| DATE |
DESTINATION |
MEETING POINT |
POSSIBLE BIRDS |
| 15th November |
Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve, Essex.
Visitor Centre, Café, Toilets. Hides + Open Viewing Areas. |
10.35 Purfleet Station (*Fenchurch St 10.05, *West Ham 10.14, *Barking 10.19) | Waders, Raptors, Plovers. |
| 13th December |
Regent's Park
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Parkland birds and wildfowl collections always make this a good outing for less-experienced birdwatchers and a good pre-Christmas walk for everybody.
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| 10th January |
Stocker's Lake, Rickmansworth, Herts.
Hides, Toilets |
10.35 Rickmansworth Station (*Baker St. 10.00, *Finchley Road 10.06) | Redwing, Kingfisher, Winter Ducks inc. Smew, Goosander. |
| 14th February |
Two Tree Island,
Leigh on Sea, Essex
No toilets on island. | 10.30 Leigh-on-Sea Stn (*Fench'ch St 9.40, *West Ham 9.49, *Barking 9.54) | Waders including Avocet, Dunlin. Brent Goose. |
| 14th March |
Banstead Common, Surrey
No toilets on Common
| 10.30 Banstead Station (*Victoria 9.25, *Clapham Junction 9.34)) | Woodpeckers, Finches, Raptors. |
| 25th April |
Fowlmere RSPB Reserve, Cambridgeshire
Visitor Centre, Toilets, 3 hides. | 10.40 Royston Station (*Kings Cross 9.52, Finsbury Park 9.57).Cars onward to reserve) | Kingfisher, Warblers, Little Grebe. |
| 9th May |
Paxton Pits, Cambridgeshire
£2 Donation requested includes tea/coffee.
Hides, Visitor Centre. | 10.40 St Neots Station. (*Kings Cross 9.36, *Finsbury Pk 9.41). Cars onward to reserve | Nightingales, Raptors inc Hobby. Warblers, Hirundines. |
Friday
12th June |
Hampstead Heath |
7pm departure from Hampstead Heath Overground Station, South End Green
Our last "Indoor Meeting" of the season is this annual summer evening walk on Hampstead Heath when the regular Heath walkers can show us good spots for birds and we can see what young birds are around. |
| 13th June |
Tring Reservoirs, Hertfordshire
Hides, Toilets | 10.20 Tring Station (*Euston 9.34). Cars onward to reserve. | Breeding warblers, Hobby, Marsh Harrier. |
| Earlier this Season |
| September |
Ware to St Margaret's via Amwell Herts
Riverbank walk. |
The group enjoyed the new Dragonfly and Damsonfly trail and large new hide. Hobbies, buzzard, ravens and kingfisher were among the 40 or so birds seen. |
| October |
Oare Marshes Local Nature Reserve, Kent.
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Following last year's successful 1st visit this was a must for the programme. Waders, Wildfowl. |
