Ashford Birdwatchers Club is a small group of people with an interest in birdwatching in and around Kent. We hold indoor meetings through the winter and also arrange a variety of field meetings thoughout the year. All indoor meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at St. Mary's Community Hall, Rylands Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9LL at 7.30 pm. New members are very welcome. There is a £4.00 admission fee to cover the cost of the hall and speakers.
There will be a field meeting at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve on Wednesday 22nd November meeting in Rye Harbour Car Park at 10.00 am. Jenny and I will be leading the morning and we will be finishing by 1 pm approx. The car park is free although donations are welcome and there are cafe and toilet facilities. Please let Heather know if you plan to attend on 01233 637067
Our next Indoor Meeting will be “What’s in a Name?” An exploration of some of the names of British Wildlife and the stories behind them by Clive Nuttman. This will be held in St. Mary’s Community Hall, Kennington starting at 7.30
Our next outdoor meeting will be to Reculver on Thursday 26th October.
There
may well be a movement of shorebirds, winter thrushes, and a few geese, and
depending on the tide there should be a variety of waders and we may see
Dark-bellied Brant, Black Brant and possibly a harrier or Short-eared Owl.
We will be meeting at the cinema car park (past Dobbie’s), at 8:45am and will car share as far as possible so please book and say if you would like a lift or could give a lift and, of course,
share fuel and parking expenses. heather.silk@calluna50.plus.com
It’s
almost an hour’s drive to the car park at Reculver Towers, and there will be a
fee that can be paid with cash at the the ticket machine, or using the Ringo
app. The postcode is CT6 6SU, and the W3W is approximately yawned.developed.socket.
Do wrap up, as it can blow a bit up there, depending on the weather. The walk, and return, will probably be about 3.5 miles, and it will be mostly on the flat, along the tarmacked/concreted coastal path.
Our next outdoor Meeting will be on Thursday October 26th. Details to come shortly.
Our next Indoor Meeting is on the 11th October at the Community Hall in Kennington at 7.30pm
It will be a talk by the RSPB Regional Area Manager, Alan Johnston entitled 'Saving Nature in Kent and Sussex'. There are many pressures on our wildlife and I am sure there will be much of interest.
Our first meeting this Autumn is a talk by Paul Hale on Birds of Lanzarote and Fuertaventura. It will be held in St. Mary’s Community Center, Kennington, starting at 7.30.
2023
We meet at St. Mary's Community Centre, Rylands Road, Kennington, Ashford. TN24 9LL at 7.30pm from September to November. The fee is £4.00. Talks from January will be via Zoom.
