Imagine spectacular gatherings of Barnacle and Pink-footed geese against a backdrop of a winter sunset and the massed pipings of thousands of waders as they swirl in the sky. Our Solway and Cumbrian coast is wintering ground for many species prior to their northward migration, hosting an exciting array of raptors. Hone your identification skills!

Keith Offord (Shropshire www.highamhall.com/keith-offord)

Residential: £455 Non-residential: £320 (incl. field trips with a fair amount of walking)