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 […]
After the thunder storms of Saturday night it was a relief to wake up to much brighter weather on Sunday morning. Ten members of the group arrived with eager anticipation of migrants with nightingale and turtle dove high on the list. The site of Conyer is an old brick works and I was […]
Ten members of the Group met at this relatively new site which we have only visited once before. Created on the site of Mucking Landfill Site, there are still memories of the history of the site, with domed grass and flower meadows, created from the capped landfill and metal cranes which were used to offload […]
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. […]
With rain forecast I was a little apprehensive about leading the group trip to Sevenoaks today, but it was not the rain that would cause an issue. The quietness of the birds and the blustery wind did much to hinder us in our quest. Sevenoaks lake However, a dozen of us met in the car park […]
Packing waterproofs seemed essential as Saturday dawned and the heavy grey skies seemed to have a bountiful supply of rain just waiting to wash out the day. How wrong can you be? Eleven of us turned up at the Thurrock Thameside Nature Park, looking across the Thames to Kent as we donned all […]
A lovely day out, even though it rained a little this morning. At Conyer we saw many swallow gathering on telegraph wires ready to migrate. Hundreds of house martin were feeding up high above us, chattering away to each other (presumably keeping in contact in their family groups). Surprisingly, we also found […]