South Leicester Birdwatchers

Activities for our club will recommence with 2 field trips and our first proper meeting since March 2020. On 19th March we will venture out to Rutland Water and then […]

You will, no doubt, have seen the impression left by a bird crashing into your patio window. You may be interested to know that only certain birds leave their waxy […]

Message from Jools Partridge: I installed a three colony swift box yesterday (made from an old organ pipe I was given some years ago). I set up a swift caller […]

Whilst we are still in the grip of Coronavirus, no meetings or trips will take place. As the vaccine programme rolls out this year and we start to see improvements […]

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Accounts 19_20

After holding a committee meeting last week (social distancing rules observed) the decision was made that in view of the ongoing situation with COVID 19 to cancel all indoor meetings […]

Having spent years trying to keep squirrels away from my bird feeders, including buying squirrel proof feeders (No such thing), I decided to embrace the cheeky mammals. I had observed […]

It is with sadness that I inform you of the death of Arthur Beyless who passed away last week after suffering from cancer. You may recall he joined the club […]

Croft Hill and Nature Trail Hello everyone, I hope you are well and keeping safe. As my daily exercise I am walking up Croft Hill and around the nature trail […]

Fludes Lane Oadby stretches from the A6 just below the Oadby Owl and follows the Washbrook to Severn Road and into the wood behind Windrush Drive and continues on to […]

Hi everyone We all hope that you are enjoying being at home or able to work from home during “lockdown” and that you are able to find time in the […]

My wife Mary and I recently had a 10 day holiday in the Dominican Republic staying at the Hilton resort at Bayahibe on the south coast. We were very lucky […]

Members Offer from Eyebrook Wild Bird Feeds “Following the Prime Ministers address yesterday evening our shop at Rectory Farm will be closed as of today.  The days, weeks and months […]

Following the recent government guidelines regarding non essential social gatherings the Committee has taken the decision to cancel all indoor meetings and field trips until further notice. Whilst this is […]

Day 1 Twenty-four SLB members went to Kent for this years “weekend away” by coach and our first stop was Elmley Marsh National Nature Reserve on the Isle of Sheppey. […]

A big thank you to Brian Clarke for organising and presenting the SLB Bird Quiz for March’s indoor meeting. Brian had booked a speaker for the March slot but they […]