Venue and day/time: This is an enthusiastic group which meets at 10am on alternate Thursdays in the car park at the back of St Mark’s Church in Worsley, travelling to venues usually decided by members.

The accent in the winter months is on sites nearer to home and possibly with a place to get a midday meal.

Members almost always use their own transport, with car sharing to accommodate those without a car, and may bring a packed lunch.

A selection of bird photos taken by the group is available in the gallery.

Then a few paces further on we managed to find a small flotilla of Tufted Duck whilst a party of Long-Tailed Tit demanded our attention be drawn in their direction and after acquiescing to their demands, they gracefully flew across a gap to give us a brief view before the next set of trees took them into cover.

Dave Steel, October 2021

To read the full and entertaining account of our trip to Woolston Eyes in October 2021 by ranger David Steel, please view his report.

2023 programme

Date	Leader	Destination
12 Jan		Wigan Flashes.
26 Jan		Martin Mere. WWT members bring cards; lunch available in café or bring packed lunch.
9 Feb		Sale Water Park
23 Feb		Mere Sands Wood, Rufford
9 Mar		Dunham Massey, Altrincham; NT members bring cards Cancelled due to bad weather
23 Mar		Chat Moss
6 Apr		Marshside, Southport Sorry but we have to cancel this trip unfortunately
20 Apr		Yarrow Valley Country Park, Chorley Sorry but we have to cancel this trip unfortunately
4 May		Thurstaston, Wirral Sorry but we have to cancel this trip unfortunately
18 May		Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve, Liverpool
1 Jun		RSPB Fairhaven Lake, Lytham
15 Jun		Elton Reservoir, Bury
29 Jun		Bolton Abbey, near Skipton

2022 programme

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The u3a subject advice page for birdwatching contains useful information and several interesting links including The RSPB.