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:£2 or £3 (see below)

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.

For 2026 attendance fees will remain at £2 for outdoor visits and £3 for indoor talks.

2026 Programme - all Fridays beginning at 10:00am unless stated. Full details of events will be sent prior to each visit.

Please note that some members' photographs are now available on the Group Resources page, accessible via the link located 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

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Date Speaker/Event Subject/Location
20th FebBelvide Reservoir in the morning and Gailey Reservoir in the afternoon Water birds - resident and winter visitors.
20th MarBlithfield Reservoir - all day. Mainly waterbirds.
10th AprilKate ThorpeRescheduled talk from January which was cancelled due to snow. Talk on Middleton Lakes, Past and Present by Kate Thorpe who works at the RSPB reserve. 10.00am in the Juniper Room URC. Booking required.
17th AprilBrandon Marsh Nature Reserve - all day. Start of of the arrival of summer visitors.
15th MayUpton Warren - all day - Summer visitors, water birds and waders.
29th MayEvening visit to Cannock Chase - Nightjars and Woodcock.
19th JuneMiddleton Lakes - all day - summer visitors and also, hopefully, Cuckoo, Bittern.
17th JulyRutland Water - all day. Mainly for the Ospreys.
AugustNo birdwatching visits.
18th SeptKingsbury Water Park in the morning and Broomey Croft in the afternoon, Woodland and water birds.
16th OctMarsh Lane Nature Reserve - all day. Water and woodland birds.
20th NovCoach trip to Martin Mere WWT reserve in Lancashire. Winter visiting swans, geese, water birds, Harriers and Owls.
11th DecRSPB Sandwell Valley - morning only. Water birds.


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