Leader - Nick Goatman Swamy HKM, CC BY-SA 4.0, Osprey Nick has been birding this area for over 15 years so we will hopefully be able to connect with plenty of bird species and also find other wildlife of interest. A chance of a lingering young Osprey, ducks and geese returning. Do come and join… Read More »Frampton – Autumn
Leader: Dot Jones Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0,Northern Shoveler Meet in the car-park at WWT Slimbridge at 9:30am - Wintering birds should be here in good numbers so it looks to be a great trip with our own super knowledgeable leader.
Leader - Simon Ashley. Goldcrest This is always a popular trip with ourmembers – Chew Valley lake has a number of free publicly accessible viewpoints which can give great views of wintering wildfowl.We will meet at one of the best known of these Herriot’s Bridge on the A368 which is on the south side of… Read More »Chew Valley Lakes
Leader: Mike Robinson Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer), Baltasound by Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0 An early winter walk around the Lower Moor Lakes and hides. We will meet at the Lower Moor Visitor Centre car park at 9.30. The car park entrance is at ST007939. We plan to move on to Twitcher’s Gate to see… Read More »Cotswold Water Park
Adrian Platt / Avocet on the Exe Something we haven't tried in a while and are really pleased to offer - we're running a trip to the River Exe to do a 3 hour Bird Cruise - and should give us a great opportunity see close up some of the many wintering wildfowl and waders that make… Read More »Birding Cruise Exe Estuary
Leader - Dot Jones Savithri Singh, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A real treat this one - winter at Slimbridge is one of the best times to go there are 1000's of over wintering birds and we have the benefit of being guided round by one Slimbridge's Guide in the Hide our very own… Read More »Slimbridge Hides – Winter visit
Leader - Amanda Sultan-Black Walter Baxter / A murmuration of starlings at Gretna We might not see exactly 1,000,000 starlings - but with a bit of luck we should get to see a spectacular murmuration of starlings as they come into roost around Ham Wall reserve. We'll make an afternoon of this one and start as all… Read More »1 Million Starlings!
Leader: Dot Jones Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0, Black Redstart Our walk is around the area around the former Oldbury Power Station on the banks of the River Severn, over recent years this has become a significant birdwatching site due to its several lagoons, scrubland, and shoreline attracting a variety of waterfowl and wading birds, particularly… Read More »Oldbury Power Station
Leader Simon Ashley Otters on River Frome - Simon Ashley According to ebird I've visited this area 159 times since Jan1st 2020. It's close to where I live and close to where I work. It's great to be able to step outside and within a few minutes be in a woodland stream environment and see… Read More »River Frome – Stroud
Leader Ken Cservenka Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Bittern A popular members walk - we'll start with a stroll around the lakes and then drive on to Twitchers Gate and possible Eysey if time allows. A great opportunity to see Red Crested Pochard and if we're lucky a bittern or two.
Leader - Simon Ashley Aviceda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wheatear Portland is one of my favourite trips - there's so much to pack into a day and going at the start of the April gives us a great chance of catching up with some early migrants such as a Wheatear, often seen foraging around the huge… Read More »Portland Bill
Leader: Arthur Ball Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 2.5, Ring Ouzel Cleeve Hill looms large over Cheltenham and its wide flat top proves to be a magnet for upland birds as they travel north on their spring migration to their breeding grounds. As a result it's just about the most reliable place to see Ring Ouzel,… Read More »Cleeve Hill