Despite fears of traffic chaos on the M2 , which turned out to be unfounded, 8 members of the group managed to arrive at Stodmarsh for our trip there. Our targets for the day were spring migrants in the woodland and reed beds, singing hopefully, and hobbies and marsh harriers overhead. The car park is […]
This is how many of us in the Gravesend RSPB Local Group remember Cynthia – out birding with her husband Geoff. On this occasion the group had travelled to Ashdown Forest where, as always, Cynthia delighted in seeing the birds and other wildlife. It is with sadness that I have to report that Cynthia died […]
The sun was shining, but a very strong cold easterly wind was blowing, when 15 of us met at the car park midway between Leysdown and Shellness. On a rising tide, and with the strong wind whipping up the sea, it was difficult to see anything on it, at all. We started to make our […]
Eleven members met at RSPB Cliffe Pools car park which included three new people. The weather was bright and sunny and the forecast was looking good. As we gathered, Mediterranean gulls could be heard and seen overhead with greenfinch and dunnock in the bushes. There was a good view of a buzzard passing overhead. As […]
The weather forecast for our visit to Elmley Marshes on the Isle of Sheppey was not looking good . Both rain and high winds were expected. However, 15 hardy souls met in the car park to see how far we could manage. We had all arrived at the gate about 9 o’clock so that we […]
Our first trip of the year was to Reculver Coastal Park, and the day dawned cloudy but bright and dry. Sixteen of us met in the car park and before proceeding along towards the towers we had a brief look out over the sea. Malcolm spied a distant diver flying past but the rest of […]
On a warmer than expected Saturday morning sixteen members met in the car park for what was the last group walk of the year. Some of the group talked about a beautiful sunrise seen earlier that day. We set off along the track towards the pinnacle. The track was very short on birds with a […]
Our latest group trip was Sunday 28th November when 17 of us met in the car park at Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve. It was the morning after storm Arwen had blown through so it was still a little breezy and very cold. Our spirits were lifted however when we were greeted by a very friendly […]