Trip reports
 | Sunday, 15 April 2012 A Local Group visit to Walberswick NNR on the Suffolk coast produced plenty of interesting wildlife. More... |
 | Sunday, 18 March 2012 Coach Trip to Titchfield Haven NNR A full coach of members of RSPB Hitchin and Letchworth and RSPB Stevenage Local Groups spent an enjoyable day bird-watching on this attractive Hampshire reserve adjacent to the Solent. More... |
 | Sunday, 19 February 2012 Coach Trip to Gibraltar Point NNR Three sub-species of brent goose, barn owls, porpoises and seals were some of the highlights of our visit to Gibraltar Point NNR in Lincolnshire. More... |
 | Sunday, 15 January 2012 Coach Trip to RSPB Fen Drayton and WWT Welney We enjoyed another excellent coach trip to two well-managed reserves. More... |
 | Sunday, 11 December 2011 Own Transport Visit to Stockers Lake Local Group members enjoyed a pleasant stroll round Stockers Lake on the morning of 11 December. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 November 2011 Coach Trip to RSPB Elmley Marshes We found short-eared owl, peregrine, merlin, hen harrier and excellent weather on our joint visit with Stevenage LG to Elmley. More... |
 | Sunday, 23 October 2011 Coach Trip to Holkham and Wells We joined the sun-worshippers along the North Norfolk coast for a most enjoyable day of birdwatching at Holkham and Wells More... |
 | Sunday, 25 September 2011 Coach Trip to RSPB Titchwell Marsh Our first coach trip of the new season was a great success with pleasant, mild weather, almost 100 bird species and some interesting sightings of other wildlife. More... |
 | Sunday, 28 August 2011 Own Transport Trip to Rutland Water We started the new 2011-12 season of outdoor meetings with a pleasant visit to the Egleton reserve at Rutland Water. More... |
 | Sunday, 12 June 2011 Coach Trip to RSPB Strumpshaw Fen Our final coach trip of the season delivered exciting birds, reptiles and amphibians, rare dragonflies and a few swallowtail butterflies. More... |
 | Sunday, 15 May 2011 Redstarts, cuckoos and pearl-bordered fritillary butterflies were highlights of an enjoyable trip to the New Forest National Park. More... |
 | Saturday, 7 May 2011 Own Transport Visit to Paxton Pits Despite some rain (!) a good turnout of Local Group members enjoyed their annual morning visit to Little Paxton Gravel Pits. More... |
 | Sunday, 17 April 2011 We enjoyed a fantastic day out at Minsmere, with great sightings of some of this reserve's special birds. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 March 2011 We enjoyed a bird-rich day on the banks of the River Trent at Attenborough. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 February 2011 Despite a coach breakdown on the way we still managed to find over 80 bird species in our 5 hour visit to the fantastic Titchwell Marsh reserve. More... |
 | Sunday, 16 January 2011 Coach Trip to Lynford Arboretum and Lackford Lakes SWT Our first coach trip of 2011 took us to two attractive locations in the Breckland region of East Anglia. More... |
 | Sunday, 21 November 2010 Coach Trip to RSPB Frampton Marsh Our first ever coach visit to RSPB Frampton Marsh reserve in Lincolnshire was an unqualified success. More... |
 | Sunday, 17 October 2010 We saw some great birds when we visited RSPB Dungeness and "The Patch" on 17 October. More... |
 | Sunday, 19 September 2010 We enjoyed a joint coach trip, with members of Stevenage Local Group, to Pagham Harbour on the Sussex coast. More... |
 | Sunday, 19 September 2010 Coach Trip to Pagham Harbour SWT The first coach trip of the 2010-11 season saw us bird-watching on the Sussex Coast. More... |
 | Sunday, 19 September 2010 Coach Trip to Pagham Harbour NNR We enjoyed a pleasant day out on the Sussex coast, sharing the trip with our neighbours from Stevenage Local Group. More... |
 | Sunday, 29 August 2010 Own Transport Visit to College Lake and Wilstone Reservoir On bank holiday Sunday we launched our new season's events with an own transport visit to the Chilterns. More... |
 | Sunday, 13 June 2010 We completed our season of coach trips with a terrific day at RSPB Minsmere and with a list of 100 bird species seen. More... |
 | Sunday, 16 May 2010 We saw a good variety of quality birds on a recent visit to one of the country's premier heathland sites. More... |
 | Saturday, 8 May 2010 Own Transport Trip to Paxton Pits Wintry weather failed to deter either ourselves or the birds for our visit to Paxton Pits. More... |
 | Sunday, 18 April 2010 More fantastic weather and fantastic birds were enjoyed at Natural England's Stodmarsh reserve by a full coach of RSPB Hitchin and Letchworth and Stevenage Local Group Members. More... |
 | Sunday, 21 March 2010 The Local Group enjoyed a pleasant springlike day, bird-watching at RSPB Snettisham. More... |
 | Sunday, 21 February 2010 Coach Trip to RSPB Pulborough Brooks We had an enjoyable day out at this well-maintained reserve in deepest Sussex, with its varied woodland and wetland habitats. More... |
 | Sunday, 17 January 2010 Coach Trip to West Stow Country Park and Lackford Lakes EWT Redpoll, woodlark and bittern were amongst the species seen on 17 January as we made a sunny start to the 2010 programme of coach trips. More... |
