Noob - Starter camera for wildlife photography

[Yaayuh!]

Hi camera nerds!

I'm looking to get into wildlife photography and I am a complete noob with photography.

I can get started with the basics using Youtube and playing around. But where would I start in terms of camera? Half decent zoom lens required and not much in the way of fast motion capture required I don't think.

Budget circa £600.

TIA

 

[Yaayuh!]

When you say you want to get started with Wildlife photography, my first question is what do you want to photograph and where do you plan on going to photograph the wildlife?

Birds mainly, though not limited. General landscape photography now and then. I live right by RSPB HQ and several reserves and lakes on my doorstep. For instance, I took my 1 year old out for a walk on Sunday afternoon around 4pm and we watched barn owl getting it's hunting on early. We get a lot of wildlife by our house, mostly nocturnal though, but that's another matter entirely.

I was thinking second hand to start for sure, just something with at least some reach (doesn't have to be a massive lens) to begin with to get me going.