Trip reports

Coach Trip to Walberswick NNR

Sunday, 15 April 2012

A Local Group visit to Walberswick NNR on the Suffolk coast produced plenty of interesting wildlife. More...

Coach Trip to Titchfield Haven NNR

Sunday, 18 March 2012

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...

Coach Trip to Gibraltar Point NNR

Sunday, 19 February 2012

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...

Coach Trip to RSPB Fen Drayton and WWT Welney

Sunday, 15 January 2012

We enjoyed another excellent coach trip to two well-managed reserves. More...

Own Transport Visit to Stockers Lake

Sunday, 11 December 2011

Local Group members enjoyed a pleasant stroll round Stockers Lake on the morning of 11 December. More...

Coach Trip to RSPB Elmley Marshes

Sunday, 20 November 2011

We found short-eared owl, peregrine, merlin, hen harrier and excellent weather on our joint visit with Stevenage LG to Elmley. More...

Coach Trip to Holkham and Wells

Sunday, 23 October 2011

We joined the sun-worshippers along the North Norfolk coast for a most enjoyable day of birdwatching at Holkham and Wells More...

Coach Trip to RSPB Titchwell Marsh

Sunday, 25 September 2011

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...

Own Transport Trip to Rutland Water

Sunday, 28 August 2011

We started the new 2011-12 season of outdoor meetings with a pleasant visit to the Egleton reserve at Rutland Water. More...

Coach Trip to RSPB Strumpshaw Fen

Sunday, 12 June 2011

Our final coach trip of the season delivered exciting birds, reptiles and amphibians, rare dragonflies and a few swallowtail butterflies. More...

Coach Trip to the New Forest

Sunday, 15 May 2011

Redstarts, cuckoos and pearl-bordered fritillary butterflies were highlights of an enjoyable trip to the New Forest National Park. More...

Own Transport Visit to Paxton Pits

Saturday, 7 May 2011

Despite some rain (!) a good turnout of Local Group members enjoyed their annual morning visit to Little Paxton Gravel Pits. More...

Coach Trip to RSPB Minsmere

Sunday, 17 April 2011

We enjoyed a fantastic day out at Minsmere, with great sightings of some of this reserve's special birds. More...

Coach Trip to Attenborough

Sunday, 20 March 2011

We enjoyed a bird-rich day on the banks of the River Trent at Attenborough. More...

Coach Trip to RSPB Titchwell

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...

Coach Trip to Lynford Arboretum and Lackford Lakes SWT

Sunday, 16 January 2011

Our first coach trip of 2011 took us to two attractive locations in the Breckland region of East Anglia. More...

Coach Trip to RSPB Frampton Marsh

Sunday, 21 November 2010

Our first ever coach visit to RSPB Frampton Marsh reserve in Lincolnshire was an unqualified success. More...

Coach Trip to Dungeness

Sunday, 17 October 2010

We saw some great birds when we visited RSPB Dungeness and "The Patch" on 17 October. More...

Coach Trip to Pagham Harbour

Sunday, 19 September 2010

We enjoyed a joint coach trip, with members of Stevenage Local Group, to Pagham Harbour on the Sussex coast. More...

Coach Trip to Pagham Harbour SWT

Sunday, 19 September 2010

The first coach trip of the 2010-11 season saw us bird-watching on the Sussex Coast. More...

Coach Trip to Pagham Harbour NNR

Sunday, 19 September 2010

We enjoyed a pleasant day out on the Sussex coast, sharing the trip with our neighbours from Stevenage Local Group. More...

Own Transport Visit to College Lake and Wilstone Reservoir

Sunday, 29 August 2010

On bank holiday Sunday we launched our new season's events with an own transport visit to the Chilterns. More...

Coach Trip to RSPB Minsmere

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...

Coach Trip to Frensham Common

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...

Own Transport Trip to Paxton Pits

Saturday, 8 May 2010

Wintry weather failed to deter either ourselves or the birds for our visit to Paxton Pits. More...

Coach Trip to Stodmarsh NNR

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...

Coach Trip to RSPB Snettisham

Sunday, 21 March 2010

The Local Group enjoyed a pleasant springlike day, bird-watching at RSPB Snettisham. More...

