…

Mike Russell

There is a direct link between mumps, PG tips and my interest in birds. As a small boy I avidly…

Tawny Owl lookng over it's shoulder.

Membership from £9 a year

Please note Individual Membership will rise to £9 and Joint Membership to £12 for 2026. As a reminder – joining…

A group of birders standing in the woods

Warnham Nature Reserve 11th April 25

Warm, sunny weather with the prospect of just a short journey and a coffee with associated treacle tart proved an…

Birders relaxing on a shingle beach.

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve 14th May 25

Debbie and I love Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. If they needed conversion I think it happened for Jane, Roger, Rikki,…

A pruple and orange sunrise over trees. Birders walking in the distance.

Dawn Chorus at Woods Mill 12th May 25

3.50 in the morning and I was waiting for Tony Fitzgerald by the Railway Tavern Car Park wishing it was…

A group of birders taking a rest sitting on the grass.

Old Lodge 15th June 25

We left Brian behind on our trip to Old Lodge because he hadn’t seen the Redstart. Actually he bribed me…