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
Tue14
Dorney Wetlands (Jubilee River)
Location: Dorney, nr. Windsor
Half day by car. Looking for winter thrushes and possible bittern. Meet at the small car park on the right of the B3026, just before crossing the channel. GR: SU 929794. Loos and food available at the nearby garden centre.
Time: 10.00 am - 1.00 pm
Price: Free
Telephone: 01932 346565
E-mail: hambrp@msn.com
Sun19
Harty Ferry & Elmley RSPB Reserve
Location: Harty Ferry Road, Leysdown-On-Sea, Sheerness and Elmley RSPB Reserve, Isle of Sheppey
All day by car. Meet at the raptor watch point on Harty Ferry Road at 9.30 am GR: TR022682. before moving on to Elmley at 11.00 am GR: TQ939679. The two sites promise raptors, waders and wildfowl.
Time: 9.30 am and 11.00 am
Price: Free
E-mail: frank.clark1@tesco.net
Wed22
Penguins to Puffins by Richard Coomber
Location: Sir William Perkins's School, Chertsey, Surrey
Postcode: KT16 9BN (Google map)
The amazing life of some of the world's seabirds.
Time: 7.45 pm
Price: RSPB Members £3.00, Local Group Members FREE and Non RSPB Members £3.00
E-mail: bjshreeve@ntlworld.com
March 2012
Wed14
Wraysbury Gravel Pits
Location: Wraysbury, Middx.
Short visit for winter wildfowl. Meet in Bell Weir Close, Hythe End (cul-de-sac off mini roundabout from M25 Junction 13). GR: TQ 019727.
Time: 10.00 am - 12.00 noon
Price: Free
Telephone: 01932 346565
E-mail: hambrp@msn.com
Sun25
West Dean Woods & Kingley Vale NR
Location: West Dean Woods, West Sussex
All day by car. Meet at the SWT car park at 9.30 am GR: SU844152. We will be looking for winter finches, firecrest and marsh tit. Time permitting, we will move on to Kingley Vale NR parking at GR: SU825088 (car park near West Stoke).
Time: 9.30 am
Price: Free
E-mail: frank.clark1@tesco.net
Wed28
A Wild Grizzly Adventure by Oliver Smart
Location: Sir William Perkins's School, Chertsey, Surrey
Postcode: KT16 9BN (Google map)
Oliver comes face-to-face with grizzly bears in this thrilling excursion into the Alaskan wilderness.
Time: 7.45 pm
Price: RSPB Members £3.00, Local Group Members FREE and Non RSPB Members £3.00
E-mail: bjshreeve@ntlworld.com
April 2012
Wed25
California Dreaming by Mary Braddock
Location: Sir William Perkins's School, Chertsey, Surrey
Postcode: KT16 9BN (Google map)
A tour covering the coastal nature reserves of California, Yosemite NP, Lake Mono and the Hawk Hill raptor gateway.
Time: 7.45 pm
Price: RSPB Members £3.00, Local Group Members FREE and Non RSPB Members £3.00
E-mail: bjshreeve@ntlworld.com
Thu26
Bushy Park
Location: Bushy Park, nr. Hampton Court, Surrey
Half day by car. Looking for breeding birds and early migrants. Meet at the car park close to the Diana Fountain and the string of ponds. GR: TQ 160694.
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Price: Free
Telephone: 01932 346565
E-mail: hambrp@msn.com
Sun29
Dungeness, ARC Pits & RSPB Reserve
Location: Dungeness, Kent
A full day by car. We will be looking for migrants and seabirds. Meet at the old lighthouse car park at 9:00 am GR: TR 088169. Early risers at "The Patch" at 8:00 am. Late risers can meet at the ARC Pits car park at 11:00 am, opposite the entrance to the main reserve, or at the reserve centre in the afternoon meeting at 1:00 pm GR: TR 062196
Time: 8.00am, 9.00 am, 11.00 am, 1.00 pm
Price: Free
E-mail: frank.clark1@tesco.net
May 2012
Sat5
Spring Fayre
Location: Shepperton Village Hall, High Street. Shepperton Middlesex
Postcode: TW17 9AU (Google map)
Our main fund raising event - helpers wanted! Bric-a-brac, homemade cakes and your spare garden plants are needed.
Time: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm
Price: Free
Tue22
Wey Meadows/Manor area
Location: Byfleet Road, New Haw, Surrey
Half day by car/bus. This is an under-watched area close to the river Wey and the Wey Navigations where we will be looking for summer migrants and breeding birds on the lakes and waterways. Meet at the car park on Byfleet Road close to New Haw Lock. Can also be reached by local buses. GR: TQ 055631
Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm
Price: Free
Telephone: 01932 346565
E-mail: hambrp@msn.com
Wed23
Shetland to Scilly by Ashley Grove
Location: Sir William Perkins's School, Chertsey, Surrey
Postcode: KT16 9BN (Google map)
A journey around the British isles in search of birds, with a musical ending.
