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SUMMARY:Stinchcombe Hill
DESCRIPTION:Leader: Mike Tranter\nTime: 9.00am – 12.00pm (2½ – 3 hours) Meet: Car park on Stinchcombe Hill\, grid ref ST7443 9837 what3words: ///beards.opposing.unwound \nAbout the walk\nA gentle Sunday morning walk\, taking two and a half to three hours to circle the hill\, led by Mike Tranter. \nStinchcombe Hill affords great views out from the Cotswold escarpment\, and this high\, open area is ideal for Skylark\, Buzzard and Red Kite\, as well as woodland birds along the edges. The uncut grassland is good for wildflowers and butterflies\, so there should be plenty to see beyond the birds. \nWe will be walking along footpaths and tracks that form part of the Cotswold Way. It is reasonable walking underfoot\, though there could be a few muddy patches if the weather breaks before then. \nGetting there\nAt the mini-roundabout as you enter Dursley town centre from the Community Centre and Gloucester direction\, turn right into May Lane. Continue on this road past the bus stop and the Old Spot pub to the top of the hill. Turn right and drive through the golf course to a car park on the left. \nBefore you come\nIf the trip is in doubt due to bad weather or unexpected circumstances\, or has to be cancelled\, we will try to contact everyone by phone or via the WhatsApp group. \n  \nNoel Reynolds\, CC BY 2.0\, Red Kite\, via Wikimedia Commons
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LOCATION:Stinchcombe Hill\, Dursley\, MJMH+78 Dursley
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Newport Wetlands & Goldcliff Lagoons
DESCRIPTION:Leader: Simon Ashley\nTime: 7.30am start – meeting at Cheapside Car Park\, Stroud\, returning around 4.00 pm. Sites: RSPB Newport Wetlands (Uskmouth) in the morning\, Goldcliff Lagoons in the afternoon.\n \nAbout the day\nEarly September is one of the best weeks of the year on the Gwent Levels. Autumn wader passage is at its height\, summer migrants are still trickling south\, and the first of the winter wildfowl are beginning to arrive — so this is a day where almost anything is possible. We are making a full day of it and covering two contrasting parts of the Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve\, timed around the tide. \nMorning: RSPB Newport Wetlands\nThe RSPB reserve occupies 438 hectares of reclaimed industrial land between the Severn Estuary and the River Usk — reedbeds\, lagoons\, wet grassland\, saltmarsh and scrub\, with the estuary mudflats beyond. It is one of the best reedbeds in Wales\, and the site holds 7\,500-year-old human footprints and auroch bones in its layers of silt. \nWe will work the reedbed and lagoon trails while the birds are active in the cool of the morning\, then walk out to the sea wall to scan the estuary over low water. \nAfternoon: Goldcliff Lagoons\nA few miles east along the coast\, Goldcliff is a different proposition entirely — three shallow\, muddy scrapes (Monk’s\, Prior’s and Bec’s Lagoons) behind the sea wall\, watched from three hides and four viewing platforms. It is the premier wader site in the county. \nLow water at Newport on 6 September is at 8.27am and high water at 3.04pm. That gives us the estuary and its exposed mud during the morning at Uskmouth\, and then a rising tide through the afternoon at Goldcliff — exactly when waders get pushed off the estuary and onto the lagoons in front of the hides. The last couple of hours should be the best of the day. \nWhat we might see\nAt RSPB\, the reedbed specialities are the draw: Bearded Tit\, Cetti’s Warbler\, Water Rail and Reed Bunting are all far more frequent here than the regional average\, and Bittern\, Marsh Harrier\, Great White Egret\, Little Egret and Kingfisher are all on the September list. Little Owl is resident. Late Reed and Sedge Warblers\, Blackcap\, Whitethroat\, Lesser Whitethroat\, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler will be moving through the scrub\, with Whinchat\, Stonechat and Northern Wheatear on the fence lines and Swallows\, House Martins and Sand Martins gathering overhead. From the sea wall: Shelduck\, Curlew\, Whimbrel\, Black-tailed and Bar-tailed Godwit\, Dunlin\, Ringed Plover\, Redshank and Greenshank\, plus the first returning Wigeon and Teal\, and a good chance of Peregrine. \nAt Goldcliff\, the lagoons in early September can hold a remarkable wader list: Avocet\, Black-tailed Godwit\, Ruff\, Spotted Redshank\, Greenshank\, Little Stint\, Curlew Sandpiper\, Green\, Wood and Common Sandpipers\, Dunlin\, Snipe\, Lapwing\, Ringed and Little Ringed Plover\, Golden and Grey Plover\, Knot\, Sanderling and Turnstone. Garganey are a real possibility among the ducks\, and Yellow Wagtail\, Wheatear and Whinchat work the sea wall and the fields behind. \nThe extra cool thing about Goldcliff is the rarities that turn up. September records at Goldcliff include Pectoral Sandpiper\, Semipalmated Sandpiper\, Buff-breasted Sandpiper\, Lesser Yellowlegs\, Grey and Red-necked Phalarope\, Glossy Ibis\, Eurasian Spoonbill and Wryneck. No promises — but this is the site\, and this is the month. \nPractical information\n\nA telescope is well worth bringing — much of the viewing at Goldcliff is at range.