Trip reports
 | Saturday, 16 March 2013 Upper Lune Estuary and Freeman's Pool, 16th March 2013 This outdoor meeting was a reprise of a walk that we had held in the early spring of 2012. Once more our party was led by local expert Dan Haywood. As before we walked the footpath between Freeman`s Wood and Stodday Lane, returning by the same route. More... |
 | Saturday, 12 January 2013 Marton Mere, Blackpool, and Fairhaven Lake, Lytham Eight of us braved a chill easterly wind but nonetheless enjoyed a good day of birdwatching at Marton Mere - a splendid urban nature reserve that is managed by Blackpool Council. More... |
 | Saturday, 15 December 2012 Conder Green and Glasson Dock Visit Four members met at Conder Green on the 15th December for what proved to be an enjoyable five hours of birdwatching in good company. More... |
 | Saturday, 17 November 2012 A report of our trip to Biggar Bank and South Walney for waders, wildfowl and seals. More... |
 | Friday, 31 August 2012 On the final day of August, some six members braved the intermittent rain to meet John Wilson in the Allen Hide car park. This was the second of John's "Evenings at Leighton Moss" when on this occasion we usually concentrate our attentions on the birds of the saltmarsh adjacent to Leighton Moss. More... |
| Monday, 25 June 2012 RSPB/LDBWS Joint Outing - Bull Beck to Crook of Lune On the 25th June 2012, members from both groups led by Jean Roberts, enjoyed a walk along the River Lune. Members enjoyed excellent birdwatching, so here is Jean`s account of that morning and the many birds that were seen. More... |
 | Tuesday, 12 June 2012 With a sunny day in a beautiful corner of the Lake District this was always going to be a delightful walk. More... |
 | Saturday, 28 April 2012 Hindburndale is a place of high lonely moorland and picturesque wooded ravines. This area was the setting for our birdwatching walk led by Pete Marsh on the 28th April. More... |
 | Saturday, 10 March 2012 The upper Lune estuary was the venue for our birdwatching walk on the 10th March. This event was organised jointly by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, the RSPB Local Group and the Lancaster & District Birdwatching Society. More... |
 | Saturday, 14 January 2012 On a cold, crisp and sunny morning, 11 of us set off to go round Marton Mere. We soon saw lots of greenfinches, goldfinches and chaffinches. We then had good views of a sparrowhawk and several kestrels. More... |
 | Sunday, 27 November 2011 Visit to Marshside RSPB, Southport A cold and blustery wind met 16 members of the Lancaster local group as we met in the car park at Marshside. First stop was Sandgrounders hide, where the marsh was covered in wigeon, with several thousand birds dotted around. More... |
 | Saturday, 17 September 2011 Visit to Moore Nature Reserve, Warrington About 37 bird species were seen of the usual types plus various butterflies, a fox showed well, other sightings were a Little Grebe still feeding 3 downy chicks, an overflying Raven, a Peregrine perched on a bridge parapet. More... |
 | Saturday, 11 June 2011 Locations around Leighton Moss A report of our trip to locations including Trowbarrow Quarry, Hawes Water, Gait Barrows and Yealand Hall Allotments. More... |
 | Saturday, 7 May 2011 A party of some 15 members led by Robin Horner travelled across the Pennines to the R.S.P.B. Reserve at Old Moor in South Yorkshire. This landscape of fresh water pools with reed bed was created as a result of mining subsidence, and is now the home to many interesting birds that require this kind of habitat. More... |
 | Wednesday, 27 April 2011 Visit to Geltsdale RSPB reserve A report of our visit to Geltsdale, where we had an enjoyable day and an informative insight into the work of this Cumbrian reserve. More... |
 | Saturday, 19 March 2011 A superb raptor watching day! More... |
| Sunday, 20 February 2011 At 10.30am on a gloomy Sunday morning, ten of us met at Lane Ends Pilling, in anticipation of seeing the many birds - especially the wading birds that frequent this southern corner of Morecambe Bay during the late winter. More... |
 | Sunday, 23 January 2011 Visit to Martin Mere WWT Reserve A visit to Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve was enjoyed by 8 members of the Lancaster local group. Birds seen included large numbers of whooper swans and pinkfooted geese, plus brambling and wintering marsh harrier. More... |
