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Local Outings Programme 2010-11

We visit several locations in and around the London area every year by public transport.

Saturday 11 September 2010
Dagenham Chase, London
Habitats: shallow wetlands, pasture, scrub.
Species: kingfisher; snipe; skylark; possible hobby, hirundines, yellow wagtail, redstart, spotted flycatcher, ruff, wood sandpiper.
Facilities: Visitor Centre, Toilets, no hides. £2.50 entrance fee for non-RSPB. £1 voluntary donation for car park from all drivers.
Meet: 10.30 Dagenham East Station (*Fenchurch Street 09.40). District Line disrupted so take Southend train to Upminster to pick up District Line back to Dagenham East.
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Saturday 9 October 2010
Oare Marshes, Kent
Habitats: grazing marsh with freshwater dykes, scrapes, seawall, saltmarsh.
Species: waders including little stint, curlew sandpipper; wildfowl; divers; grebes; marsh harrier, merlin, peregrine.
Facilities: Hides, no toilets on site.
Meet: 10.40 Faversham Station (*Victoria 09.22). Then local taxi approximately £4.00 per person return.
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Saturday 13 November 2010
Cliffe Pools, Kent
Habitats: saline lagoons, freshwater ponds, grassland, salt marsh, scrub.
Species: flocks of Thames Estuary waders; range of wildfowl.
Facilities: six view points.
Meet: 10.15 Higham Station (*Charing Cross 09.09, then shared taxis).
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Saturday 5 December 2010
Regent's Park Pre-Christmas Bird Walk
Habitats: woodland, grassland, lakes.
Species: wildfowl; heronry; woodpeckers; finches.
Facilities: Cafe, Toilets.
Meet: 10.30 at number 2 Park Road, near the traffic lights closest to the park. Morning walk only.
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Saturday 15 January 2011
Stocker's Lake, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Habitats: a large water-filled gravel pit with islands; reedbeds, carr, scrub.
Species: redwing; kingfisher; herons; wildfowl including possible goosander, smew, goldeneye.
Facilities: Hides, Toilets.
Meet: 10.20 Rickmansworth Station (*Marylebone 09.57* OR *Baker Street 09.41, *Finchley Road 09.47).
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Saturday 19 February 2011
Two Tree Island, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Habitats: mudflats, saltmarsh, lagoons, grassland, scrub, reedbeds.
Species: waders including avocet, dunlin, turnstone, grey plover, curlew; Brent goose.
Facilities: Hides, no toilets on site.
Meet: 10.15 Leigh-on-Sea Station (*Fenchurch Street 09.30, *Barking 09.43).
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Saturday 12 March 2011
Cheshunt, Lee Valley, Hertfordshire
Habitats: large water-filled gravel pits with islands; rivers, ditches, wet grasslands, woodland.
Species: wildfowl; waders; possible bittern.
Facilities: Hides, Toilets.
Meet: 10.20 Cheshunt Station (*Liverpool Street 09.58, *Tottenham Hale 10.10).
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Saturday 9 April 2011
College Lake, near Tring, Hertfordshire
Habitats: marsh, lakes, shingle.
Species: lapwing; redshank; possible little ringed plover.
Facilities: Visitor Centre, Hides, Toilets.
Meet: 10.20 Tring Station (*Euston 09.34, cars needed for lifts to reserve).
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Saturday 14 May 2011
Paxton Pits, Cambridgeshire
Habitats: large water-filled gravel pits with islands; meadows, grassland, scrub, woodland, reedbeds.
Species: nightingale; raptors including hobby; warblers; hirundines.
Facilities: Hides, Visitor Centre, Toilets. £2.50 donation requested (includes tea/coffee).
Meet: 10.15. St Neots Station (*Kings Cross 09.22, *Finsbury Park 09.27). Cars/Taxis onward to reserve.
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Friday 10 June 2011
Hampstead Heath Stroll
Habitats: lakes, grassland, scrub, woodland.
Species: kingfisher; kestrel; great crested grebe.
Bring Binoculars. Bring your friends! Sometimes ends in the pub.
Meet: 19.00 Hampstead Heath Station (London Overground). Prompt departure!
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Saturday 25 June 2011
Amwell Quarry, Hertfordshire
Habitats: canal, lake, reedbeds, woodland.
Species: wildfowl; ringed plover; little ringed plover; woodpeckers; sedge and reed warblers; possible red kite, buzzard.
Facilities: Hides, no toilets on site.
Meet: 10.20 St Margarets Station (*Liverpool Street 09.42, *Tottenham Hale 09.55).
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*Please check train times and intermediate stops given in the programme. Rail timetable will change after this programme is published. Please also check for weekend work on rail and tube lines. See More Details above.

Hampstead Heath walks

Most Tuesday mornings throughout the year, weather permitting.
Several of our members meet for an informal and friendly stroll on Hampstead Heath to see what birds are around. Members, non-members and visitors are welcome.
Walks last around two hours, usually finishing near Kenwood House.
Bring binoculars if you have them.
Meet - 10.00 am, Parliament Hill Cafe, on the Heath off Highgate Road past the tennis courts and bowling green.

Combined Programme:

All our outings and meetings on one page.