\nBoots or wellingtons. The track around the Goldcliff lagoons can be muddy even in a dry spell.\nBring a packed lunch and plenty of water. There are no facilities at all at Goldcliff — no toilets\, no shelter\, no refreshments.\nParking at the RSPB reserve is £5 for non-members and free for RSPB members and Blue Badge holders. Entry to the reserve itself is free.\nRSPB facilities: the car park is open 9.00am–5.00pm\, the visitor centre and toilets 9.30am–5.00pm\, and the café 10.00am–4.00pm. The reserve itself and its hides are open 24 hours.\nAt Goldcliff\, parking is on the roadside east of Goldcliff village; from there\, you cross the road and follow the path over a small bridge to the reserve entrance. Please park considerately — it is a narrow lane through a residential area. (We’ll go in convoy from the morning site)\nThe trails at the RSPB reserve are level\, compacted gravel\, and there is disabled access to each of the Goldcliff hides.\nCar sharing is encouraged — it is roughly an hour’s drive from Dursley\, and parking at Goldcliff is limited\, so we’ll coordinate on WhatsApp as usual.\n\nIf the trip has to change\nIf the trip is in doubt because of bad weather or unexpected circumstances\, or has to be cancelled\, we will try to contact everyone by phone and through the WhatsApp group. \n  \n  \n\nFurther reading \n\neBird: Newport Wetlands NNR — Uskmouth Lagoons and RSPB Reserve — 167 species recorded\neBird: Newport Wetlands NNR — Goldcliff Lagoons — 184 species recorded\nRSPB Newport Wetlands\nFriends of Goldcliff Lagoons\n\nAndrew C\, CC BY 2.0\, Pectoral Sandpiper\, via Wikimedia Commons
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LOCATION:Newport Wetlands\, Wetlands Visitor Centre\, W Nash Rd\, Nash\, Newport\, NP18 2BZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Norfolk Birding Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Norfolk is arguably the UK’s premier birding county and late autumn is a fantastic time to visit\, with wintering geese\, ducks and waders arriving in numbers\, alongside the chance of scarce migrants and coastal specialities. We will spend the weekend visiting a selection of Norfolk’s best birding locations\, likely including areas around Cley\, Kelling\, Titchwell\, Snettisham and the north Norfolk coast\, with the final itinerary guided by recent bird sightings and weather conditions. \nProposed Plan\nFriday 30 October \n\nTravel to Norfolk\nAfternoon birding en route if time allows\nOvernight accommodation\n\nSaturday 31 October \n\nFull day birding along the north Norfolk coast\nOvernight accommodation\n\nSunday 1 November \n\nMorning / Early afternoon birding session\nReturn journey home\n\nCosts\nAt this stage we’re looking for expressions of interest before booking accommodation. \nIndicative costs are: \n\n\n\nItem\nCost\n\n\n\n\nFuel contribution\n£50 pp\n\n\nAccommodation (2 nights @ £70)\n£140 pp\n\n\nEstimated Total\n£190 pp\n\n\n\nFood\, drinks and any personal expenses would be additional. \nAccommodation\nAccommodation and final costs will be confirmed once we know numbers. The aim will be to stay somewhere convenient for the north Norfolk coast to maximise birding time and minimise driving. \nGroup Size\nTo keep logistics manageable and ensure everyone gets good views of birds\, the trip will be limited to nine participants. (3 cars of 3) . \nInterested?\nIf you would like to join the trip\, please let me know. Once we have sufficient interest I’ll confirm: \n\nAccommodation details\nFinal costs\nTravel arrangements\nDeparture times\nPlanned sites and itinerary\n\nThis should be a brilliant opportunity to experience some of the UK’s best autumn birding with a good chance of seeing a wide variety of wildfowl\, waders\, raptors and coastal species. \n\nProvisional Target Species\nPriority Targets\n\nPink-footed Goose\nBrent Goose\nShorelark\nHen Harrier\nPallid Harrier\nMerlin\nShort-eared Owl\nLong-eared Owl\nVelvet Scoter\nSnow Bunting\n\nWaders\n\nAvocet\nKnot\nDunlin\nGrey Plover\nSanderling\nTurnstone\nBlack-tailed Godwit\nBar-tailed Godwit\nRuff\nCurlew\nGreenshank\nRedshank\n\nWildfowl\n\nWigeon\nTeal\nPintail\nShoveler\nGoldeneye\nWhooper Swan\nBewick’s Swan\n\nCoastal and Sea Birds\n\nRed-throated Diver\nGreat Northern Diver\nCommon Scoter\nMediterranean Gull\nRock Pipit\n\nFinches & Farmland Birds\n\nBrambling\nSiskin\nRedpoll\nYellowhammer\nCorn Bunting\n\nBonus Rarities\nArnstein Rønning\, CC BY-SA 4.0\, via Wikimedia Commons\n\nShore Lark\nLapland Bunting\nTwite\nGreat Grey Shrike\nWaxwing\nAny late autumn rarity that happens to be on the coast\n\nTarget for the weekend: 100+ species\, spectacular Pink-footed Goose flocks\, multiple raptor species\, excellent wader diversity and hopefully one or two Norfolk specialities.
URL:https://dbwps.org/event/norfolk-birding-weekend/
LOCATION:Titchwell\, Main Rd\, Titchwell\, King's Lynn\, Norfolk\, PE31 8BB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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