Trip reports
 | Wednesday, 12 October 2011 A DAMP DAY AT MARSHSIDE AND MERE SANDS WOOD Dispite the poor weather a good day's birding was enjoyed by all .... More... |
 | Wednesday, 13 July 2011 Graham Tonge describes the Wigan Group's second trip, this year, to the LWT's Brockholes Reserve ... More... |
 | Wednesday, 13 July 2011 Graham Tonge describes the Wigan Group's second trip, this year, to the LWT's Brockholes Reserve ... More... |
 | Saturday, 25 June 2011 A damp and misty Barbondale welcomed the members who defied a grim weather forecast to travel to southern Cumbria ... More... |
 | Saturday, 16 April 2011 Twenty three members had a preview visit to the Lancashire Wildlife Trust's new Brockholes site near Preston. This had echoes of 26 years ago when the Group attended a similar outing to the then newly-created Martin Mere. More... |
 | Wednesday, 16 March 2011 ... it occurres to me that the lesser spotted woodpecker deserves its name more for the infrequency of birdwatchers spotting it than it does for its size - perhaps it should be renamed lesser seen woodpecker to clarify this. More... |
 | Saturday, 19 February 2011 ANNUAL TRIP TO NORTH WALES COAST few yards along the large rocks of the sea defences we came upon a Rock Pipit and a little further on we found our Purple Sandpipers together with some Turnstones which was nice, because the guide book says they are often found together. More... |
 | Saturday, 22 January 2011 Fiona and Malcolm Alderton give a glimpse of a typical group outing from the leaders' point of view. More... |
 | Wednesday, 15 September 2010 BIRDWATCHING IN GALE FORCE WINDS. It was a rough day ... gale force winds and sandstorms ... but I wouldn't have missed it for anything! More... |
 | Wednesday, 11 August 2010 A late Summer trip to Formby Point, Sefton ... a mixed group of the smaller waders, white-collared ringed plovers, black-bellied dunlin and pale dashing, busily feeding sanderling ... More... |
 | Saturday, 26 June 2010 HODBARROW RSPB RESERVE, MILLOM, CUMBRIA This remote RSPB reserve, fashioned from the once-extensive iron workings which have left a legacy of large lagoons and crumbling buildings on a landscape which is backed by the spectacular Lake District fells and fronted by a shoreline of dunes and tidal sands, is a curious place. More... |
 | Saturday, 29 May 2010 Woolston Eyes, Warrington, Cheshire Woolston Eyes is a beautiful reserve built on material dredged from the Manchester Ship Canal - it just shows what can be done with a industrial site! In the last few years many improvements have been made to the hides, giving greater comfort, safety and amenities. More... |
 | Saturday, 29 May 2010 MOORE, near Warrinton, Cheshire The Moore nature reserve is quite large, comprising woodland, a lake and open grassland. Hides consist of screens with overhanging roofs giving shelter during showers. More... |
 | Saturday, 24 April 2010 Levens Park was originally a medieval deer park, but was formally restructured as a recreational park around 1700 by Guiliaume Beaumont, the celebrated landscape designer, incorporating a great oak avenue, ancient yew trees and views of the river. More... |
 | Saturday, 20 March 2010 A RAINY DAY AT MARBURY COUNTRY PARK Marbury C P was once part of a large country estate, its history dating back to around 1200 AD. 'Marbury' means a fortified or stockaded dwelling by the mere or water. On this historic site a large beautiful park has been created. More... |
 | Saturday, 12 December 2009 A MORNING VISIT TO PENNINGTON COUNTRY PARK. Our annual December half day visit to Pennington Flash Country Park on 12.December 2009 proved to be a successful and popular as ever. GRAHAM TONGE takes up the story:- More... |
 | Tuesday, 8 December 2009 A STROLL AROUND WORTHINGTON LAKES AND A PUB LUNCH After a couple of weeks of almost persistent rain, it was with relief that we were blessed with a nice dry day with some sunshine for our December midweek outing. More... |
 | Wednesday, 12 August 2009 An interesting wader had been reported visiting RSPB Marshside on migration so this was our first port of call .... More... |
 | Saturday, 4 July 2009 we arrived to hear the racket made by the black headed gulls from the car park. More... |
 | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 The weather forecast was not optimistic, sunny and showery and so we decided to opt for RSPB Leighton Moss in case we needed to seek shelter. More... |
 | Friday, 22 May 2009 Unlike the well known Borrowdale of the Lake District with Keswick and Derwent Water at its Head, this quiet, unspoilt valley lies just off the M6 near Tebay, on the road to Kendal. More... |
| Saturday, 9 May 2009 ... a bad weather forecast led to a late change of venue to the popular Silverdale area which includes the RSPB's Leighton Moss reserve - a decision which proved to be wise following subsequent events ... More... |
 | Saturday, 25 April 2009 An upland walk in search of ring ouzel and wheatear. More... |
 | Wednesday, 15 April 2009 .... a good time to see the warblers before the leaves are fully out ... More... |
