10th September 2010

WRYNECK, Redstart, 40 Blackcap, 22 Chiffchaff, 11 Sedge Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler - trapped & ringed Swindon STW, also present; Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 40 Teal - Matt Prior & Nigel Goodgame     (see Ringing Gallery for further pictures)

Wryneck - Matt Prior

100 House Martin, 8 Little Grebe – Lydiard Park - Bob Philpott

2 Common Sandpiper – Frogmore Pond, Westbury – John Osborne

Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Sand Martin – Coate Water - Malcolm Royal

Wheatear - Liddington Hill - Malcolm Royal

Sand Martin – Westbury STW – John Osborne

CURLEW SANDPIPER, 2 Dunlin, 90 Sand Martin, 90 House Martin, wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Common Tern – CWP74 – per CWP website

9th September 2010

52 Blackcap, 14 Chiffchaff, 100 Swallow – Nightingale Wood, South Marston – Graham Deacon

Common Sandpiper, 9 Chiffchaff – Chippenham - Mark Coller

3 Wheatear, 2 Raven – Westbury Downs – John Osborne

Savernake Forest, Marlborough

Title: Savernake Forest, Marlborough
Location: SU225668
Description: A morning walk through woodland. Posibly Nuthatch, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
Meet at Eight Walks on Grand Avenue.
Leader Stephen Edwards
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2011-03-31

Forest of Dean

Title: Forest of Dean
Location: SO628096
Description: Looking for raptors, Goshawk, and Hawfinch, Mandarin Duck, Dipper, Crossbill.
Meet at New Fancy View car park north east of Parkend on the right hand side of the minor road towards Speech House.
All day meeting so bring lunch.
Leader David Wall
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-03-02

Haxton Dodwn

Title: Haxton Dodwn
Location: SU205525
Description: Late afternoon walk over chalk downland looking for raptors, possibly Barn Owl, Short Eared Owl, Hen Harrier, Merlin, Peregrine.
Meet in the car park at Weather Firs on the minor road between Haxton and Everleigh.
Leader Paul Castle
Start Time: 14:30
Date: 2011-02-26

Long Weekend in North Norfolk

Title: Long Weekend in North Norfolk
Location: Cley/Blakeney area
Description: Late winter trip to one of the very best bird watching areas in the country. Ducks, geese, raptors, passerines including possibly Twite, Snow Bunting and Shore Lark, divers, grebes, possibly Cranes.
Members will need to organise their own accommodation, near Cley/Blakeney.
For more details contact the leader, Granville Pictor 01722782284. Contact him in good time so that he can send an itinerary of places to be visited and meeting places.
Start Date: 2011-02-03
End Date: 2011-02-06

Weymouth Area

Title: Weymouth Area
Location: SY677795
Description: An all day meeting visiting several sites, Radiploe Lake, Lodmoor, Portland Harbour. Wildfowl, waders, grebes, divers, perhaps scarcer gulls.
Meet at Radipole RSPB reserve car park.
All day meeting so bring lunch.
Start Time: 09:30
Date: 2011-01-23

Cotswold Water Park

Title: Cotswold Water Park
Location: SU017947
Description: All day meeting with possibility of visiting Blakehill Farm (WWT reserve). Waterfowl including Smew and Goldeneye.
Bring lunch and waterproof footwear.
Leader Brain Crookes
Date: 2011-01-01

8th September 2010

29 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler – Nightingale Wood, South Marston – Graham Deacon

PEREGRINE, Common Sandpiper – Chippenahm – Mark Coller

2 Swift – Swindon – Catrina Young

2 Spotted Flycatcher – Honeystreet – T Smith

Hobby – Cricklade – Robin Griffiths

MANDARIN (female), Wigeon, Gadwall, Pochard, Kingfisher, 2 Wheatear – Langford Lakes – Bob Blamey

10 Little Egret – Shear Water – David Trump

The Cotswolds around West Kington

Title: The Cotswolds around West Kington
Location: ST802771
Description: Farmland and river valleys around West Kington. Dipper, Kingfisher, Ccorn Bunting.Meet in the lay-byto the west of West Kington. Bring lunch.
Leader David Wall
Start Time: 09:30
Date: 2010-12-15

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