Welcome to the very first episode of The BirdGuides Podcast! Join your regular hosts Josh Jones, David Campbell and Ian Lycett as they introduce the show, share their birdwatching backgrounds and discuss the future of the ultimate audio hub for birdwatchers. Whether you are a casual patch birder in the UK or a big global lister, this episode sets the stage for our upcoming birding adventures.

What you'll learn in this episode

• Meet the team: get to know the birding histories and local patches of Josh, David and Ian.
• The podcast vision: what to expect from future episodes.
• Global vs local: discussions on everything between British twitching and exploring the world’s birds.
• Latest news and sightings: from Wood Sandpiper and Common Quail influxes to Britain’s first Western Reef Heron

Episode timestamps

00:00 – welcome to the The BirdGuides Podcast

02:25 – meet David Campbell and Ian Lycett: formative birding moments and their local patches

11:20 – recent trips to Western Sahara, Finland and Sri Lanka and autumn birding plans

17:20 – meet Josh Jones: birding from a young age and a previous twitching life

24:50 – break

25:00 – looking back at spring and summer 2026, from Wood Sandpiper influxes to mega rarities

28:55 – the summer 2026 Common Quail influx including a close encounter for Josh

32:35 – Britain’s first Western Reef Heron in Wales stuns twitchers

Links

• Get in touch by emailing podcast@birdguides.com
• Stay updated with the latest news at www.birdguides.com/podcast
• Contact Josh, David or Ian directly via the BirdGuides Team page

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