 | Wednesday, 8 December 2010 Conder Green and Glasson Outing The 8th December 2010 was a day of bright sunshine, crystal clear visibility, and sub-zero temperatures. It seems that the latter, perhaps understandably, deterred many members from attending this meeting - in fact there were just two of us! More... |
| Sunday, 10 October 2010 A report of our visit to the Cumbria Wildlife Trust reserve at South Walney. More... |
 | Saturday, 11 September 2010 We were lucky to have a warm, mainly sunny day for this walk round Sunderland Point. We started at Potts Corner, Middleton, and walked along to the point. More... |
 | Wednesday, 2 June 2010 10 people managed to find their way to the barn in Gaitbarrows Nature Reserve on a morning that began misty but soon became a beautiful, sunny summer day. There were quite a few birds around (Chiffchaff, Blackcap and Garden Warbler among others), but our main interest was in plants and butterflies. More... |
 | Wednesday, 26 May 2010 A report of a walk up the Langden valley in search of hen herrier and ring ouzel. More... |
| Saturday, 1 May 2010 RSPB Lancaster trip to Borrowdale Valley (Tebay) A report of our walk in the Borrowdale Valley (near Tebay) for woodland and moorland birds. More... |
| Wednesday, 31 March 2010 A report of a walk in the SIlverdale area, including Woodwell, Heald Brow, Jenny Brown's Point and Jack Scout. More... |
 | Sunday, 14 February 2010 On a cold and frosty morning 8 members of Lancaster Local Group met at Conder Green Picnic Area for a mini bus tour of the Fylde goose fields. More... |
| Saturday, 5 December 2009 Visit to Heysham Nature Reserve A report of a visit to Heysham Nature Reserve, including a guided tour from the warden, Reuben Neville. More... |
| Sunday, 18 October 2009 Sickness and holidays reduced our numbers, but 9 hardy members met on a dull, raw morning with an east wind blowing. Little Egrets and Grey Heron were on the marsh and several small flocks of Redwing flew over. More... |
| Saturday, 12 September 2009 A report of a day walking from Knott End by the banks of the River Wyre to Barnabys Sands. More... |
 | Sunday, 7 June 2009 A visit to the Hodbarrow RSPB reserve at Millom produced sightings of sandwich terns, gulls, ducks, waders and passerines. More... |
 | Saturday, 9 May 2009 A windy walk on Warton Crag with birds, wonderful views and an insight into the management of the Crag for wildlife. More... |
| Wednesday, 22 April 2009 Visit to Scorton and Wyresdale fisheries Report of a visit to Scorton picnic area and the river Wyre for spring woodland and riverine species, followed by a visit to Wyresdale fisheries. More... |
| Saturday, 28 March 2009 A visit on a cold blustery day to search for spring migrants such as wheatear. More... |
| Saturday, 28 February 2009 A visit to the Pilling area for geese. More... |
 | Sunday, 18 January 2009 Report of a visit to Martin Mere Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust reserve for Whooper Swans and wildfowl. More... |
| Sunday, 7 December 2008 Report of a visit to an ice covered Pennington Flash More... |
| Saturday, 15 November 2008 Visit to Biggar Bank, Walney and Cavendish Dock, Barrow Report of a visit to the Barrow area of Morecambe Bay, mainly for waders and ducks. More... |
| Saturday, 11 October 2008 Report of a walk by the Lune from Lancaster to Skerton, Denny Beck and Crook-o-Lune. More... |
 | Sunday, 15 June 2008 Coach Trip to Bempton Cliffs RSPB Reserve On a day of sunshine & showers, 22 members of the local RSPB group enjoyed a day's outing to the seabird colony at Bempton Cliffs for views of Gannet, Kittiwake, Fulmar, Razorbill, Guillemot, Puffin and other species. More... |
 | Wednesday, 4 June 2008 Visit to Geltsdale RSPB Reserve A visit to Geltsdale RSPB reserve in Cumbria for a walk with the Warden. More... |
 | Saturday, 31 May 2008 A visit to Torver moor near Coniston for moorland birds. More... |
 | Wednesday, 23 April 2008 Visit to Marshside RSPB, Southport A visit to Marshside for breeding Avocets, waders, wildfowl and summer migrants ... More... |
 | Wednesday, 9 April 2008 A visit to Marbury Country Park in Cheshire for woodland birds and the elusive Lesser Spotted Woodpecker More... |
 | Sunday, 18 November 2007 A visit to the Lancashire Wildlife Trust reserve at Mere Sands Wood, Rufford. More... |
 | Saturday, 27 October 2007 Visit to Rossall Point and Fleetwood nature reserve Report of a visit to Rosall for passage migrants and waders. More... |
| Saturday, 29 September 2007 Walk from Overton to Sunderland Point Report of a walk from Overton to Sunderland Point, watching high tide birds. More... |
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