Bexley RSPB walk report – Foots Cray Meadows – Upper College Farm – Five Arches, Tuesday 20th March 2018

Posted on 25/03/2018 by Chris Rose

Kingfisher, Skylark and an unusual concentration of Jays were highlights of this post-snow walk to the west of Bexley village. Full report from Ralph and Brenda Todd:

http://www.bexleywildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RSPB-Bexley-Group-Local-Walk-Foots-Cray-Meadows-March-2018.pdf

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Roy Black says:

10/04/2018 at 10:01

I joined this walk as I have a few others led by Ralph and Brenda Todd and had a wonderful mornings bird watching. Ralph and his wife are great leaders for walks of this type and could not be more helpful to the members of the group.

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