Details of outings will be sent by email a week to ten days in advance to those branch members who have signed up for communications (click here if you haven't already done so). Details will also be available at indoor meetings. Please let Philip know if you are attending with a contact number in case of changes. For walks with numbers limited you will be contacted if you are unsuccessful. If you have any questions, please contact Philip Hunsley.

If any are marked **, they are specifically designed for those with temporary or long-term mobility problems. They involve much less walking than normal and perhaps also the opportunity to sit and watch from a hide or a vantage point. In addition to the Pencaitland walk below, we intend to run some extra mobility-accessible walks on Wednesdays throughout the year - details will be added as they are planned. That is not to say that these walks are not open to all members – everybody is welcome, as usual!

Meet at 10.00am unless otherwise stated, but please check the email (see above) in case of any changes.

Sat 19 Jul
Skinflats. We will be visiting Bothkennar Pools and the seawall overlooking the mudflats on the River Forth. We should see terns and early returning waders. (Leader: Daniela Senatore)

Sun 17 Aug
Fife Ness. At the start of the autumn migration we shall be seawatching and looking for migrants here and at Kilmining. (Leader: Shawn Waddoups)

Sat 20 Sep
Hound Point. With excellent views over the river we’ll looking for skuas, gulls and sea ducks. Shorebirds on the rocks may have plovers and passerines in the woods may be easier to see as the leaves begin to fall. (Leader: Ali Black)

Sun 5 Oct
Musselburgh. The variety of habitat at Musselburgh gives us a wide range of bird species to watch. The scrapes and new scrapes are often hosting migrant waders and the seawall looks over the mouth of the River Esk as well as the expanse of the Forth at this point. (Leader: Isabella Rossi)

Sat 15 Nov
Loch Leven. The RSPB reserve at Vane Farm is our starting point for the visit to spot geese and the many species that use the loch during the winter. The three hides give different views over the landscape and the many species to be found. (Leader: Anne Sinclair)

Sun 14 Dec
Aberlady and Gosford. Our traditional lunch at Craigielaw Golf Club is preceded by walks for you to choose; Gosford or Aberlady. (Leaders: Hilary Maxfield and Stephen Hunter)

Contact:

Philip Hunsley: Tel: 07719 950912 (by text, not phone call or voicemail), or email Philip.