As well as introducing members to some local sites that they may not have visited before, some meetings have been also arranged to help out with some groups of birds that are not always easy to get to grips with. Further information may be obtained from the branch contacts.
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| Day, Date & Time | Venue (Grid ref. & map link) |
Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 17 February 2008 9:30am |
Chasewater Reservoir (SK039071 ) |
Meet in the South Shore car park to the west of the Innovation Centre, for winter ducks including a chance of Smew, Great Northern Diver etc. Leader: Ray Jennett. |
| Sunday 30 March 2008 9:30am |
Cop Mere (SJ804295 ) |
Please meet on the roadside to the south of the mere. Leader: Ray Jennett. |
| Sunday 4 May 2008 9:30am |
Brocton Coppice (SK004207 ) |
Meet at the Punchbowl carpark, Cannock Chase. Easy walking mainly along tracks to find some of the summer birds of the Chase, hopefully including Wood Warbler and Redstart. Leader: Martin Godfrey. |
| Sunday 18 May 2008 10:00am |
North Staffs Moors (SK034698 ) |
Meet at the Cisterns Clough layby on the Buxton Road below Axe Edge for a walk to view some of the moorland specialities. This "Knotbury March" does involve some strenuous walking of a few miles and stout footwear is essential. Bring packed lunch to eat en route. |
| Wednesday 4 June 2008 6:45pm |
Gradbach (SJ998663 ) |
Meet at Gradbach car park hidden down the small side road. The Gradbach start gives us plenty of opportunities to choose from: a moorland stroll for Red Grouse, Curlew etc, or the River Dane valley for riparian birds. |
| Friday 27 June 2008 8:30pm |
Cannock Chase (SJ978164 ) |
Our annual pilgrimage to find a local speciality: Nightjars! We will certainly finish in the dark, and so a torch might be useful. Walking: possibly 1–2 miles over loose surface paths. Meet at the Springslade Café car park, off Camp Road. Leaders: Bevan Craddock and John Bennett. |
| Sunday 7 September 2008 9:30am |
Rudyard Lake (SJ938612 )and Tittesworth Reservoir (SJ9960 ) |
Meet at the North end of Rudyard Lake for a chance of wader and waterfowl at these underwatched North Staffordshire sites. |
| Sunday 21 September 2008 9:30am |
Belvide (SJ870099 ) |
Meet in the car park of our own Belvide reserve. |
| Sunday 12 October 2008 9:30am |
Berryhill, Stoke-on-Trent (SJ904464 ) |
Meet at the end of Arbourfield Drive. Easy walking. This return visit to the site should see a few late summer migrants still around and some of the winter migrants just arriving. Although a city site, its wide open spaces, and small stands of bushes attact a good variety of the more unusual birds, with recent visitors including Wryneck and Black Redstart and Red-backed Shrike. Leader: Nick Pomiankowski, Staffordshire County Recorder. |
Ornithology in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire & the West Midlands county, since 1929.
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