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birdwatching or the site being visited are made particularly welcome.
Both local (car) and more distant (coach) trips offer you the added
benefit of knowing you will be guided by experienced birdwatchers
who know the site being visited and what you might expect to see.
With coach trips you are free to wander off and "do your own
thing" or, if you prefer, you can stay with the leader and benefit
from their knowledge. There is always a good rapport between those
attending, and the sharing of information and telescopes is always
in evidence.
Thanks
to those who supported our trips. PLEASE could others support
our coach trips. We can't run them at a loss and really don't want
to cancel.
It's
a great way to watch and learn about birds, without the driving.
You're also doing your bit to reduce traffic pollution!
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Car and
Coach Trips 2011
= Car Trip 
= Coach Trip |
| Sunday
19 February 2012 |
Pulborough
Brooks |
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08:00
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Leader:
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Anthea
Reynolds |
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RSPB reserve in West Sussex comprises wet grassland and a mixture
of coniferous and deciduous woodland. There are important numbers
of wildfowl in winter with waders such as snipe and woodland
birds and raptors too. There is a visitor centre with restaurant
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| Saturday
18 March 2012 |
Isle
of Sheppey |
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Times:
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09:30
- 13:00 |
Leader:
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Maurice Ewart |
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is a tour of Sheppey beginning at Leysdown where we will look
for sanderling, turnstone and other waders. We will move on
to the raptor viewpoint at Capel Fleet for harriers and falcons
and then to the Ferry House Inn overlooking the Swale. Meet
at the seawall along Shellness Road, Leysdown-on-Sea. |
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| Saturday
28 April 2012 |
New
Hythe Gravel Pits |
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Times:
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09:00
- 12:30 |
Leader:
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TBA |
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walk around Brooklands Lake and Abbey Mead in Snodland for early
spring migrants such as nightingale, common/lesser whitethroats,
cuckoo and warblers. Meet in the fisherman’s car park
at Brooklands Lake. From the A228 take the turn off for Snodland
Station but turn right rather than left at the T junction into
Brook Street. A lane on the left leads to the car park. There
is a small café with toilet if open. |
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| Sunday
27 May 2012 |
Minsmere
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Times:
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07:30
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Leader:
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TBA |
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is a visit to the RSPB’s flagship reserve. With a variety
of habitats we will see a mixture of woodland, heathland and
wetland birds. Marsh harriers, bitterns and other species will
be breeding and migrants such as nightingale should all be singing.
There is a visitor centre selling light snacks and with toilets.
Dartford warblers may be on the adjoining Dunwich Heath. |
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| Saturday
16 June 2012 |
Strumpshaw
Fen |
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Times:
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08:00
- 19:00 |
Leader:
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Maurice
Ewart |
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RSPB reserve is on the River Yare in Norfolk. Apart from the
reed bed there is wet woodland with alder and willow and some
grazing land. Bitterns and bearded tits breed here. Kingfishers
are regularly seen. Woodland birds, including all three woodpecker
species, are resident. This is a good site for bullfinch and
is excellent for butterflies including the spectacular swallowtail.
There are toilets but no other facilities. |
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