A wonderful day at Westhay
Red Deer Stag
A pair of Great Crested Grebes
Last year the group enjoyed some wonderful visits, to Slimbridge in February where we saw an array of waders and other wetland birds; to RSPB Arne in June, where we searched in vain for sight of Dartford Warblers but were rewarded with sightings of other birds including sandwich terns; and East Woodlands in July where we saw lots of butterflies, despite it being a poor year for them. Later in the year we visited the Heal Rewilding project near Witham Friary, seeing an ever-increasing number of birds, butterflies and mammals. Our winter visits mainly involve birdwatching, usually at a wetland, while summer visits give us options for seeing a wider variety of plants and animals.
This year our planned programme is as follows:
28th February - Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve
28th March - Dinton Park
25th April - WWT Slimbridge
23rd May - Carymoor Nature Reserve
27th June - Babcary Meadows
25th July - RSPB Winterbourne Downs
22nd August - River Frome local walk
26th September - RSPB Ham Wall
24th October - Stourhead tree walk
28th November - WWT Langford Lakes
New members are welcome, especially people willing to drive and take passengers! The group’s joint co-ordinators are Patience Gray (07876 175310) and Wendy Miller-Williams (07725 832986), or email us at f3abirdwatchingandnature@gmail.com.