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A morning walk at Yarner Wood
The weather forecast said a moderate north-west wind, while the group consensus was freezing cold, and the birds normally to…
A morning walk at Exminster Marshes
Joy, oh joy at last we can go out birding with our friends. It was wonderful to meet up with…
‘Top birding sites in the Netherlands’, a talk by Roger White
Roger reminded us that there is much more to the Netherlands than windmills, canals and bulb fields. He would introduce…
‘Return of the red kite’, a talk by Keith Betton
Keith explained to us that his interest in birds started when he was a teenager on family holidays at Hopes…
‘Farming and wildlife’, a talk by Nicholas Watts
Nicholas has farmed at Vine House Farm in the Fens since 1964. In 1982 he started an annual breeding bird…
‘Corsica – mountains in the Mediterranean’, a talk by Mike Read
Mike started his talk by explaining that Corsica belongs to France but the island’s inhabitants consider themselves Corsican. Not long…
’25 years of garden birdwatch’, a talk by David White of the BTO
David is one of the BTO Garden BirdWatch team. He said that the project was launched in 1995 and participants…
‘A year on Tristan da Cunha’, a talk by Brad Robson
Bradley Robson, a Zoology Graduate from Northumberland and living in Northern Ireland, was undertaking bird surveys when he came home…
‘The Exe Estuary reserves: a lockdown journey’, a talk by Natalie Holt
Natalie is the RSPB Exe Estuary and North Devon Reserves Site Manager. She loves outdoor activities and is keen to…
‘Costa Rica: an introduction to the Neotropics’, a talk by Richard Swinbank
This was the first of a series of talks we are organising using Zoom. We plan to continue these while…
‘Cuckoos – do cheats ever prosper?’, a talk by Matt Collis
Matt Collis is a free-lance ecologist and wildlife educator based in Torbay. He became interested in birds in his teens…
‘Franchises Lodge – an update’, a talk by Richard Snelling
Richard Snelling took on the role of Site Manager at Franchises Lodge a couple of months ago. The RSPB acquired…
