Join me for an evening walk around Mickletown Ings leading onto St.Aidan’s nature reserve, one of the best birdwatching areas in Leeds. We’ll be looking for common tern, reed warbler, sedge warbler, reed bunting and hope we catch a glimpse of long-eared owl. You’ll also have a chance to practise identifying eclipsed
Continue readingTake a leisurely walk around St.Aidan’s nature reserve, one of the best birdwatching areas in Leeds. We’ll be looking for bittern, black-necked grebe, bearded tit, common tern and the first of our early autumn migrants. You’ll also have a chance to practise identifying eclipsed ducks. Price £15 per person including refreshments.
Continue readingGet started on the road to being a better birdwatcher with this 2 hour focused session on binoculars and field guides. I’ll teach you how to get the best out of your binoculars and/or how to choose the right binoculars for you. By the end of the session you’ll know
Continue readingA mid-summer evening at this popular RSPB reserve to celebrate Yorkshire Day. We’ll focus on singing warbler species and look for wetland species in the pools and lagoons including newly fledged spoonbill. Price £15 per person including refreshments. Transport Transport is available leaving at 18:00 from the Moor Allerton Centre
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Celebrate Yorkshire Day and adorn yourself with white roses at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Staveley Nature Reserve. We’ll look for wildlife and wildflowers on the reserve including otter, water rail, barn owl, marsh tit, willow tit, dragonflies, butterflies and orchids. Price £30 per person including refreshments. Bring food, white roses optional! Transport available My minibus will set
Continue readingMy 3 day early winter tour to North Norfolk is back at its regular slot in November. Wrap up warm and join me for a winter wildfowl and wader spectacular. We’ll visit the best birdwatching sites in the area with venues such as RSPB Titchwell, RSPB Snetisham, NWT Cley, Holkham
Continue readingExplore lesser known sites in the Dearne Valley and finish at RSPB Old Moor. We’ll check the woodland, hedgerows and pools for birds such as bullfinch, linnet, whitethroat, little egret, snipe and hobby and practise your butterfly, dragonfly and wildflower identifcation. Price £30 per person including refreshments. Bring food. Transport
Continue readingWhat better way to spend a summer evening than to enjoy the birds of Eccup reservoir and surrounding habitat. We’ll hope to see red kites, buzzard, yellowhammer, tree sparrow and yellow wagtail Price £15 per person including refreshments. Transport available Meet outside Argos at the Moor Allerton Centre on the Leeds
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Another chance to learn about one of the UK’s most enigmatic bird species, the swift. You’ll be able to watch these amazing birds feeding chicks both outside and inside the nest, by way of webcams, and find out all about their nesting and migratory habits. Price £15 per person including
Continue readingStart Birding will be partnering with multi-talented Peter Spafford of Chapel FM Arts Centre to provide a birdsong walk as a prelude to Schwa’s performance of Bird Songs on Friday 22nd June. To book, visit the following page at Chapel FM Arts Centre. We’ll be setting off from there at 8:30am
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