Trip reports

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...