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January 27th-29th 2025 Somerset Levels

A group of us decided to venture further afield to visit Slimbridge and the Somerset levels and booked ourselves into the Premier in at Bridgewater for a couple of nights. 3 fascinating days:

Slimbridge: We managed some 53 species here not including some lovely captive species such as Smew and Buffleheads. 

Little Egret, Pintail, Rook, Teal, Wood Pigeon, Starling, Lesser Black backed Gulls, Moorhen, Lapwing, Black Swan, Curlew, Herring Gull, Greylag, Black headed gull, Jackdaw, Mute Swan, Golden Plover, Mallard, Buick Swans, Canada Geese, Coots, Pied wagtails. Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Raven, Peregrine, Black tailed Godwit, Water Rail, Dunnock, Great Tit, Robin, Bluetit, House Sparrow, Redshank, Ruff, Russian Whitefront Goose, Little Stint, Dunlin, Barnacle geese, Gadwall, Magpie, Oyster catcher, Spoonbill, Golden eye, Avocet, Cranes, Pochard, Long tailed tit, Chaffinch, Grey wagtail, Carrion crow, Knot and Pheasant

 

February 12th 2025 Tamar Boat Trip

February 21st 2025 Bude 

March 12th 2025 Respryn

April 9th 2025 Porth Reservoir and East Pentire

May 30th 2025 The Rumps 

June 11th 2025 Bodmin Beacon Reserve

June 26th 2025 Isles of Scilly day trip

Nightjar evenings 17th June, 24th June & 18th July 2025

July 9th 2025 Breney Common

August 27th 2025 Planning mtg at Coulson Park Lostwithiel

Sept 17th 2025 Par Spit beach and St Andrews

Oct 15th 2025 Old Town Cove

Nov 24th- 25th Dorset

December 4th 2025 Christmas lunch at The Crown in Lanlivery

Dec 10th 2025 Camelford and Davidstow