Coach Trip to RSPB Pulborough Brooks

Sunday, 21 February 2010

We had an enjoyable day out at this well-maintained reserve in deepest Sussex, with its varied woodland and wetland habitats. More...

Coach Trip to West Stow Country Park and Lackford Lakes EWT

Sunday, 17 January 2010

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...

Own Transport trip to Little Paxton and Woodwalton Fen

Sunday, 13 December 2009

We finished our 2009 programme of outdoor meetings with an enjoyable visit to two excellent Cambridgeshire reserves. More...

Coach Trip to Abberton EWT and Tollesbury

Sunday, 15 November 2009

We had a lovely day out on 15 November at two excellent locations in Essex. More...

Coach Trip to Holkham and Wells

Sunday, 25 October 2009

A thoroughly enjoyable day was had, walking and birdwatching between Holkham and Wells. More...

Coach Trip to Cley NWT

Sunday, 20 September 2009

The group enjoyed a splendid day out at this bird-rich haven on the Norfolk coast. More...

Own Transport Trip to Rutland Water

Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Our 2009-10 programme of outdoor meetings kicked off with an enjoyable visit to Rutland Water More...

Coach Trip to RSPB Strumpshaw Fen

Sunday, 14 June 2009

High quality birds, butterflies, dragonflies and plants coupled with lovely weather provided a fitting finale to our season of coach trips. More...

Coach Trip to Thursley Common

Sunday, 17 May 2009

We enjoyed seeing some special birds, mammals, insects and flowers on our coach trip to Thursley. More...

Coach Trip to Rye Harbour

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...

Coach Trip to Dungeness

Sunday, 15 March 2009

Glorious weather and some quality birds made our trip to Dungeness an enjoyable one. More...

Coach Trip to RSPB Rainham Marshes

Sunday, 15 February 2009

Our first group trip to RSPB Rainham Marshes proved rewarding, with first class visitor facilities and first class birds! More...

Coach Trip to Lynford Arboretum and Welney WWT

Sunday, 18 January 2009

Beautiful weather and beautiful birds added up to a fabulous day's birdwatching in Norfolk. More...

Own Transport Trip to Stewartby, Marston Vale and Brogborough Lakes

Sunday, 14 December 2008

Our final field trip of 2008 was noteworthy for views of a stoat killing a rabbit and a slavonian grebe fishing at Brogborough. More...

Coach Trip to RSPB Elmley Marshes

Sunday, 16 November 2008

Our joint coach trip with the RSPB Stevenage Local Group provided plenty of opportunities for raptor watching and identification. More...

Coach Trip to Holme Dunes NWT Reserve

Sunday, 19 October 2008

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...

Coach trip to Titchwell Marsh RSPB

Sunday, 21 September 2008

Great weather, glorious beaches and exciting birds (lots of them!) sum up a fabulous coach trip to Titchwell RSPB More...

Own Transport Trip to Lakenheath RSPB

Sunday, 24 August 2008

Despite the rain we had an enjoyable trip to RSPB Lakenheath, with common cranes being the star birds seen on the day. More...

Coach Trip to Minsmere

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...

Coach Trip to the New Forest

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...

Coach Trip to Cley NWT

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...

Coach Trip to Titchfield Haven

Sunday, 16 March 2008

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...

Coach Trip to Attenborough Nature Reserve

Sunday, 17 February 2008

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...

Coach Trip to RSPB Fen Drayton and RSPB Ouse Washes

Sunday, 20 January 2008

Both reserves may have been flooded, but the Group still had an enjoyable day out at two local RSPB reserves. More...

Own Transport trip to the Lee Valley

Sunday, 9 December 2007

On our final field trip of the year we visited 3 birdwatching sites in the Lee Valley, including RSPB Rye Meads. More...

Coach trip to Gibraltar Point NNR

Sunday, 18 November 2007

Fifty members of RSPB Hitchin and Letchworth and Stevenage Local Groups enjoyed a splendid day out at Gibraltar Point NNR. More...

Coach Trip to Holkham and Wells

Sunday, 28 October 2007

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...

Coach trip to Pagham Harbour

Sunday, 16 September 2007

Eric Sharman led our first coach trip of the season to Pagham Harbour. More...

Osprey in larch tree

Sunday, 26 August 2007

The season of outdoor meetings got off to a cracking start with a gloriously sunny trip to Rutland Water. More...