Upcoming Events

Numbers are limited and the event requires planning so the window for finalising booking closes on 11th April

This is an exciting three-stage event in Lincolnshire requiring travel / accommodation.

RSPB Frieston Marsh

Starting early at 6:30am from the car park to catch the high tide wader roost

RSPB Frampton Marsh

Stage 2 is a trip 10 miles away to RSPB Frampton Marsh, arriving at 9:30am for a 3-hr circuit starting at 10:00 am.

After this refreshments / lunch will be available at the reserve visitor centre.

Simon will then offer a 1:30pm – 3:30pm walk along the seawall to concentrate on Saltmarsh birds.

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Stephen Menzie of Cornell Lab takes us on a deep dive into the globe's most popular bird recording and ID app.

Numbers are limited to 12

Meeting Point – Main Entrance Car park off Linslade Road and Visitor Centre at the southwest entrance.

Located two miles northwest of Leighton Buzzard, Rushmere is well-known for its breeding Grey Herons, which visitors can observe from a special viewing deck. Other frequently seen birds include Blue Tits, Great Tits, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Green Woodpeckers, Spotted Flycatchers, Mandarin Ducks, Sparrowhawks, Ravens, Buzzards, Nuthatches, and an array of warblers such as Garden Warblers, Chiffchaff and Blackcap.

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With Paul Watts

Numbers are limited to 12

After last year's successful trip, we're going back to BBOWT’s Greenham and Crookham Common Reserve. Our target birds include Nightjar, Woodcock, Wood Lark, Dartford Warbler, Nightingale, and Tree Pipit. Although we meet in the afternoon, it will be a long day, as Nightjars usually start calling around 21:30.

Meet in the main car park for a start at 15:00hrs.

This trip covers 3 separate sites and takes up to 6 hours

1. Greenham Tower Car park – 2mile walk
2. Crookham Reserve – Refreshment break and optional 1 mile walk
3. Brakenhurst Lane – ½ mile walk

Parking is limited to 5 cars so the trip is limited toup to 10 places with car sharing

Meeting Point – A small parking area. Google maps What3Words

This is a new Field trip for the club led by Nick who works as Nature Recovery Manager with Chilterns National Landscape engaging with local farmers on conservation projects to support farmland nature and bird populations. The walk will primarily focus on this initiative to demonstrate how club funding has supported farmers, however, there will be opportunities to spot birds such as Corn Bunting Yellowhammer Linnets and Skylarks.

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600 years on, are they making a comeback to the UK?

Laura Vaughan-Hirsch, White Stork Manager at Knepp, takes us through the details of the project to bring these amazing birds back to the UK

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One man, one bike, lots of miles across the USA & lots of birds with author and bird guide Dorian Anderson

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Luke Marriner takes us through a ringing season to remember in birding Mecca!

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Exploring the BTO's ambitious plans for the 2027-2031 UK Bird Atlas. Speaker TBC.

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Greg Conway of the BTO takes us through the research tracking the return of these fantastic phantoms of the forest.

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Producer/creator Mike Birkhead talks to us about producing award-winning wildlife documentaries across the planet

Join us at St Anne’s Hall in Wendover for our ever-popular winter social. Join us for an evening of talks, conversation and goodwill to all. There will be time to meet and chat before, a long tea-break and time to chat in the middle, and again at the end. Our speakers are:

• Harry Appleyard - Spurn through the seasons - A year in the life at the Spurn Observatory.
• Tring/Hughenden ringing group – The Crossbills of Great Hampden - A ringing day for the ages!
• Mike Haberfield – Birds of MK 2026 - A photographic joutney of birding highlights in MK