Nine members of the group enjoyed the delights of Swanscombe this weekend. With windy weather forecast it was always going to be a challenge to get good views of the birds, but we managed a creditable selection of birds and plants from this excellent wildlife site. Before we set off some had seen kestrel, […]
Eleven of the group met at this Essex Wildlife Trust reserve on the River Colne. After several windy days we were met beautiful sunny day with an almost cloudless sky. This reserve has a mix of habitats including woodland, scrub, marsh and a relatively new intertidal area where the river wall was breached to allow […]
Several suggestions were made for the title of this trip report, including ‘Feeding Frenzy’ – but I don’t think you want to read about our picnic lunches! Perhaps more appropriate is a round-up of a wonderful day out at Oare, enjoying a wide variety of wildlife and attended by over 20 members of the group. […]
Our first outing of 2015 was a rather foggy affair, but that did not deter 21 people who gathered at Leysdown. As it was coming up to a high tide we decided to move down to the car park at Shellness and wander towards the high tide roost. That was not before we […]
Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve was the venue for our Tuesday walk this month and although the traffic was quite bad, 14 of us met up near the tea bar. Whilst some watched a kingfisher from the nearby hide, others enjoyed a relaxing cup of tea whilst listening to chiffchaff, robin, blackbird and blackcap (amongst others). […]
I nearly stayed in bed this morning, but that would have been defeatist, so off I went with my binoculars and wet weather gear to find some birds. First stop was Chatham docks – shag and long-tailed duck have been found there in previous years, so there is always a chance of something other than […]
Twenty of us gathered in the car park at Sevenoaks today for Sue & Cliff’s debut as walk leaders, and what a great job they did! With all the recent rain, it was no surprise to find that access to various parts of the reserve was restricted with Carter Hide under water and much […]
After a rather delayed start to my 2014 birdwatching I finally made it out today. When I started out this morning my bird list stood at a disappointing 3. So I was keen to add to my list whilst staying warm and dry. After much discussion we settled on Bough Beech and Sevenoaks. […]