Trip reports
 | Wednesday, 27 March 2019 Burton Mere RSPB Reserve, 24th March 2019 Real signs of spring this time, a year after snow caused a cancellation! More... |
 | Saturday, 9 March 2019 Old Moor - February 24th, 2019 First trip of 2019, unexpected sunshine, plus good birds = happy birdwatchers! More... |
 | Sunday, 18 November 2018 Martin Mere - 18th November 2018 Wildfowl and waders, woodland birds and winter sunshine combined to make a memorable winter field trip to Martin Mere. More... |
 | Thursday, 25 October 2018 Titchwell Marsh RSPB, 21st October 2018 A bright day with a mass of species! More... |
 | Sunday, 30 September 2018 Frampton Marsh, 23 September 2018 An unpromising start - rain, wind and a late arriving coach - before a dry and bright visit - still windy - with an impressive species count. More... |
 | Sunday, 24 June 2018 South Stack Cliffs Nature Reserve, 17 June 2018 The birds were there - but so was the drizzle. When the foghorn stopped, the birds came into view! More... |
 | Sunday, 27 May 2018 Ham Wall Nature Reserve (RSPB), 20 May 2018 Hot sunshine and great birds at Ham Wall! More... |
 | Tuesday, 15 May 2018 Whisby Nature Reserve (Lincoln) - 29th March 2018 Another new venue on a dry, if chilly day; elusive nightingales, migrants arrived, easy journeys - it was good to be back after our weather cancellation in March. More... |
 | Friday, 2 March 2018 North Cave Wetlands, 25 February 2018 A great start to the year with dry, cold weather, lots of birds and a rarity; what more could we wish for! More... |
 | Tuesday, 14 November 2017 Slimbridge Wetland Centre, 12th November 2017 Good weather and good birds for our last coach trip of 2017 - mating pintail and dancing cranes showing how unseasonable the weather really has been. More... |
 | Monday, 23 October 2017 Gibraltar Point: 15th October 2017 Lincolnshire coast at migration time - lots of species, on a reserve of many habitats. More... |
 | Friday, 22 September 2017 September 2017 Field Trip - RSPB Conwy Reserve Superb weather when it mattered - at Conwy, poor weather when it didn't - on the way there and the way home! Great scenery, waders in abundance, plus swallows and martins having a last feed before heading to Africa. More... |
 | Monday, 10 July 2017 Bempton Cliffs, 11th June 2017 A crane from the coach marked the unexpected start of another brilliant visit to the seabirds of Yorkshire. More... |
 | Sunday, 28 May 2017 A beautiful early summer day, with the sounds of cuckoos and bitterns -what could be better? More... |
 | Friday, 14 April 2017 April 2017 - Nagshead and the Forest of Dean With weather that would not be out of place in mid-summer, a trip that promised well for the seasons ahead! More... |
 | Monday, 27 March 2017 March 2017 - Marshside and Mere Sands Wood A touch of spring in the air, as the Group enjoyed Lancashire. More... |
 | Monday, 20 February 2017 A cold start to the 2017 Programme, but excellent birds and very few people! More... |
 | Monday, 13 February 2017 Out and About Report - October 2016, Elmdon Country Park Wildlife near the airport! A walk in the east of Birmingham More... |
 | Wednesday, 7 December 2016 Out and About Report - December 2016, Brandon Marsh Reserve Back in action after a break, a walk at the headquarters reserve of Warwickshire Wildlife. More... |
Saturday, 26 November 2016 November 2016 - Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire A damp start, but a bird-laden day in a wild place! More... |
 | Wednesday, 19 October 2016 Out and About Report, October 2016, Elmdon Country Park Wildlife near an Airport. A walk to the east of Birmingham More... |
Friday, 30 September 2016 September 2016 Trip - Fairburn Ings Birds and Insects show how an Industrial Landscape can be transformed - and Mediterranean weather into the bargain. More... |
 | Wednesday, 28 September 2016 Out and About Report - September 2016, Branston Water Park A walk around the restored quarries and canal of the Branston Water park, south of Burton upon Trent More... |
Wednesday, 29 June 2016 Out and About Report: Coombe Abbey Country Park, 29th June 2016 ....and it was meant to be summer! More... |
 | Friday, 24 June 2016 June 2016 Field Trip - Ynys Hir Ospreys, then rain! But 72 species in a beautiful area. More... |
Wednesday, 25 May 2016 Out and About Report - 25th May 2016, Wolseley Centre, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Headquarters. Staffordshire Spring More... |
 | Sunday, 22 May 2016 A Great Reserve on a Sunny Spring day - with Nightingales! More... |
Wednesday, 27 April 2016 Out and About Report- 27th April 2016, Sutton Park A local walk, in a location we're lucky to have so close to home! More... |
