Trip reports

Sunday, 25 January 2009

Dungeness

Despite atrocious weather, members who braved the cold, rain and wind were delighted to see a bittern, a flock of over one hundred Bewick's swans, slavonian grebe, kingfisher and much more besides. More...

Monday, 17 November 2008

Sandwich and Pegwell Bays

It started out as an ordinary walk, but ended up with sightings of waxwing and cranes! More...

Saturday, 12 July 2008

Coach trip to Norfolk

A trip in search of stone curlews, golden orioles and cranes, plus a visit to Oxburgh hall. More...

Monday, 19 May 2008

Grove Ferry

Close views of cuckoo, hobby and a range of waders were enjoyed on our visit to Stodmarsh. More...

Monday, 17 March 2008

Elmley

An interesting walk, with good views of short-eared owl, merlin, merganser, scaup and many other waders and ducks. More...

Monday, 18 February 2008

Conyer

A horribly foggy day made birdwatching conditions extremely difficult, but we managed excellent views of bearded tits and a buzzard circling over our heads. More...

Sunday, 8 July 2007

Trip to Stodmarsh

If you didn't want to watch Wimbledon, the Tour de France or the Grand Prix, Stodmarsh was the place to be today, with a marsh harrier flying low overhead, and Cetti's warblers singing nearby. More...

Sunday, 25 February 2007

Dungeness

This trip was originally scheduled for the 18th, but unfortunately family matters arose and this meant rearranging the date. My apologies for this, and to those who were unable to tie in wit More...

Sunday, 28 January 2007

Cliffe

Another mild day greeted us as we arrived at this reasonably new RSPB reserve on the North Kent marshes, just a few miles from the more established Northward Hill reserve. Both of these impo More...

Sunday, 14 January 2007

Stodmarsh

After weeks of grey skies, strong winds and much-needed rain, it was very nice to see blue sky and enjoy warm sunshine for our annual afternoon visit to this Natural England reserve, in the  More...

Sunday, 10 December 2006

Seaton, near Wickhambreaux

The first hard frost of the winter, with ice on the puddles and the wet soil feeling solid underfoot. A good number of us gathered on this bright, crisp morning to see if the disused gravel  More...

Sunday, 5 November 2006

Funton Creek

Our usual meeting point for this trip is an improvised layby on Raspberry Hill Lane. It gives a good vantage point from which to scan the tidal inlet that is Funton Creek. The weather was in More...

Sunday, 22 October 2006

South Swale

Every year the City of Canterbury holds a festival for two weeks in October, with many indoor and outdoor activities at a wide range of venues, catering for a variety of interests. Our Local More...

Monday, 18 September 2006

Seasalter

We met at the Sportsman pub at 10am. As high tide was to be around 11am, the outward journey in a westerly direction towards Castle Coote would be on a full tide, whilst the return walk woul More...

Saturday, 9 September 2006

Dungeness

We met at the old lighthouse at 9.30 on this lovely sunny morning, starting as usual with some seawatching at "The Patch", an area where seabirds gather to feed on the fish and invertebrates More...