Trip reports
 | Sunday, 15 January 2012 Ring-Necked Duck, Tundra Bean Goose, Bittern, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Such were the avian delights much anticipated by the Wolverhampton Group on their January trip to Potteric Carr. Barry takes up the winter's tale... More... |
 | Sunday, 11 December 2011 Attenborough- bird life by the Trent A dismal weather forecast left us unsure of what birding conditions we would face for our last trip of the year. Would we see much? Gary James takes to the keyboard with his first trip report. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 November 2011 Chew Valley Lake had been on our trip calendar for 12 months, we had never anticipated the special day we were to have. Victoria tells the tale.. More... |
 | Sunday, 16 October 2011 Another venue shapes up and produces goodies for the Wolverhampton Group. Victoria Wall recounts the highlights of another good day. More... |
 | Sunday, 11 September 2011 The RSPB Titchwell Marsh reserve is a favourite with the Wolverhampton Group despite the long journey involved. Group member and Wolverhampton wordsmith Victoria Wall reveals why this breezy day will live long in the memory.. More... |
 | Sunday, 26 June 2011 Another truly memorable day out for the Wolvo crew with brilliant sunshine, birds galore and some comical moments. ( No Tony, we won't mention the incriminating sunblock photo ...) Victoria tells the story and forges a new career as a restaurant critic... More... |
 | Sunday, 22 May 2011 Earlier in May the Group left the Welsh Osprey Project seconds before a hailstorm hit. This time luck ran out.. for a while. More... |
 | Sunday, 8 May 2011 Red letter day - and purple too! Victoria Wall waxes lyrical on yet another special day in the annals of the Wolverhampton Group. A rarity on view for many, weather to make you smile and an Osprey conservation success story. Now there's a day out..! More... |
 | Sunday, 17 April 2011 Birds, bugs, butterflies, reptiles and amphibians make for a delightful day out on the banks of the Thames. An enthusiastic Victoria Wall recounts the day's sightings. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 March 2011 Glorious Goshawks and marvellous Mandarins Raptor rapture and duck delight - joyful birding in sunny rural Gloucestershire. Victoria Wall recounts the day's events.. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 February 2011 Relaxed birding in rural Rutland Rutland Water had provided our Group Leader with 2 life ticks ( he doesn't get out much ) and 11 year ticks so far in 2011. What would today bring? Victoria takes up her quill.. More... |
 | Sunday, 23 January 2011 Victoria Wall tells the tale of a day at RSPB Old Moor, where birds have thrived in the once heavily industrialised landscape.. More... |
 | Sunday, 12 December 2010 The Wolverhampton birders defy the weather to find coastal species a long way inland.. More... |
 | Sunday, 14 November 2010 Our trips out often produce special moments and great memories, but the vast skeins of geese silhouetted against the grey sky were surely one of the best. Victoria's prose tells the story of a super Norfolk day. More... |
 | Sunday, 10 October 2010 Skegness- it's so bracing! And when the wind is right it's even better. Victoria Wall recounts another day in the life of the Wolverhampton Local Group. More... |
 | Wednesday, 7 July 2010 A mean, lean team from the RSPB Wolverhampton Local Group defied a dubious weather forecast to venture into Cannock Chase.. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 June 2010 Birds and butterflies in the Brecklands Although Cranes were invisible and Golden Orioles proved elusive for most on the Norfolk / Suffolk border, this Anglo-Saxon area provided treasures for all. Victoria tells the story.. More... |
 | Sunday, 23 May 2010 Anglesey's clifftops were alive with wild flowers. Although temporarily devoid of a cafe, South Stack provided birds, peace and spiritual refreshment for the Wolverhampton Group. Victoria Wall, now a published writer ( see Birdwatching Magazine Group Focus June 2010 ) tells the story of a memorable day. More... |
 | Sunday, 9 May 2010 In fact several of them sang very loudly, to the delight of the ever appreciative Wolverhampton Group. A sunny day at Paxton Gravel Pits is described by Victoria Wall. More... |
 | Sunday, 25 April 2010 Nestled in the hills of Wales, Lake Vyrnwy provides a home for migrant warblers and treats for Wolverhampton's cheery band of birders. Victoria Wall takes up the story.. More... |
 | Sunday, 21 March 2010 Victoria Wall waxes lyrical on the various delights of a Lancastrian gem.. More... |
 | Sunday, 21 February 2010 The uncertain weather causes us to abandon a planned trip to South Wales and instead opt for the comforts of close-at-hand Slimbridge. Our wordsmith Victoria Wall takes up the story.. More... |
 | Sunday, 24 January 2010 One of Britain's more elusive species keeps the watchers entertained- or frustrated.. More... |
 | Sunday, 13 December 2009 Ice crystals glistened in the sun, the strains of "Good King Wenceslas" drifted faintly across the water. Could there have been a more festive setting for our December outing? Group scribe Victoria Wall reports.. More... |
 | Sunday, 15 November 2009 Victoria Wall reflects on a memorable trip to one of Britain's premier inland birding venues. More... |
 | Sunday, 18 October 2009 The sun shone yet again and the prospect of a 6 mile walk failed to deter Wolverhampton's ever optimistic band of birders. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 September 2009 Sunny delight- Norfolk shines again. A return trip to Titchwell, the warmth of early Autumn sun and some good birds too. Group member Victoria Wall is inspired to put it all into words.. More... |
 | Sunday, 14 June 2009 Arash Marashi practices his wordplay....( It seemed a mist-ake but in the end we were chough-ed. ) More... |
 | Sunday, 10 May 2009 A day of delights at Ynys-hir. Trip Leader Arash Marashi explains.. More... |
 | Sunday, 19 April 2009 Well, in the TV series they were from Essex and that's where we headed. More... |
 | Sunday, 29 March 2009 The sun shone, the birds performed and there was a pub.. More... |
 | Sunday, 22 February 2009 Our author contemplates strange juxtapositions and the Lee Valley.. More... |
 | Sunday, 18 January 2009 The Group delight in the birding wonders of Old Moor's reclaimed coal workings and the Trip Leader gets all poetic.. More... |
| Sunday, 14 December 2008 A pre-Christmas trip to RSPB Leighton Moss provides lots of birds and some great cake.. More... |
 | Sunday, 30 November 2008 A small wader and a dodgy shortcut.. More... |
 | Sunday, 19 October 2008 Yet again the Group are blessed with good weather and good birds on the Yorkshire coast.. More... |
 | Sunday, 21 September 2008 North Wales provides variety on a sunny Sunday. More... |
 | Sunday, 8 June 2008 Clifftop beauty and warm sunshine- a glorious day.. More... |
 | Sunday, 11 May 2008 The Wolverhampton Group goes to Norfolk and is rewarded with wonderful views.. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 April 2008 Summer is a'coming at Paxton Gravel pits and we make a trip to Headquarters. More... |
| Sunday, 16 March 2008 A day in the woods brings a tick for a few and a year's first for most.. More... |
 | Sunday, 24 February 2008 Welsh Wagtails and Water Pipits And a friendly competition too.. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 January 2008 Red Squirrels and raptors give the group great views.. More... |
 | Sunday, 16 December 2007 An American gull and a rare goose.. More... |