The RSPB Hitchin and Letchworth Local Group (which covers Royston) is run by volunteers for people who are interested in birds and nature conservation.
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I am Group Leader for Hitchin and Letchworth RSPB Local Group. Our indoor meetings are held (usually) on the first Friday of the month at "The Settlement", Nevells Road, Letchworth SG6 4UB, commencing at 7.30pm. Each meeting incorporates a talk from a highly respected speaker: almost invariably these talks are of a very high quality. Additionally we run coach trips, usually on the 3rd Sunday of the month, to reserves and areas of high birdwatching interest in East Anglia, the South East and the Midlands. Our Annual Subscription from September 2010 will be £10.00 and each coach trip will cost £13.00. Meetings are open to non-members: visitors to indoor meetings will be admitted on payment of a £2.00 fee. We are involved with raising money for the RSPB in a variety of other ways. The Group's web site, sponsored by the RSPB, gives details of our activities: click on the following link to find out what we've been up to!
RSPB Hitchin and Letchworth Local Group web site
On 29 August (bank holiday Sunday) our new season's programme of field trips started with an own transport visit to College Lake and Wilstone reservoir. The former venue offered excellent facilities including a very swish lottery-funded visitor centre, but very few birds! Wilstone tended to the opposite extreme: as we sheltered from the rain in the single rather ancient hide we were able to record Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, (feral) Whooper Swans, several species of duck and a family of Hobbies. Some of us then called in at Biggleswade Common on our (rather circuitous) way back to add a Red-backed Shrike to our year lists.To see the trip bird list (54 species) use the following link:
Our programme of events for the 2010-11 season can be accessed as a Word document by clicking on the following link:
Our most recent newsletter (March 2010) can also be accessed electronically, using the link below:
and finally you can find out more about the RSPB by visiting their web site:
The RSPB is a registered charity (no 207076).