Sat 21st Sep 2024 Field Meeting: Spurn

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

Sun 20th Oct 2024 8.00 – 10.30 Field Meeting: Dalton Crags

This site, at the southern end of the Hutton Roof/Farleton Knott ridge, can be an excellent location to watch visible migration. Dalton Crags will be best known to LDBWS members for the comprehensive coverage of migration by Bryan Yorke. At this time of year we may be lucky to witness large numbers of thrushes and

Sat 2nd Nov 2024 9.15 Field Meeting: Leighton Moss and Arnside-Silverdale AONB

Our 2 previous visits to the National Landscape (AONB) this year have both involved 3 mile walks. This day is planned around accessible sites with opportunity to visit 2 or 3 from a menu which spans the area. Our base will be Leighton Moss which provides accessible hide opportunities on both the main reserve and

Sat 7th Dec 2024 Cancelled due to weather warnings

On the outskirts of Greater Manchester, Pennington Flash is an excellent winter birding location. The large lake is home to a wide variety of wildfowl while the surrounding woodland is equally rich, including willow tits which are no longer found in our district. As the afternoon comes to an end, thousands of gulls come in

Fri 21st Feb 2025 Pennington Flash 13.00 – 17.00

A replacement for the cancelled winter 2024 trip. On the outskirts of Greater Manchester, Pennington Flash is an excellent winter birding location. The large lake is home to a variety of wildfowl while the surrounding woodland is equally rich, including Willow Tits, which are no longer found in our district. As the afternoon comes to

Sat 1st Mar 2025 Aldcliffe 10.00 – 13.00

We'll explore the Lune Estuary around Aldcliffe, where we can hope to see wintering birds as well as the first few early spring migrants. The high spring tide will give us an opportunity to watch for hard-to-find species such as Water Pipit and Jack Snipe that normally remain hidden out of sight on the marshes

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