 | Sunday, 13 December 2009 Own Transport trip to Little Paxton and Woodwalton Fen We finished our 2009 programme of outdoor meetings with an enjoyable visit to two excellent Cambridgeshire reserves. More... |
 | Sunday, 15 November 2009 Coach Trip to Abberton EWT and Tollesbury We had a lovely day out on 15 November at two excellent locations in Essex. More... |
 | Sunday, 25 October 2009 Coach Trip to Holkham and Wells A thoroughly enjoyable day was had, walking and birdwatching between Holkham and Wells. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 September 2009 The group enjoyed a splendid day out at this bird-rich haven on the Norfolk coast. More... |
 | Tuesday, 1 September 2009 Own Transport Trip to Rutland Water Our 2009-10 programme of outdoor meetings kicked off with an enjoyable visit to Rutland Water More... |
 | Sunday, 14 June 2009 Coach Trip to RSPB Strumpshaw Fen High quality birds, butterflies, dragonflies and plants coupled with lovely weather provided a fitting finale to our season of coach trips. More... |
 | Sunday, 17 May 2009 We enjoyed seeing some special birds, mammals, insects and flowers on our coach trip to Thursley. More... |
 | Sunday, 19 April 2009 Our joint trip to Rye Harbour with the Stevenage Group proved to be a great success, with almost 100 species of bird seen including nightingale, Cettis warbler, whimbrel, little tern and a large nesting colony of mediterranean gulls. More... |
 | Sunday, 15 March 2009 Glorious weather and some quality birds made our trip to Dungeness an enjoyable one. More... |
 | Sunday, 15 February 2009 Coach Trip to RSPB Rainham Marshes Our first group trip to RSPB Rainham Marshes proved rewarding, with first class visitor facilities and first class birds! More... |
 | Sunday, 18 January 2009 Coach Trip to Lynford Arboretum and Welney WWT Beautiful weather and beautiful birds added up to a fabulous day's birdwatching in Norfolk. More... |
 | Sunday, 14 December 2008 Own Transport Trip to Stewartby, Marston Vale and Brogborough Lakes Our final field trip of 2008 was noteworthy for views of a stoat killing a rabbit and a slavonian grebe fishing at Brogborough. More... |
 | Sunday, 16 November 2008 Coach Trip to RSPB Elmley Marshes Our joint coach trip with the RSPB Stevenage Local Group provided plenty of opportunities for raptor watching and identification. More... |
 | Sunday, 19 October 2008 Coach Trip to Holme Dunes NWT Reserve We saw a good selection of wading birds, water birds and passerines in the many different habitats afforded by the Holme Dunes NWT reserve. More... |
 | Sunday, 21 September 2008 Coach trip to Titchwell Marsh RSPB Great weather, glorious beaches and exciting birds (lots of them!) sum up a fabulous coach trip to Titchwell RSPB More... |
 | Sunday, 24 August 2008 Own Transport Trip to Lakenheath RSPB Despite the rain we had an enjoyable trip to RSPB Lakenheath, with common cranes being the star birds seen on the day. More... |
 | Sunday, 15 June 2008 Minsmere provided a grand finale to the 2007-8 season, with an amazing 103 bird species seen by the Group. More... |
 | Sunday, 18 May 2008 The Group enjoyed a wonderful day out amidst the magnificent heathland, wet bog and dry woodland of the New Forest. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 April 2008 We paid our first group visit to the super new visitor centre at Cley and enjoyed a great day in the field, seeing 92 different species of bird. More... |
 | Sunday, 16 March 2008 Coach Trip to Titchfield Haven The weather stayed dry (just!), the facilities were very good and we found some interesting birds, including Cettis warbler, peregrine, lots of mediterranean gulls and even a flock of eider ducks(!) on our visit to Titchfield Haven on the South Coast. More... |
 | Sunday, 17 February 2008 Coach Trip to Attenborough Nature Reserve The joint trip with the Stevenage Local Group to this attractive nature reserve situated next to the River Trent provided some fine bird-watching in glorious, sunny weather. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 January 2008 Coach Trip to RSPB Fen Drayton and RSPB Ouse Washes Both reserves may have been flooded, but the Group still had an enjoyable day out at two local RSPB reserves. More... |
 | Sunday, 9 December 2007 Own Transport trip to the Lee Valley On our final field trip of the year we visited 3 birdwatching sites in the Lee Valley, including RSPB Rye Meads. More... |
 | Sunday, 18 November 2007 Coach trip to Gibraltar Point NNR Fifty members of RSPB Hitchin and Letchworth and Stevenage Local Groups enjoyed a splendid day out at Gibraltar Point NNR. More... |
 | Sunday, 28 October 2007 Coach Trip to Holkham and Wells Holkham and Wells was the place to be for rarities in late October, and we managed to find most of them on our visit. More... |
 | Sunday, 16 September 2007 Eric Sharman led our first coach trip of the season to Pagham Harbour. More... |
 | Sunday, 26 August 2007 The season of outdoor meetings got off to a cracking start with a gloriously sunny trip to Rutland Water. More... |