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If you are interested in birds, you may also like to read what's on our Birds on Magog Down page.
Bird Club - come and join us!
If you have never given birdwatching a try do come along on the first Saturday of the month (meeting in the car park at 8am from April to October; slightly later at 8.30 am from November to March).
Membership is very informal–– just turn up and enjoy the birding walk. It is a healthy way of getting fresh air and exercise, and de-stressing while learning about birds.
We welcome new members of any age from beginners to life-time bird watchers. Sorry, no dogs
Photo: Skylark (Alauda arvensis) © Garth Peacock 2015
Bird reports 2016
2016 Report of a long term survey of breeding birds on Magog Down Stapleford
31st Dec 2016
Bryan Davies and Robin Cox, Cambridgeshire Bird Club Summary This is the fifth annual report of the long term breeding bird…read more
Report of Stapleford Bird Club - December 2016
3rd Dec 2016
Members met in the car park on Saturday 3rd at 8.30 am. It was chilly and cloudy but nonetheless the absence of a breeze…read more
Report of Stapleford Bird Club - November 2016
5th Nov 2016
Six members gathered in the car park at 8.30 am. The weather was not inclement but there was a noticeable chill in…read more
Report of Stapleford Bird Club - October 2016
1st Oct 2016
For the second month in a row, our walk over Magog Down started in gloriously sunny and calm conditions and remained that…read more
Report of Stapleford Bird Club - September 2016
3rd Sep 2016
From the outset on Saturday 3rd September, we were treated to glorious blue skies with little wind and the walk over the…read more
Report of Stapleford Bird Club - June 2016
4th Jun 2016
There was no prose write-up of the Bird Club's walk on 4th June, however the birds recorded that day are listed in…read more
Report of Stapleford Bird Club - May 2016
7th May 2016
There was no prose write-up of the Bird Club's walk on 7th May, however the birds recorded that day are listed in the…read more
Report of Stapleford Bird Club - April 2016
2nd Apr 2016
Our monthly visit to Magog Down on 2nd April was at the earlier start of 8.00am, brought forward by half an hour now that…read more
Report of Stapleford Bird Club - March 2016
12th Mar 2016
For the second month in a row, the meeting scheduled for the 5th was postponed for a week due to poor weather on the day. …read more
Report of Stapleford Bird Club - February 2016
13th Feb 2016
The intended date for the February meeting was Saturday, 6th, but the meeting was postponed because of the forecast of heavy…read more
A view from the Stapleford Bird Club on wintering birds on Magog Down
2nd Jan 2016
After a benign autumn, we have entered a much colder period which will now be impacting on our birds. During the autumn,…read more
Report of Stapleford Bird Club - January 2016
2nd Jan 2016
There was no prose write-up of the Bird Club's walk on January 2nd, however the birds recorded that day are listed in…read more
Long-term Survey of Breeding Birds
In February 2012, Bryan Davies and Robin Cox of Cambridgeshire Bird Club proposed a long term breeding bird survey on Magog Down.
Full reports of the first five years of this survey can be found here:
Birds on Magog Down
We publish the monthly reports of Stapleford Bird club here, plus other occasional bird-related articles; hot links in each report will take you to the RSPB information page for each bird spotted.
The gallery below shows a random six of the birds often seen on Magog Down.
