Coach Outings Programme
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We normally have 8 coach trips each September - June season within about 3h of London.
Our 2026-27 Coach outings programme is posted below.
We continue to charge £25 to MBS Members and £30 to non-members for seats on our 53-seater coaches (with WC).
£15 MBS Membership covers the September - June programme each year.
Membership now FREE for Under 25s.
Please note coach details - boarding time and place, return journey, what to bring etc are all in the column to the right on a pc or laptop screen.
Note NEW booking procedure
Please pay for coach trips using the relevant (Member/Non-Member) PayPal button.
To book your seat on a coach you must also send an email to birdsmbs@yahoo.com stating destination(s) and date(s) and your phone number.
You can now pay for up to 6 Member or 6 Non-Member seats in one transaction. The important thing is to EMAIL specifying how many seats you are booking on which trip(s).
If you wish to book by post & cheque or need to discuss alternative methods of payment please email birdsmbs@yahoo.com.
Saturday 24 October 2026
Keyhaven Marshes, Hampshire
Habitat: Fresh and saltwater marsh, salt lagoons, grassland, scrub, sea.
Species: Divers and scarcer grebes possible; Brent Geese, Wigeon, Pintail, Teal, Red-Breasted Merganser, possible Sea Duck; Golden Plover, Black-Tailed and Bar-Tailed Godwits, Greenshank, Spotted Redshank and Ruff possible; Peregrine, Merlin (Hen Harrier, Short-Eared Owl and Sea Eagle possible); Kingfisher, Dartford Warbler, Stonechat, Rock and Water Pipit, (Bearded Tit possible).
Facilities: Toilets, pub
Reserve information
Saturday 28 November 2026
Pulborough Brooks RSPB West Sussex.
Habitat: Wet grassland, pools and scrapes; farmland, heath and woodland.
Species: Wildfowl incl. Teal, Wigeon, Pintail (Bewick's Swans possible); Lapwing, Snipe, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit; All 3 Woodpeckers possible, Nuthatch, Stonechat, Marsh Tit, Tree Creeper, Bullfinch, Redwing; Peregrine, Buzzard, White-tailed eagle, Merlin possible.
Facilities: Visitor Centre with Cafe, toilets, hides.
Reserve information
Saturday 23 January 2027
Pagham Harbour RSPB West Sussex
Habitat: estuary, sea, rough pasture, dykes, marsh, saltmarsh, scrub.
Species: Brent Geese, Pintail, Wigeon, Shelduck, Teal, Eider, Goldeneye, Red-Breasted Merganser; Divers, scarcer Grebes; Mediterranean Gull, Avocet, Greenshank, Lapwing, Golden and Grey Plovers, Knot, Dunlin, Bar-Tailed and Black-Tailed Godwits, Curlew, Whimbrel, Spotted Redshank; Peregrine, Buzzard; Merlin, Hen Harrier, Short-Eared Owl possible; Rock Pipit, Stonechat, Dartford Warbler, Chiffchaff.
Facilities: Visitor Centre with take-away refreshments available, toilets, hides.
Reserve information
Saturday 27 February 2027
Abberton Reservoir, Essex Wildlife Trust
Habitats: Reservoir, reed beds, marsh, rough pasture, woodland.
Species: numbers of wintering wildfowl incl. Goosander, Goldeneye, Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler, Teal; possible Bewick's Swan, scarcer Grebes and Divers; Dunlin, Lapwing, Golden Plover; Great White and Little Egrets (Cattle possible); Peregrine, Buzzard; Fieldfare, Redwing, Kingfisher, Stonechat, Linnet, Skylark.
Facilities: Visitor Centre (cafe, shop, & toilets), hides & screens.
Reserve information
Saturday 3 April 2027
Rye Harbour, Sussex Wildlife Trust
Habitats: Saltmarsh, shingle, pools, reedbeds, scrub, mudflats, sea.
Species: Grey Partridge, Little and Great White Egrets, Bittern; Wigeon, Gadwall, Shoveler, Garganey possible; Marsh Harrier. Peregrine (Barn Owl possible); Sandwich Tern, Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers, Lapwing, Redshank, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Meadow Pipit, Sedge Warbler, Skylark, Stonechat, Bearded Tit, Wheatear, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler.
Facilities: Visitor Centre, toilets, viewing platform, hides, cafes, pub.
Reserve information
Saturday 24 April 2027
Dungeness Observatory, ARC Pits & RSPB Reserve, Kent
Habitats: Sea, shingle spit, rough pasture and scrub, marshes, pasture & scrub, gravel pits.
Species: Sea/Observatory: Gulls, Sandwich and Common Terns, Porpoises; Black redstart, Wheatear, Stonechat, Finches; Peregrine.
ARC Pits / RSPB: Wildfowl (Garganey possible), Great-crested and Little Grebes, Grey and Red Legged Partridges, Bearded Tit, Raven, Marsh Harrier, Great White and Little Egrets. Chiffchaff, Sedge and Reed Warblers, Common Whitethroat, Wheatear, Sand Martin, Little Ringed Plover all possible.
Facilities: Toilets and cafe at Observatory; Hides at ARC Pits; Toilets, Visitor Centre, Hides at the RSPB reserve.
Reserve Observatory information and RSPB information
Saturday 22 May 2027
New Forest (Acres Down & Bolderwood), Hampshire
Habitats: Woodland, heath, grassland.
Species: Buzzard, Honey Buzzard, Goshawk, Hobby, Common Redstart, Wood Warbler, Woodlark, Tree Pipit, Dartford Warbler, Cuckoo, Firecrest, Hawfinch, Crossbill, all 3 Woodpeckers, common woodland birds.
Facilities: Toilets, ice cream van* (enroute & Bolderwood*)
Reserve information Acres Down and Bolderwood
Saturday 5 June 2027
Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk
Habitats: Heath, woodland, scrub, freshwater marsh and reedbeds, dunes, sea.
Species: Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Buzzard, Bittern, Little and Great White Egrets, Bearded Tit, Reed/Sedge/Grasshopper Warblers; Nightingale; Common/Sandwich/Little Terns; Kittiwake; Shelduck, Garganey, Avocet, Stone Curlew; Kingfisher, Water Rail, Linnet, Stonechat, Skylark, woodland birds. Otter, Red Deer.
Facilities: Toilets, Visitor Centre, Cafe, Hides.
Reserve information.
Earlier this season
Local Outings
Our 2026-27 programme
Reports
Reports on past outings and events:
