Trip reports

Cuckoo perched in tree

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Half a day walk around the Common looking and listening out for Spring migrants. More...

Whooper & Bewick's swans feeding in ploughed field

Friday, 13 April 2012

Mary Braddock's second talk to the group. An experienced photographer, showing her collection of photos from Eastern Europe. More...

Field Trip to The Forest of Dean

Sunday, 1 April 2012

Afet a chilly start to the day, especially after the recent warm/hot weather, the day steadily improved.... More...

Field Trip to Lamby Lakes and Rumney Great Wharf

Sunday, 26 February 2012

Lamby Lakes are a local birdwatching area which are also close to the river and foreshore More...

Field Trip to Ogmore

Sunday, 15 January 2012

Purple sandpipers and chough are the star attractions at the Ogmore estuary at this time of year. More...

Robins and street lights - Friday December 2nd

Friday, 2 December 2011

Alex Pollard of RSPB Cymru did her doctorate in this subject. So we were looking forward to an informative and entertaining talk More...

Adult whooper swans feeding in fields

Sunday, 20 November 2011

On a not particularly promising day 15 members met at Penclacwydd for this visit to WWT More...

Underwater Pembrokeshire.

Friday, 14 October 2011

A change for the group to go underwater and no birds but Dorothy Witcomb gave us a most entertaining view of a foreign world with excellent photographs. More...

Indoor Meeting - The Lesser Black Blacked Gull

Friday, 16 September 2011

Viola Ross Smith gained her Ph.D. studying this gull on Flat Home. Having been with the RSPB she is now with the BTO still studying the lbb gull. More...

Field Trip to Rudry Common

Sunday, 19 June 2011

It was for this summer one of the better days to be out and about for this visit to Rudry common on the doorsteps of Cardiff and Caerphilly More...

Indoor Meeting- an island odyssey

Friday, 15 April 2011

When Al Venables came to speak at our indoor meeting on Friday 15th April, I straightaway learnt something new. The fact that there are two kinds of islands .............. More...

"A Rocky Mountain Meander"

Friday, 18 March 2011

Paul Denning is a long standing friend of the group and his return was warmly welcomed. More...

Field trip to the Forest of Dean - Sunday March 13th

Sunday, 13 March 2011

A bright sunny day welcomed 10 members of Cardiff local group to the New Fancy Viewpoint in the Forest of Dean More...

Indoor meeting - Skomer Island

Friday, 14 January 2011

Chris is the warden for Skomer and he cane to the group for our first meeting of 2011 to talk about the island and his work there. More...

Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore

Friday, 3 December 2010

This edited version of the Group's newsletter article describes Lewis James', one-time warden of these reserves on the north side of the Wash, talk to Cardiff Group on Friday 3rd December 2010 More...

The Wildlife of the Shetlands

Friday, 15 October 2010

Helen Williams, a long standing speaker to the group made a welcome reappearance on Friday Oct. 15 to tell and show us the wildlife of these islands in the far north of the UK. More...

Male lapwing in breeding habitat

Friday, 16 April 2010

Kevin Dupe, CCW warden at Newport Wetlands came to talk to the group on Friday 16th April More...

Indoor meeting - "Birdwatching in Southern Europe"

Friday, 15 January 2010

Terry Bond was making a welcome return visit as the snow melted. More...