Pulborough RSPB ?

[JohnZ]

I have already posted similar on the "Your Birding Day" section as I am thinking of going to Pulborough Brooks RSPB Reserve.
As I am fairly new to all this I was hoping that somebody could give me a few pointers regarding this reserve.
Thank you.

P.S. Does anybody know if there are any maps of the reserve available please. I plan to get there fairly early so the Visitors Centre will not be open.

[JohnZ]

Well I am nearly up to thirty views and have yet to find anybody who has been to Pulborough apart from one person who kindly pm`d me.
It appears I heading for the longest lasting thread with no replies !

[Leicaman]

Well I am nearly up to thirty views and have yet to find anybody who has been to Pulborough apart from one person who kindly pm`d me.
It appears I heading for the longest lasting thread with no replies !

Its difficult to get lost at Pulborough. There is one path leading north and then west from the visitor's centre and then a circular path with four hides. I find the autumn to spring the best times as it can dry out in the summer, especially with the lack of rain this summer.

[JohnZ]

Thank you Leicaman. Since having posted this thread I have been to Pulborough. It is,as you say, fairly easy to get round with little chance of getting lost. Unfortunately when I went there was, as you suggested, very little water around and a lot of the birds were a long way away. There were plenty of other birds to see however and I shall go again.
Thank you.

[deborah4]

Hi John

Hope you're still persevering! It'll get better in the next few months and it's always tough breaking in new stomping ground, I find. There's some good stuff coming in slowly at Pagham and Chichester gravel pits (PM me again anytime for info). :t:

Ps. I used to live in Kent - taken to airshows at Biggin Hill as a kid! You may want to try Bough Beech Reservoir about 30 minutes away from you. There's a nature reserve set aside from the fishing do dahs - Osprey, among other interesting birds have been spotted there I believe.

Full species list here:

http://www.kentos.org.uk/Bough%20Beech/BoughBeechspecies.htm

http://www.boughbeechfishing.com/

[JohnZ]

Hello Deborah

I will always persevere but last week at Pulborough really did test my patience to the limit. I took the wife with me and we walked round the reserve in almost total silence. Not a sound of any birds whatsoever ! There were very few birds to be seen at all. I don`t think it helps that the water there is still very low and the view from the second and last hides, Nettleys ?, is very poor to say the least.
When I first got my camera and stuff I used to go to Bough Beech most weekends. Bit of a strange set up as most of the folks stand by the road between the two lakes. I did find my way to the feeders which was excellent, so many birds, as it gave me a chance to practice with the camera. However they took the feeders down fairly early in the year and the majority of the birds went elsewhere.
Will get in touch soon.