 | Wednesday, 13 April 2016 Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, April 2016 A glorious sunny day for our trip north, with distant snow reminding us it was still April, but the first summer migrants appearing. More... |
 | Saturday, 26 March 2016 Field Trip Report - 20th March 2016, Potteric Carr Spring arrives, and with it the birds! More... |
Wednesday, 23 March 2016 Out and About Report - Kingsbury Water Park, 23rd March 2016 Late winter and early spring birds from a walk with plenty of variety. More... |
 | Thursday, 25 February 2016 Out and About Report - February 2016, Baggeridge Country Park Wonderful weather, with woodland and water birds! More... |
 | Sunday, 14 February 2016 Field Trip Report - 14th February 2016, Burton Mere Wetland A cold Valentine's Day in the Wirral, but bright sun, bright birds and a great reserve. More... |
 | Friday, 29 January 2016 Out and About Report - January 2016, Ladywalk Nature Reserve Mixed weather, mixed birds - but lots of them to see! More... |
 | Wednesday, 9 December 2015 Upton Warren - Out & About December 9th 2015 A sunny walk, good food and great birds all day! More... |
 | Monday, 7 December 2015 Out and About - November 2015, Draycote Water Country Park A good walk, with good birds.... and in good weather, just! More... |
 | Sunday, 15 November 2015 Field Trip Report - 15th November 2015, Rye Meads RSPB Reserve. A fine, if blustery day, for a winter visit, rewarded by a good day of birding in Hertfordshire. More... |
 | Tuesday, 20 October 2015 Field Trip Report - 18th October 2015, Far Ings A last-minute venue change, but great birds! More... |
 | Wednesday, 23 September 2015 Sepember Out and About - Sutton Park A walk that started with a Very Large Owl indeed! More... |
 | Sunday, 20 September 2015 Field Trip Report - 20th September 2015: Frampton Marsh As summer passes, back to birding with a glorious day and wildlife variety at Frampton Marsh More... |
 | Saturday, 20 June 2015 Wonderful birds, glorious wild flowers = excellent trip and lots of satisfied visitors! More... |
 | Wednesday, 27 May 2015 Out and About report - May 2015, Ludlow The first Out and About as a Sutton Coldfield activity, rewarded by lots of birds in a very attractive location. More... |
Wednesday, 20 May 2015 Lovely venue, good selection of the birds of the woodland and lake! More... |
Tuesday, 5 May 2015 RSPB Titchwell - 26th April 2015 Nearly the ton! A wonderful day with a great variety of birds - nothing too special, but nearly 100 species recorded. More... |
 | Sunday, 15 March 2015 RSPB Dearne Valley - Old Moor, 15th March 2015 Seventy species seen, finches galore - and one for the lariphiles as well! More... |
 | Saturday, 31 January 2015 Rutland Water, 25th January 2015 Bright days and sunlit birds; starting 2015 the way we intend to carry on! Rutland Water in the sunshine (and we'll overlook the cold). More... |
 | Sunday, 16 November 2014 Martin Mere, 16th November 2014 Martin Mere is always great - but winter sunshine all day and brilliant birds made our trip all the better! More... |
Monday, 10 November 2014 Visit to Newport Wetlands RSPB reserve, Sunday 19th October 2014 A windy day in Wales - but at least the rain held off! More... |
 | Monday, 10 November 2014 North Cave Wetlands (YWT) and RSPB Blacktoft Sands 21st Sept 2014 Two venues, lots of birds - but not the autumn migration rush we'd hoped for! More... |
 | Sunday, 15 June 2014 Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, June 2014 An extra trip slotted in - the sunshine forgot we were going, but the birds didn't! More... |
 | Sunday, 13 April 2014 Sunshine and Nightingales - Spring Arrived at Paxton More... |
 | Sunday, 16 February 2014 A promise of spring in Yorkshire - Potteric Carr, 16th February 2014 Would we see a bittern.....? What about a water rail....? Read on to find out! More... |
 | Sunday, 8 December 2013 December 2013 Field Trip - Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire Cloudless December skies, obliging wildlife - another successful trip. More... |
 | Sunday, 17 November 2013 November 2013 Field Trip - Conwy RSPB Reserve Good birds, great scenery, excellent weather - all the ingredients for popular trip. More... |
 | Sunday, 13 October 2013 Mass Migrations - People and Birds: Sutton Coldfield to Gibraltar Point 13th October 2013 A full coach and masses of birds; Field Trip at its best! More... |
 | Sunday, 15 September 2013 Bitterns and Cranes - Hickling Broad, September 2013 The first trip since the summer break, and a quality bird list - the standard for Sutton Coldfield trips is here for all to see! More... |
 | Friday, 28 June 2013 Shapwick Heath, 16th June 2013 After an aborted trip to the area last year, what would happen this time? A full coach and great birds! More... |
