Events
Unless otherwise specified, you do not need to be a member of the RSPB (or the local group) to join us on our events, and birdwatching experience is not necessary. If you have any questions please call the contact number shown with the event details.
February 2012
Fri10
The Wildlife Of Guyana, South America
Location: All Saints Church Hall, Fulford Road, West Ewell, Surrey
Postcode: KT19 9QY (Google map)
Glenda Law with take us away to South America for an illustrated talk on the wildlife of Guyana.
Time: 7.30PM
Price: Local group members free. RSPB members £3. Non-members £4.
E-mail: janet.gilbert@btinternet.com
Sun12
Farlington Marshes
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point
Latitude/longitude: 50.835363,-1.036520 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to the South Coast. A good location for waders and shore birds. At this time of year we would hope to find red breasted merganser
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
March 2012
Fri9
Birding in Scandinavia
Location: All Saints Church Hall, Fulford Road, West Ewell, Surrey
Postcode: KT19 9QY (Google map)
Our speaker, Terry Bond, will take us over the North Sea to show us the delights of birding in Scandinavia.
Time: 7:30PM
Price: Local group members free. RSPB members £3. Non-members £4.
E-mail: janet.gilbert@btinternet.com
Sun11
Pagham Harbour
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 50.762566,-0.786595 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to this popular reserve, which offers a variety of habitat. At this time of year we would hope to find red breasted merganser.
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
Sun25
Oare Marshes
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 51.3459,0.889367 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to one of our favourite reserves. There will be opportunities for close observation of waders on the pools, plus this reserve offers the best chance of good views of bearded reedling.
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
April 2012
Fri13
Spain Without The Beaches
Location: All Saints Church Hall, Fulford Road, West Ewell, Surrey
Postcode: KT19 9QY (Google map)
Neil Renwick returns to guide us through the Spanish delights missed by most of the package tourists.
Time: 7:30PM
Price: Local group members free. RSPB members £3. Non-members £4.
E-mail: janet.gilbert@btinternet.com
Sun15
Dungeness RSPB
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 50.928351,0.940833 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to the Dungeness area taking in the RSPB reserve, ARC pits and the power station outfall. At this time of year the first migrants have arrived and the winter visitors are still around, so a good species count is possible. In previous years we have found little ringed plover and slavonian grebe in breeding plumage.
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
Fri20
Pulborough Brooks
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 50.937527,-0.493462 (Google map)
An evening stroll in search of nightingale song
Time: Meet at the venue at 19.00pm
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
May 2012
Sun13
Elmley
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 51.377687,0.783784 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to the RSPB reserve on the Isle of Sheppey.
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
Sun27
Rye Harbour
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 50.937145,0.762032 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to the south coast reserve at Rye Harbour, where we hope to see an interesting range of species including nesting mediterranean gull.
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
June 2012
Mon4
Chobham Common
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 51.3635,-0.585523 (Google map)
An evening stroll in Surrey heath land to a favoured watch point for nightjars.
Time: Meet at the venue at 19:30pm
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
Fri8
The Birds of the Tidal Thames
Location: All Saints Church Hall, Fulford Road, West Ewell, Surrey
Postcode: KT19 9QY (Google map)
David Darrell-Lambert will give us an illustrated talk
Time: 7.30PM
Price: Local group members free. RSPB members £3. Non-members £4.
E-mail: janet.gilbert@btinternet.com
Sun10
Stodmarsh
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 51.304118,1.18519 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to this splendid reserve which offers the best opportunity to find a wide variety of summer visitors such as warblers, hobby, cuckoo and turtle dove.
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
September 2012
Sun2
Pagham Harbour
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 50.762566,-0.786595 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to this popular reserve, which offers a variety of habitat. At this time of year we would hope to find birds on the autumn migration such as flycatchers and redstarts.
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
Fri14
The World of the Wildlife Photographer
Location: All Saints Church Hall, Fulford Road, West Ewell, Surrey
Postcode: KT19 9QY (Google map)
An Illustrated talk by the well know photographer, David Boag.
Time: 7.30PM
Price: Local group members free. RSPB members £3. Non-members £4.
E-mail: janet.gilbert@btinternet.com
Sun16
Oare Marshes
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 51.3459,0.889367 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to one of our favourite reserves. There will be opportunities for close observation of waders on the pools, plus this reserve offers the best chance of good views of curlew sandpiper and little stint
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
Sun30
Farlington Marshes
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 50.835363,-1.036520 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to the south coast. A good location for waders and shore birds. We often see water rail at this location.
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
October 2012
Fri12
Albatrosses, Dolphins and Sealions
Location: All Saints Church Hall, Fulford Road, West Ewell, Surrey
Postcode: KT19 9QY (Google map)
Edward Drewitt returns to give us a new illustrated talk
Time: 7.30PM
Price: Local group members free. RSPB members £3. Non-members £4.
E-mail: janet.gilbert@btinternet.com
Sun14
Gillingham Country Park
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 51.385669,0.596555 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to the North Kent coast for waders.
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
Sun28
Thorney Island
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 50.838983,-0.926701 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to the South Coast to pick up the winter visitors to shoreline and estuary.
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
November 2012
Fri9
Birds in Paradise
Location: All Saints Church Hall, Fulford Road, West Ewell, Surrey
Postcode: KT19 9QY (Google map)
John Buckingham will give us an illustrated talk
Time: 7.30PM
Price: Local group members free. RSPB members £3. Non-members £4.
E-mail: janet.gilbert@btinternet.com
Sun11
Dungeness
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 50.928351,0.940833 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to the Dungeness area taking in the RSPB reserve, ARC pits and the power station outfall.
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
Sun25
Shellness
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 51.391882,0.9346 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to the Isle of Sheppey coast for shore birds and waders. In the afternoon we visit the RSPB raptor watch point for harriers and owls.
Time: Leave Epsom at 8.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.
December 2012
Sun9
Pulborough RSPB
Location: Follow the instructions in the places to watch birds section to navigate to the meeting point.
Latitude/longitude: 50.937527,-0.493462 (Google map)
A bird watching trip to the RSPB reserve.
Time: Leave Epsom at 9.00am
Price: Free to group members. Small donation welcome from non-members.