| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Group email: | Bird Watching group |
| When: | Monthly on Friday all day Week 2 |

We are a small, friendly group visiting birdwatching sites within a maximum 2-hour drive. We aim for a monthly outdoor visit to a variety of locations to seek out the avian life, and perhaps spot a rarity or two! It’s a chance to enjoy some fresh air, varied environments with some gentle exercise. We often also have a leisurely picnic lunch whilst viewing the birds. Its good fun and educational. New members are welcome although we find smaller groups (10 or less) work better for visits for car-sharing and size of hides.
Previously the Birding group visited Blashford Lakes near Ringwood; A favourite spot with varying habitat to produce a good variety of birds. Eight of us saw 49 species, the bird of the day being a Firecrest. There were hundreds of wildfowl on Ibsley Lake, with 100 Pintail, 25 Egyptian ducks, and numerous others including Wigeon, Coot, Goldeneye, Goosander, and Lapwing.
For more information contact the group coordinator via the link above, or send an e-mail