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 the RSPBHitchin and Letchworth 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 2011 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
We started 2012 with a January coach trip to two reserves; RSPB Fen Drayton and WWT Welney. Wildfowl highlights of the morning visit to Fen Drayton were goosander, pintail and lots of goldeneye. At least three marsh harriers passed over the reserve and some people were lucky enough to see a "ringtail" harrier: possibly the putative hen harrier x pallid harrier hybrid that had been seen locally. Welney was, as we had hoped and expected, full of swans and we were able to enjoy the 3.30 pm swan feed. White-fronted and pink-footed geese were in amongst the numerous greylags and canada geese and the resident barn owl put on a fine display for us. Forty four contented travellers returned down the A10 with some happy memories. For the full bird list (75 species), use the following link:
Fen Drayton and Welney Bird List
Our new programme of events for the 2011-12 season can be accessed as a Word document by clicking on the following link:
Our most recent newsletter (December 2011) 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).