Events
Indoor meetings are usually held monthly from September until May, usually on the 3rd Friday of the month in the United Church Hall in Duke Street, Southport. As a result of COVID restrictions, the indoor meetings have been temporarily replaced by Zoom presentations and these are being continued through the summer for 2021. Field trips have resumed from July 2021, led by Frank Whitney, from whom further details can be obtained.
May 2022
Fri20
AGM & 'Some Birds of the Hebrides - Islay and the Uists' with Ron Jackson
Location: Lord Street West United Church hall
Duke Street
Southport
Merseyside
Postcode: PR8 1LS (Google map)
Our final indoor meeting of the 2021/22 programme will be by local naturalist Ron Jackson where he takes us to the Scottish Isles.
Ron's presentation is in the form of a high definition video with additional voice over commentary by Ron himself- and, of course, the opportunity to ask questions.
We are required to have a formal AGM and this will precede Ron's presentation. We do all that we can to keep this short (whist not, of course, stifling debate) and it usually lasts around 15 minutes - so please do not let that deter you from attending our second in-person meeting for some time.
Time: 7.45 pm
Price: £3.00 for group members; £4.00 for non-group members
E-mail: southportrspb@btinternet.com
June 2022
Sun12
FIELD TRIP - Barbon Beck and Bouth Valley
Location: We meet up at 10.00 am at Barton Beck, parking by the new crossing bridge.
Now we are in mid-summer we hope for good weather for this field trip first to Barbon Beck north east of Kirby Lonsdale and then on to the Bouth Valley.
Please bring your refreshments and optical equipment.
Time: 10.00 am
Price: Free to Southport Local Group members
E-mail: frnkwhtny@yahoo.co.uk
July 2022
Sun17
FIELD TRIP - St Aidan's RSPB
Location: We will meet at the reserve at 10.30 am. Directions are as follows:
Exit the M62 at Junction 30. At the roundabout take the first exit onto the A642 towards Rothwell. Continue for 1.4 miles then take the third exit onto Calverley Road. Follow this for 2.1 miles ,then turn right onto Astley Lane. After 1.6 miles the reserve entrance is on the right
Postcode: LS26 8AL (Google map)
The July field trip takes us across the Pennines to an RSPB site, St Aidan's, between Leeds and Castleford.
Bring your binoculars and/or telescope, hot drink and sandwiches and enjoy the local wildlife under the expert guidance of Frank.
Time: 10:30 am
Price: Free to Southport Group Members
Booking essential
E-mail: frnkwhtny@yahoo.co.uk
August 2022
Sun21
FIELD TRIP - Moore Nature Reserve
Location: We'll meet at 10:00 am in Lapwing Lane, grid ref SJ577854
Postcode: WA4 6XE (Google map)
Moore Nature Reserve is a reserve in the village of Moore in Halton, Cheshire. Created from an area which had included a sand quarry and farmland, and run by FCC Environment who operate the nearby Arpley landfill site, the reserve covers 200 acres (81 ha) and is considered one of the best places in Cheshire for birdwatching .
To book, please email Frank who will lead the walk.
Time: 10:00 am
Price: Free to Southport Group Members
Booking essential
E-mail: frnkwhtny@yahoo.co.uk
September 2022
Sun11
FIELD TRIP -Hoylake and West Kirby
Location: Park on Hoylake Promenade, off the King's Gap roundabout
Through the tunnel to the Wirral for our late summer field trip with a slightly later start than usual to benefit from the tides. Bring your binoculars and a packed lunch and enjoy a good day's birdwatching under the guidance of Frank.
Please email Frank to book a place.
Time: 11.00 am
Price: Free to Southport Group Members
Booking essential
E-mail: frnkwhtny@yahoo.co.uk
October 2022
Sun9
FIELD TRIP - Fairhaven Lake and Shore
Location: Free parking on the roadside near the lake, where we meet at 10:00 am
Postcode: FY8 1YD (Google map)
Autumn will be with us as we view the Ribble estuary from a different angle at Fairhaven Lake.
Bring your binoculars or telescope, suitable clothes and a packed lunch and enjoy another day's birdwayching with Frank guiding us.
Please email Frank to book a place
Time: 10.00 am
Price: Free to Southport Group Members
Booking essential
E-mail: frnkwhtny@yahoo.co.uk
November 2022
Sun20
FIELD TRIP - Martin Mere WWT
Location: Martin Mere WWT - meet in the car park at 10.00
Postcode: L40 0TA (Google map)
Our winter visitors will be well settled in by the time of our November field trip, so why not come along and enjoy the spectacle at Martin Mere WWT.
Please note there is an entrance charge to the Reserve for non WWT members.
Bring your usual optics and a packed lunch and enjoy a packed day's birding with Frank there to lead and assist. To book, please email Frank.
Time: 10.00 am
Price: Free to Southport Group Members
Booking essential
E-mail: frnkwhtny@yahoo.co.uk
December 2022
Sun11
FIELD TRIP - Marshside RSPB
Location: Meet in the Marshside car park at 11.00, on the coastal road and opposite the junction with Southport's Marshside Road.
With winter and the approach of Christmas, we stay close to home for our December field trip.
Warm clothing, binoculars and/or telescope - and Frank's guidance will ensure a good experience of the wildlife on our own doorstep at this time of the year.
Please email Frank to reserve a place.
Time: 11.00 am
Price: Free to Southport Group Members
Booking essential
E-mail: frnkwhtny@yahoo.co.uk