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

Dr Phillip Warren is a project officer for Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. Phil has an article in the BBC Wildlife Magazine on this topic - TEAMS meeting starting at 19:30.

Exact topic and setting to be arranged.

On Monday 25th November Prof Ian Nieduszynski will give a talk on “Bird Vision” at Hornby Institute.

Slyne Church Hall Shady Ln, Slyne, Lancaster LA2 6JG