Time: 7.45 pm
Price: RSPB Members £3.00, Local Group Members FREE and Non RSPB Members £3.00
E-mail: bjshreeve@ntlworld.com
Sun27
Paxton Pits & The Lodge
Location: Paxton Pits, nr. Little Paxton, St Neots, Cambridgeshire
A full day by car. Meet at the reserve car park at 9.30 am GR: TL 195629. On arrival, we will be met by a local guide who will give us a briefing on the reserve (over tea and biscuits) followed by a guided tour. Prime target will be singing nightingale and summer warblers. Time permitting; we will visit the reserve at RSPB headquarters.
Time: 9.30 am
Price: A charge of £2.50 will apply for Paxton Pits
E-mail: frank.clark1@tesco.net
June 2012
Wed13
Papercourt
Location: Car park, south of Newark Bridge, nr. Ripley
Half day by car. Meet at car park south of Newark Bridge (on B367). Looking for breeding birds during a roughly three mile walk along the Wey Navigation and by the sailing lake GR: TQ 039573.
Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm
Price: Free
Telephone: 01932 346565
E-mail: hambrp@msn.com
Fri15
Chobham Common - evening walk
Location: Gracious Pond Road car park, Chobham, Surrey
Meet at Gracious Pond Road car park at 8.30 pm GR: SU 995635. This popular walk will look for woodcock and nightjar. Insect repellent advisable.
Time: 8.30 pm
Price: Free
E-mail: frank.clark1@tesco.net
Sun24
Stodmarsh / Grove Ferry NR
Location: Stodmarsh, Kent
All day by car. Meet at the reserve car park at 9.30 am GR: TR221609. Reedbed, marsh and open water is ideal for warblers, hirundines, waders and hopefully hobby.
Time: 9.30 am
Price: Free
E-mail: frank.clark1@tesco.net
Wed27
AGM/SOCIAL
Location: Sir William Perkins's School, Chertsey, Surrey
Postcode: KT16 9BN (Google map)
The formal business will be followed by a social evening. A chance to chat before the summer break. Refreshments will be provided but we ask for a small donation towards the cost.
Time: 7.45 pm
Price: A small charge will be made for the refreshments
July 2012
Sat7
BARBEQUE
Location: Simon and Sue's Garden in Horsell
Advance booking and payment will be required. Cost covers food and raffle. Bring your own drinks and seats.
Time: 7.30 pm
Price: Advance payment TBA
Thu19
Thursley Common
Location: Thursley Common, Surrey
Half day by car. Good chance of hobby if the weather is warm enough, also woodlark, common redstart and woodpeckers. Dragonflies, damselflies and basking common lizards should also be seen. Meet at the Moat Pond car park. GR: SU 900417
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Price: Free
Telephone: 01932 346565
E-mail: hambrp@msn.com
Sun29
Pennington & Keyhaven Marshes
Location: Lower Pennington Lane, nr. Keyhaven, Hants
All day by car. Meet at the end of Lower Pennington Lane at 9.30 am GR: SZ318927. We will be looking for waders, terns and warblers
Time: 9.30 am
Price: Free
E-mail: frank.clark1@tesco.net
August 2012
Sun19
Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve
Location: Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve, nr. Rochester, Kent
All day by car. Meet at the car park at 9:30 am (end of Salt Lane). GR: TQ726764. Great site for returning waders, warblers and raptors.
Time: 9.30 am
Price: Free
E-mail: frank.clark1@tesco.net
Tue21
Staines Reservoir
Location: Staines
A short visit looking for migrants, waterfowl and waders. Meet in the small car park at the eastern end of the causeway GR: TQ 056734.
Time: 10.00 am - 12.00 noon
Price: Free
Telephone: 01932 346565
E-mail: hambrp@msn.com
September 2012
Wed19
WWT London Wetland Centre, Barnes
Location: WWT London Wetland Centre, Barnes
Mid-morning until mid-afternoon. Wildfowl and, hopefully, departing migrants. We will cover about a mile and a half around the site. Meet in car park at 10:00 am or at reception at 10:10 am. GR: TQ 228770.
Time: 10.00 am or 10.10 am - 3.30 pm
Price: Free for WWT members (bring membership card) Normal WWT entry fees apply for non members
Telephone: 01932 346565
E-mail: hambrp@msn.com
Wed26
The Wonders of Bird Migration by John Buckingham
Location: Sir William Perkins's School, Chertsey, Surrey
Postcode: KT16 9BN (Google map)
A fascinating talk on one of the great mysteries of the natural world.
Time: 7.45 pm
Price: RSPB Members £3.00, Local Group Members FREE and Non RSPB Members £3.00
E-mail: bjshreeve@ntlworld.com
Sun30
Selsey Bill / Pagham Harbour
Location: Grafton Road (by the Bill House), Selsey Bill, Sussex
All day by car. Park at the end of Grafton Road (by the Bill House) at 7.30 am GR: SZ 855921 for a spot of sea watching. Then on to the Information Centre at Sidlesham Ferry at 10:00 am GR: SZ 856965
Time: 7.30 am and 10.00 am
Price: Free
E-mail: frank.clark1@tesco.net