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number 207076
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For
outdoor meetings, weatherproof clothing and waterproof footwear are recommended
In place of Chew Valley - cancelled due to snow
Saturday 9th January 2010
Weekend away in Norfolk
20th to 24th January 2010
7th February 2010
23rd February 2010
Cancelled due to rain
6th March 2010
14th March 2010
21st March 2010
10th April 2010
23rd April 2010
8th May 2010
23rd May 2010
9th June 2010
19th June 2010
11th July 2010
30th July 2010
14th August 2010
Sunday 5th
September 2010
Slapton and
Start Point
Morning walk at Slapton for autumn migrants and
birds on the ley and sea.
Afternoon at Start Point or another local site,
depending on weather conditions.
Meet for car sharing at 8.30 am (please check
new meeting place)
or Slapton beach car park (charge payable) (SX829442) at 9.45 am.
Toilets next to car park.
Bring
packed lunch.
Saturday
18th September 2010
Axe Estuary
reserves
The lower
Axe valley is fast developing as one of the best places to see birds in
Toilets in Seaton.
Bring
packed lunch.
Wednesday 6th October 2010
Greylake
A morning visit to this recently-opened RSPB reserve, where we expect to see ducks and wading birds, with a good chance of a Peregrine or other raptors.
Meet at 10.00 at Greylake reserve entrance on A361, between Othery and Greinton (ST399346)
No toilets.
Sunday 17th
October 2010
Exminster
Marshes
Morning field trip for birds on the marshes and estuary.
We may also catch some early winter thrushes.
Meet at
RSPB car park (SX953872) at 9.30am.
No toilets.
Saturday
30th October 2010
Wembury
Most of the
land at Wembury Point was acquired by the National
Trust in 2006. We will walk around Wembury Point looking for seabirds, waders and farmland
birds. After lunch, we’ll probably walk
the coast path towards the Yealm estuary.
Meet for car sharing at 8.30 am (please check
new meeting place)
or 9.30 am in National Trust car park by Wembury beach and Marine Centre (SX518483).
Toilets near car park. Possible car park
charge.
Bring
lunch.
Tuesday
16th November 2010
Otter
Estuary
A morning walk by the Otter river, including seaside and farmland birds.
Meet 10.00
am at Lime Kiln car park, Budleigh Salterton (SY073820).
Toilets 100m from car park.
Car park charge, but possible free roadside parking nearby.
Saturday
27th November 2010
Dawlish
Warren
A morning walk to see waders and sea birds at Dawlish
Warren. High tide in late morning should
bring the birds in close to the hide.
Meet in car
park (north end, near nature reserve, SX981786) at 9.30 am.
Car park charge.
Toilets near car park.
Sunday 12th
December 2010
Coach trip
to Slimbridge
It’s nearly 3 years since our last trip to the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust’s headquarters. At Slimbridge we can see a variety of exotic wildfowl as well as wintering flocks of wild ducks, geese and swans.
Bring packed lunch or eat at the visitor centre restaurant.
Wednesday
29th December 2010 A post-Christmas morning walk to see wintering waders and ducks on Bowling
Green Marsh and the upper Exe estuary. Meet at
10.00 am at Please do
not park on the approach road to Car Park charge. Toilets on Quay. Sunday 9th
January 2011 Steart Full-day trip to Bridgwater Bay National Nature
Reserve for waders on Steart flats and the Parrett estuary. Meet for car sharing at 8.30 am (please check
new meeting place)
or 10.00 am at the reserve car park (ST275459) No toilets. Bring and
carry packed lunch. Saturday
29th January 2011 Powderham Morning field trip to see ducks and waders on the Exe estuary. Meet at
9.30 am near Powderham church (SX 971844). Please do not use the church car park. No toilets. Saturday
12th February 2011 Winter
Wildfowl at
Must be pre-booked.
Depart Exeter bus station 8.30 am, return to Exeter about 7.00 pm.
Cost: £16.00 for coach journey, plus £8.30 admission (£6.40 concessions, or free for WWT members).
Please book through Richard Swinbank, at a group meeting or by post.
To book by post, we will need the following: your name; number of places wanted (and whether you are WWT members); full telephone number (in case of queries, or emergencies); cheque to cover coach and admission costs, payable to “RSPB Exeter Group”; and a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Please mail bookings to: Richard Swinbank, 9 Broad Oak Close, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1XW by 9th November.
A guided moring visit to RSPB West Sedgemoor nature reserve. We should see ducks and waders in their
thousands, including Wigeon ,Teal, Shoveler, Pintail, Lapwing
and Golden Plover. There will be an
option to continue with an informal visit to another site on the
Must be pre-booked.
More
details will be given later, in the Winter newsletter
and on the website. Monday 28th February 2010 Morning field meeting in search of
water birds and winter migrants. All sorts of birds have been known to turn up
in the Clennon Valley - for example a Penduline Tit was there a couple of years ago. Meet at 10.00 am Goodrington
Sands sea front (SX893595). Possible car park charge (limited free parking may be
available). Toilets at Goodrington
Sands. Friday 4th - Monday 7th March 2011 Weekend away to the Dee
Estuary Keith and Linda Offord
will be leading this weekend trip to the Dee Estuary. We will be based at the Mollington Banastre hotel, near Must be
pre-booked. For further details please click here Sunday 20th March 2011 Morning field trip to look for
woodland and riverside birds along the upper Teign
valley. At this time
of year we hope to see the wild daffodils in flower, and perhaps we’ll be lucky
again with the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Meet at No toilets