Trip reports
 | Sunday, 20 March 2011 Wonders will never cease! A traffic-cone free M6. After a coffee break at Knutsford Services we sped on to Conwy where the warden boarded the coach, gave a brief introduction and handed round the trail guides. More... |
 | Sunday, 27 February 2011 The coach was a little late but we soon made-up the time heading east with the sun brightly creeping over the horizon. Not many vehicles on the road as usual for this time on a Sunday morning. Just before Peterborough Services a pair of red kite floated over a roadside copse. That certainly woke everybody up! More... |
 | Sunday, 23 January 2011 Peter was our driver today, whom we hadn't seen since our visit to Gigrin Farm last March. I can still visualise his look of astonishment when a red kite suddenly swept over a hedge next to the coach. More... |
 | Sunday, 28 November 2010 After seventeen cancellations the remaining twenty-four brave souls seemed to disappear in the bowels of the warm sixty-one seater coach. Members travelling into the city had recorded temperatures of minus nine degrees centigrade. More... |
 | Sunday, 24 October 2010 Lovely sunrise during our journey north with blankets of mist in the low lying areas and crisp white frost covering the ground. The rising sun accentuated the autumn colours of the woodlands as we passed. More... |
 | Sunday, 10 October 2010 I know that you've all heard of long shore drift and the effect it is having on the East Coast of Yorkshire, however I don't suppose anyone in their wildest dreams would have thought that its impact would be such that a trip publicised as a visit to the Severn Estuary would mean a visit to Spurn. More... |
 | Sunday, 19 September 2010 Overcast conditions and a strong westerly wind announced the first trip of our new season of events. A reasonable turnout for early September, considering many of the group holiday when the children return to school. More... |
 | Sunday, 16 May 2010 We took the scenic route on this particularly quiet Sunday morning and were able to enjoy the sunny welsh countryside. More... |
 | Sunday, 25 April 2010 A long journey east, but Peter the driver didn't have to worry about driving into the low sun because it didn't appear until we headed north up the A12 from Ipswich. More... |
 | Sunday, 11 April 2010 Mini-bus Trip for the Black Grouse Lek Abandon all thoughts of sleeping in, it was up at 2 am for most of us ready to get the minibus for a quick getaway at 3.15 am. More... |
 | Sunday, 28 March 2010 Visit to the Elan Valley and Gigrin Farm British Summer Time had arrived and made for an even earlier departure which gave us relatively clear roads all the way to central Wales. More... |
 | Sunday, 28 February 2010 Visit to EWT Abberton Reservoir & Fingringhoe Wick A huge area of low pressure was sweeping towards the southeast of England and already passing through the Bay of Biscay with near hurricane force winds. More... |
 | Saturday, 13 February 2010 Mini-bus Trip to Northern France Luggage stowed we were off by 6.15 am for an extended birding weekend to St Dizier in the Champagne region of France. More... |
 | Sunday, 24 January 2010 Another good turnout for this 'first' for the group and a hassle free journey down the M1 and along the M25. More... |
 | Sunday, 29 November 2009 A rather full coach arrived at the Wildlife and Wetlands Centre about 10am after a brief coffee stop at Knutsford Services on the M6. More... |
 | Sunday, 18 October 2009 A flock of eight fieldfare flew past us as we walked towards the Observatory and several redwing pecked at the hawthorn berries. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 September 2009 Once the Mecca for British birdwatchers, Cley is teetering on the brink as a freshwater bird refuge, due to climate change. More... |
 | Sunday, 18 May 2008 After a good clear run up the motorway by coach we met a light rain shower just south of Bridlington, but by the time we reached Bempton the strong winds had dispersed the rain clouds. More... |
 | Sunday, 27 April 2008 There was a small turnout for this coach trip to Hampshire. The weather forecast was a bit iffy and the thunder storm just south of Newbury didn't bode well but we needn't have worried, the rain ceased just before we reached Lyndhurst. More... |
 | Sunday, 24 February 2008 There was a good turnout for this popular coach trip to north Norfolk. The roads seemed unusually clear and we arrived in good time. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 January 2008 Visit to Strumpshaw Fen and Buckenham Marshes We set off with much trepidation. Heavy rain, strong winds and floods had dominated the week. The forecast for Sunday was not good. However, this being the local group's monthly outing, the weather was as usual, fine. More... |
 | Sunday, 25 November 2007 Skeins of pink-footed geese flew over calling as if announcing our arrival. More... |
 | Sunday, 11 November 2007 The day did not bode well as the band of travellers waited in the gloom in Earlsdon. More... |
 | Sunday, 28 October 2007 Visit to RSPB Gayton Sands Reserve High tide at Connah's Quay was in two hours, so we had arrived in plenty of time. More... |
| Sunday, 23 September 2007 Visit to RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve The outdoor season began with one of our favourites, Minsmere in Suffolk. More... |
 | Saturday, 15 September 2007 The September Mini-bus Week-end..... or Birding on the High Seas! Friday evening all on board, we journeyed north to Bridlington with just a brief stop at Woodall Services on the M1. More... |
 | Sunday, 10 June 2007 Minibus trip to The New Forest and Langstone Harbour Everyone was on time and by 7.30am, we were on our way to Hampshire. It was warm but very misty and only the real optimists had come in their shorts! More... |
 | Sunday, 20 May 2007 Visit to RSPB Coombes Valley Reserve Scenic, steep-sided valleys with oak woodland and a rocky stream near Leek in Staffordshire. More... |