Bird Watching


Group Number:9.16
Place: United Reformed Church, but please see below *
Day: Monthly on the 3rd Friday in the month
Time: 10.00 am
Cost:£3

Definitive meeting times for the current month are shown in the Monthly Calendar.

The aim is to share knowledge and experiences whether you are new to bird watching or an ardent "Twitcher".

* Most of our meetings are visits to local nature reserves to do some birdwatching. It's only talks which are held at the URC. We also hope to organise coach visits to relevant reserves and organise the occasional speaker. 

Note: All visits begin at 10.00am unless otherwise stated. The programme may be subject to change. Volunteer drives are always welcome for the more distant trips. Full details of the visits will be sent out in advance.

Programme for 2025. Full details are sent out before each event. All visits subject to change or cancellation eg bad weather. u3a attendance fee £2 or outdoor visits, £3 for indoor talks.

Please note that there are now some members' photographs on the Group Resources page, the link to which is towards the bottom of this page. 

* Further details, including lunch arrangements, will be sent out prior to each event.  All events take place on Fridays.

Meeting Schedule

If this list is empty it means either the group has no specific scheduled topic for any given meeting - meetings roll from one to another - or the Webmaster has not been advised of the schedule.

Please contact the Group Organiser for details if appropriate.

Date Speaker/Event Subject/Location
24th JanJohn FouldsTalk on " A Birder's Year". 10.00am Juniper Room URC, Brassington Avenue. Booking required for this event.
21st FebAll day visit to Rutland Water, Grebes, Divers, Smew, Waders
21st MarMorning - RSPB Middleton Lakes, winter visiting water birds, waders, woodland birds, Afternoon - Broomey Croft, Kingsbury Water Park - more water birds
11th AprMorning - Marsh Lane NR The first of the summer visitors plus water birds, Afternoon - Shustoke Reservoir, water birds and woodland birds
16th MayAll day visit to Brandon Marsh NR - summer visitors eg Hobby plus waterbirds maybe a Kingfisher
6th JunEvening visit to Cannock Chase - Nightjars and Woodcock
27th JunCoach trip to RSPB Bempton Cliffs Yorkshire. Cliff nesting birds including auks, gannets, kittiwakes, puffins - all day visit
18th JulKingsbury Water Park visiting the main park in the morning and Broomey Croft in the afternoon, Woodland and waterbirds
AugustNo Meeting
19th SeptAll day visit to Upton Warren NR - Water birds, waders etc
17th OctMorning - National Memorial Arboretum. Afternoon Croxall NR which is the other side of the the River Tame from the Arboretum.
28th NovCoach trip to Slimbridge WWT. Winter visiting water birds including Bewick's swans, White fronted geese, perhaps Water rail and Bittern. All day visit
19th DecMorning visit to RSPB Sandwell Valley. Mainly water birds including winter visitors


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