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‘The wildlife of Dartmoor and insights into the lives of cuckoos and ground-nesting birds’, a talk by Professor Charles Tyler
In the first part of his talk, Charles looked at the main habitats on the Moor. The high ground has…
Exe Estuary Boat trip
Thirty of us joined the Stuart Line birdwatching cruise, on a day with decent weather – sunny spells and not…
‘Saving a species from extinction in the UK: the black-tailed godwit’, a talk by Dr Jen Smart
For most of her time at the RSPB, Jen has worked in Conservation Science. Until recently she was trying to…
‘Bars and spots: varying fortunes of our British woodpeckers’, a talk by Dr Ken Smith
The great spotted woodpecker is one of our most rapidly increasing species and has recently colonised Ireland. By contrast, the…
A morning walk around Exminster Marshes
This walk around Exminster Marshes was the first Exeter RSPB outdoor event for 2022 and there was a good turnout,…
A morning walk to Bowling Green Marsh and around Topsham
Fourteen group members gathered at the Holman Way Car Park, Topsham, to walk a circular route around Topsham, taking in…
Zoom members’ evening
The Members’ Evening featured two talks with a quiz inbetween. Extremadura and the Sierra de Gredos The first talk by…
A visit to Ham Wall and Shapwick Heath
It may have been a cold day, but it was dry and when the sun was out it was very…
‘The best of Britain’, a talk by Tom Mabbett
Tom works for Naturetrek, the wildlife travel company. Introducing his talk he said that it would feature four of his…
A morning walk from Powderham to Turf Lock
On a quiet post-lockdown morning, some 17 members of the Exeter RSPB met up at Powderham Church – not on…
‘A lifetime illustrating birds, and a history of bird illustration’, a talk by Mike Langman
When Mike was a youngster he enjoyed copying bird illustrations from books. Then he was told that he ought to…
A morning walk from Passage House Inn around Hackney Marshes
Weren’t we lucky, it did not rain! As we gradually assembled – most were early as the road works did…
