Merlin by Emily Bronte Portrait of the Bronte sisters by their brother Branwell Alasdair McKee will talk about the Brontë sisters and their relationship with birds and nature. Not only did birds play a big part in the sisters' lives, they are also an important feature of their work, being involved
On Monday 26th February Prof Ian Nieduszynski will give a talk on “Bird Flight” at Hornby Institute.
Hawfinch field trip and survey - Leaders John Webb and Andrew McCafferty (field trip), Nick Godden (survey) A repeat of our two successful visits in recent years with a slight twist where we ask experienced birders to join us for a co-ordinated survey in an attempt to better understand hawfinch's distribution and abundance in our
Goosanders in the Lune Valley - six decades of research - Kevin Briggs, Committee Member. This will be held on Monday 25th March at Hornby Village Institute (upstairs in the Foley Suite) starting at 7.30pm. The talk will be followed by our Annual General Meeting.
Alasdair McKee will lead us around one of his local patches, exploring the raised bog and surrounding fen and woodland. Alasdair has previously given talks to our indoor meetings about Foulshaw Moss and its famous ospreys so is an extremely knowledgeable guide. The ospreys are back for the 2024 breeding season and some early migrants
A repeat of a previous trip as we aim to catch some spring migration in action at one of the premier migration sites in our area. Our main focus will be flexible depending on whether the weather conditions are better suited to watching seabird migration, overhead visible migration or looking for grounded migrants. Either way
Barbondale is a well-known and loved spring birdwatching destination in the north-east of our recording area. We'll take another evening walk looking for the characteristic birds of upland woodland and associated habitats in the valley. We can hope to see pied flycatcher, redstart and cuckoo amongst other species. Numbers are limited so booking is essential.
Warton Crag is an excellent location for birds of scrubby habitats and this field trip will focus on finding and learning how to identify these common species from their songs and calls. Andrew McCafferty recently gave a fascinating and informative indoor talk to the Society so you will be in the safe hands of a
A dusk field trip to the east of our recording area. We will hope to see various waders and upland woodland species and if we are lucky we might see the odd raptor. Numbers are strictly limited. Details of the meet time and place will be sent out by e-mail nearer the time. Please book
A trip further afield for a change, we are going to visit the North York Moors National Park. We will start with a mid-morning visit to Wykeham Forest where we have a chance of seeing honey-buzzards and goshawk, as well as the increasingly scarce turtle dove. If time allows, we can travel across to the
Silverdale resident John Webb will lead a walk around the Silverdale area. On this half-day field trip we will take a walk of approximately 3-4 miles and take in a variety of habitats including the scrubby grasslands of Jack Scout and various woodlands. We will stop for lunch (please bring your own) coincide with the
Another out of area field trip, this time to the East Yorkshire migration hotspot Spurn Point. Whether it is grounded migrants, overhead visible migration, seawatching, huge wader flocks or the occasional scarcity, there is never a dull day at Spurn in September. Nick and Dan will lead this trip, which will be flexible in its