Author Archives: Martin Kaye

Clumber Park – Nightjar Evening 3rd July 2014 (second of two trips)

Date: 03/07/2014 Meeting Point: Clumber Park for the nightjars. Details to be announced nearer the time Time: evening Transport: Members cars Cost: nothing Leader: John Parlby Numbers Limit: 5 – a shared event with Derbyshire Ornithological Society. Notes: Pre-booking with Martin Kaye essential – precise details to be announced at a later date.  This … Continue reading

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Clumber Park – Nightjar Evening 26th June 2014 (first of two trips)

Date: 26/06/2014 Meeting Point: Clumber Park for the nightjars. Details to be announced nearer the time Time: evening Transport: Members cars Cost: nothing Leader: John Parlby Numbers Limit: 5 – a shared event with Derbyshire Ornithological Society. Notes: Pre-booking with Martin Kaye essential – precise details to be announced at a later date. … Continue reading

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Blacktoft Sands RSPB or North Cave Wetlands

Meeting Point: Car Park at Blacktoft Reserve on the Ouse near to Goole Time: 09:30 Transport: Members cars Cost: free for RSPB members,£5.00 non-members, Leader: Martin Kaye Numbers Limit: None. Notes: A one hour 15 min easy drive from Chesterfield up the M1 then M18 to junction 36 on … Continue reading

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Old Moor (RSPB) -13/4/14 + Potteric Carr

Date: 13/04/2014 Meeting Point: Car Park at Old Moor (S73 0YF – SE422022) Time: 9:30 Transport: Members cars Cost: free for RSPB members, £4 non-members, £3.50 concessions, Leader: Martin Kaye Numbers Limit: None. Notes: Our nearest RSPB reserve, one hour easy drive from … Continue reading

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Upper Derwent Valley – Derbyshire – 29/3/2014

Date: 29/03/2014 Meeting Point: Car Park next to the Derwent Dam wall SK171898 Time: 9:30 Transport: Members cars Cost: free Leader: Paul Beard Numbers Limit: None. Notes: We hope to see the raptors for which this area is famous.  We’ll … Continue reading

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Club trip to Frampton Marsh Sun 6th Oct 2013

Eleven folk met up at Frampton at 10:00 a.m. and enjoyed a full day at the reserve in glorious sunshine. Sadly we didn’t manage to see the Buff Breasted Sandpiper (but then no one else at the reserve that day … Continue reading

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