 | Monday, 23 March 2009 Many birders will go to the ends of the world to see a particular bird. Wigan RSPB group went to Worlds End, above Llangollen, in search of Black Grouse. More... |
 | Saturday, 14 February 2009 The annual trip to the hot spots of North Wales brought a wide range of estuary and sea birds including short-eared owls. More... |
 | Wednesday, 11 February 2009 High Tide Watch on the Wirral Peninsular. Marsh harriers and short-eared owls provided the highlights of a high tide watch on the Wirral Peninsular. More... |
 | Saturday, 10 January 2009 On a cold grey day 11 intrepid birders took up the Wigan RSPB bird race challenge. More... |
 | Saturday, 22 November 2008 MOORE NATURE RESERVE & CONNAHS QUAY The Deeside Naturalists' Group reserve at Connahs Quay is definitely a place to return to in future programmes. More... |
 | Wednesday, 12 November 2008 At Pennington Flash we were greeted by bright warm sunshine and a tightly packed flock of about 30 whooper swans. More... |
 | Saturday, 18 October 2008 It was a delight to welcome 6 new Wigan RSPB members on their first weekend trip. Our hope that they would see enough of interest to make their fist trip with us worthwhile was fulfilled when we managed to see over 35 species on a beautiful day on the North Wales coast, which as usual had lived up to its reputation as a great place to go birding. More... |
 | Wednesday, 15 October 2008 Good views of a water rail and a king fisher were the highlights of this autumn trip. More... |
 | Monday, 29 September 2008 HAREWOOD ESTATE AND FAIRBURN INGS, Yorkshire Visits to two well known Yorkshire birding spots provided group members will a days total of 56 species including Red Kite. More... |
 | Wednesday, 13 August 2008 Mid-August proved a good time to visit the seashore, dunes and woodlands of the Merseyside coast. More... |
 | Saturday, 28 June 2008 The Abbeystead area, on the fringe of the Trough of Bowland, was the choice for the June field trip More... |
 | Wednesday, 11 June 2008 A departure from our usual type of outing provided a most interesting half day visit to a farm which operates under the Environmental and Countryside Stewardship Schemes. The farm had won a plaque from the BBC programme 'Country File' for the efforts to protect wildlife and it will feature in the RSPB Regional 'Farmland Birds Week' next year. More... |
 | Saturday, 7 June 2008 The Dunsop Valley in the Bowland Forest is a great spot for walking and for birds. More... |
 | Saturday, 17 May 2008 It is a long drive to Anglesey but the birds made it all worthwhile! More... |
 | Saturday, 10 May 2008 The highlights of the day were both species of flycatchers, several species of warblers and fantastic views of, that often elusive bird, the cuckoo. More... |
 | Wednesday, 9 April 2008 A SPRING VISIT TO PENNINGTON COUNTRY PARK ... we know spring has come because the blackcaps and chiffchaffs have arrived ... More... |
 | Saturday, 15 March 2008 A night heron of American origin pulls in the crowds at Mere Sands ... and the day ends with avocets at Marshside More... |
 | Saturday, 9 February 2008 A DAY BIRDING ON THE NORTH WALES COAST At least 20 red-throated divers, a water pipit and fine views of a short-eared owl made the long trip to North Wales well worth the effort. More... |
 | Saturday, 12 January 2008 Red throated divers, goldeneye and purple sandpipers were the highlight of our trip to the Wirral. More... |
 | Monday, 10 December 2007 A mid winter visit to Leigh's premier bird watching spot, Pennington Flash Country Park, by the Wigan RSPB Local Group proved a great success with interesting birds being seen both on the flash and at the feeding station. More... |
 | Saturday, 17 November 2007 Graham Tonge describes a winter Saturday well spent visiting two of the Group's favourite local bird sites. More... |
 | Wednesday, 14 November 2007 The Rivington United Utilities water-catchment area makes an excellent bird watching venue in spring and our Group's visits in search of spotted flycatchers and redstarts are often successful but what would an autumn visit throw up? More... |
| Saturday, 25 August 2007 A VISIT TO RSPB BLACKTOFT SANDS Humber reserve visited by Wigan RSPB Group More... |
 | Saturday, 9 June 2007 Great day out with Wigan Local Group. More... |
 | Saturday, 3 February 2007 The Group's February field trip gave leader Neil Martin a problem: down on the programme as Pot Luck, the choice for Neil was a journey just over the Pennines for an American Robin and a possible Pacific Diver, or stay with familiar territory and travel to the North Wales coast and enjoy the seabird spectacular off Llanfairfechan etc. More... |
 | Saturday, 21 July 2007 Marsh harriers are undoubtedly the success story of the Silverdale area for 2007. More... |
 | Wednesday, 16 May 2007
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| Saturday, 14 April 2007 WOOLSTON EYES IN THE AFTERNOON A visit to an island resrve between the Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal. More... |
 | Saturday, 14 April 2007 A MORNING IN MARBURY COUNTRY PARK Cheshire's premier country park for birds. More... |
 | Saturday, 24 March 2007 |