 | Monday, 6 May 2013 Forest of Dean and Nags Head, April 2013 A lete spring may have held back the migrants, but the better weather brought out the bird watchers! More... |
 | Monday, 11 March 2013 An unpromising start, but a great day's birding in the end! More... |
 | Sunday, 11 November 2012 Pitsford Reservoir, 11th November 2012 70 species and a glorious autumn day - a day to be out enjoying the wildlife of Northamptonshire! More... |
 | Monday, 25 June 2012 Springwatch had gone, along with the floods, and a good size party to enjoy the Ynys-Hir experience. More... |
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 At last - back to a proper, well-supported trip - with good birds too! More... |
 | Friday, 23 March 2012 The trip that never was! More... |
 | Thursday, 19 January 2012 By Coach to a Carr - Field trip to Potteric Carr, 15th January 2012 A cold day, a huge reserve and a range of habitats - but not too many birds! More... |
 | Sunday, 13 November 2011 Kites without Strings - Cors Caron, 13th November 2011 Clouds of kites, fabulous fieldfares and spectacular scenery - a day's birding in mid-Wales was not to be missed. More... |
 | Sunday, 9 October 2011 Spurn and Lost Stardom! - Spurn Point, 9th October 2011 Autumnwatch were there, so were we! More... |
 | Monday, 12 September 2011 Spoonbills and sunshine - Cley, September 2011 Weather forecast - terrible, actual weather, hot and dry; birds forecast - good, actual birds, brilliant. Cley in September! More... |
 | Monday, 20 June 2011 June 2011 Field Trip - Yorkshire Variety Variety indeed - the sea cliffs of Bempton to the woods and wetlands of Tophill Low - and a good range of birds too. More... |
 | Sunday, 5 June 2011 Long Weekend - Suffolk, May 2011 Over 100 species seen - plus good food and good company. An ideal long weekend away from Sutton Coldfield. More... |
 | Sunday, 10 April 2011 Glorious weather added to excellent birds made for a good April trip. More... |
 | Tuesday, 15 March 2011 Wet start - but a dry, sunny trip at last as springtime shows! More... |
 | Sunday, 13 February 2011 Newport Wetlands - Very Wetlands! February 2011 Field Trip Newport Wetlands lived up to its name but the conditions did not put off the intrepid Sutton Coldfield explorers. More... |
 | Sunday, 16 January 2011 A good total of species and a good spread of species too - with some special birds thrown in! More... |
Sunday, 12 December 2010 Slimbridge WWT - An ideal venue on a cold December day A foggy start failed to deter those travelling to Slimbridge, who were then rewarded by a sunny afternoon in which to watch the wildfowl and a dry dusk to enjoy the floodlit feeding - another good day out for Sutton Coldfield RSPB Local Group. More... |
 | Sunday, 7 November 2010 An autumn day, cold and bright, brought winter redwings and summer dragonfiles out together! More... |
 | Sunday, 10 October 2010 Autumn sunshine in Red Rose County At last the sun shone for the Sutton Coldfield trip to Lancashire - an ideal combination of inland and coastal sites made for an excellent day's birding. More... |
 | Sunday, 19 September 2010 Ouse been birding in the rain? The first trip after the 2010 summer break was to reserves north and south of the River Ouse ( & Humber) in Yorkshire; red-necked grebe and marsh harriers provided the highlights to a damp, but enjoyable day's birding. More... |
 | Sunday, 20 June 2010 Hot sun, blue sea and birds - an ideal day out! More... |
 | Tuesday, 8 June 2010 Breckland Beauties - 23rd May 2010 A brilliant sunny day and some of Britain's rarest birds - what more could you want from a field trip? More... |
 | Monday, 19 April 2010 Blue Skies and a glorious walk - a day to remember. More... |
 | Thursday, 11 March 2010 Sunshine and snow, buntings and buzzards! More... |
Friday, 12 February 2010 Long Weekend - Dumfries, February 2010 Despite a few transport issues, the sun shone and birds abounded! More... |
 | Monday, 14 December 2009 Sutton's Field Trips were back in business with a dawn to dusk birding extravaganza. Full report now! More... |
 | Sunday, 8 November 2009 Carsington - the trip that never was. Look what you missed by not coming on the November trip! More... |
 | Sunday, 13 September 2009 32 members of the SC RSPB group saw 88 different bird species on their trip to Titchwell. More... |
Sunday, 9 August 2009 A day in the sunshine. encouraging people to love and learn about birds - what could be better? More... |
 | Friday, 12 June 2009 Our long weekend trip this year was to Dorset, 12th- 14th June, where we took in Arne, Brownsea Island, and Radipole. More... |
 | Sunday, 10 May 2009 Pied flycatchers and redstarts at Ynys Hir. And for a lucky few, a lesser spotted woodpecker! More... |
 | Tuesday, 21 April 2009 Account of visit to Leighton Moss, 19th April More... |
 | Sunday, 8 March 2009 Sunday, 8th March, 2009 More... |