Trip reports

Sunday, 20 July 2008

Once again, a good turnout for our visit to this popular site, with its birdlife, butterflies and wild flowers. More...

Sunday Morning Outing: Upper Teesdale

Sunday, 15 June 2008

Bowlee's car park was empty at 10am, except for the 14 of us, old and new members along with three welcome visitors. We did not have long to wait for our first sightings. More...

Coach Trip to Far Ings

Sunday, 18 May 2008

This was our first visit to Far Ings,and what a good time to visit. Everywhere there was hawthorn blossom to be seen and a good variety of birds and other wildlife on offer. More...

Foxglove Covert

Sunday, 20 April 2008

This must be one of the best defended reserves in the country, surrounded as it is by Catterick Army Camp. On the day of our visit, hightened security was in force. More...

Hurworth Burn

Sunday, 16 March 2008

Sunday, 16th March was dry and bright, but not a day to be out without gloves. More...

Sunday Morning on Portrack Marsh

Sunday, 17 February 2008

A frosty but surprisingly mild, calm and sunny morning on the marsh was to bring us a good variety of birdlife and some memorable sightings. More...

Sunday Morning on the Beach

Sunday, 16 December 2007

A dry day with good light and a full five degrees showing on the thermometer - a welcome change to the extreme cold of recent days. Twelve intrepid souls turned up to enjoy the pleasures of bird-watching on the stray, beach and rocks in mid-winter.. More...

Tree sparrow on twig

Sunday, 25 November 2007

Having previously visited Old Moor in October, we decided to try November this year in the hope that there would be a greater variety of birds to be seen. More...

Nosterfield Gravel Pits

Thursday, 18 October 2007

Sunday, 14th October, a fine, dry, still and mild day with decent light conditions.A small group of us (ten in all) arrived at the Nature Reserve to hear that there was a peregrine about. Now where have we heard that one before? There was also report of a young gannet somewhere about, presumably lost/injured. We had no luck with either of these reports. However, the report that there were black-necked grebe to be seen proved more encouraging More...

A Blustery Morning at Seal Sands

Sunday, 16 September 2007

A decent turn out of a dozen members met in the car park at Greatham Creek, under cloudy skies, with a strong breeze, but no sign of rain. As usual, we were hopeful of a good morning's birdwatching. More...

Visit to Hall Farm

Sunday, 8 July 2007

We first met Ray and Liz Wilson when they gave their talk 'A Year in the Life of a Lepidopterist' at the Newport Settlement in December 2005. We were invited at that time to visit their farm at Nunthorpe and today was our opportunity to do so. More...

Cuckoo perched in tree

Sunday, 13 May 2007

Whisby Nature Park was opened in 1989 and comprises a complex of small, medium and large flooded gravel pits. There is just one major stream, the Pike Drain, an agricultural drain of some lo More...

Male greenfinch perched on rhododendron bush

Sunday, 18 February 2007

Wynyard Country Park (28 species)

Several members having absconded to Skelton in search of waxwings, our numbers were depleted, but eight of us, plus two visitors, g More...

Male chaffinch singing on branch

Sunday, 14 January 2007

Despite the cold and strong winds, a dozen hardy souls turned up and braved the elements.
First stop was the feeding station by the visitors' centre. Here we saw marsh tit, nuthatch, blu More...

Long-tailed tit perched on branch

Sunday, 17 December 2006

Turnout for our Sunday morning trip to the new Saltholme Reserve totalled 22, and it was good to see some 'new faces' who had seen the visit advertised on this website.

Dave Braithw More...

Goosander on water

Sunday, 19 November 2006

10a.m. Sunday, 19th November; a cold but bright day. Fourteen of us met just off the A61 opposite the public access gateway to the estate, south of Harewood village. The footpath through the More...

Bittern feeding in reedbeds

Sunday, 22 October 2006

36 of us travelled by coach to Doncaster. As the reserve is only a few minutes from the M18, the journey was surprisingly short and we arrived soon after 10am
It took a few minutes to co More...