Do you fancy a morning out birdwatching ? Then why not come along, all are welcome. Our first car trip of 2020. Friday 31st January at 10.00 am This Month we will be heading up to Belmount Tower, Belton Park with the target species being Brambling and Raven. Image credits Joe Stockil. Our Trips are based on meeting points to selected UK locations. All car trips are free but a donation towards our ever expanding nest box project would be welcome. Waterproof clothing and boots are a must, also binoculars and scope if you have one. We will be … Continue reading SLA Car Trip #120

Being based in Leicestershire during the daytime I get to travel around some of Leicestershires finest countryside, its certainly far more diverse in birdlife than my home county Lincs ! I’m aware that a Merlin is Wintering in the area North of Saltby airfield, having seen it several times over the past few months, so it was fantastic to see it heading towards me as i drove between the hamlet of Wyville and Saltby village, amazingly it flew in front of the car and landed about 40m away in the stubble ! frustratingly out of camera shot by the time … Continue reading Leicestershire Merlin