From Andrew Lapworth

referring to a future speaker at the club.
NICOLE KHAN (March 13th 2019);

 

Dear all

I went to this talk at SBBO on Thursday. She was an excellent speaker and I'm sure she'll be well received at the Club. Her talk describes Operation Turtle Dove and the efforts going in to hanging on to existing local populations of these lovely summer visitors. An excellent website supports the initiative. I think this might be worth sharing with members via the emails and links on our website

http://www.operationturtledove.org

Home - Operation Turtle Dove www.operationturtledove.org Working together for turtle doves – the launch of a Turtle Dove Friendly Zone Turtle doves are declining at an alarming rate, and we know that one of the best ways ...

best wishes

Andrew 


SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS OF THIS MONTH'S MEETING

NEXT MEETING MARCH 14th - Neotropical Birds

I would like to introduce myself as your new web contact and take the opportunity to wish Andrew and Ruth well in their new location.
Please refer any items for inclusion on the site  to me at :- r.a.ayres@richayres2.plus.com
This Month's meeting features a talk by your retiring chair, entitled ; 
" Neotropical Birds:
an introduction to the birds of Central and South America. Some of the amazing and colourful birdlife of my favourite overseas birding region, featuring the coasts, wetlands, cloudforests, paramo and Amazonian rainforests."

Andrew forwarded these stunning preview pictures from what promises to be a colourful and exotic evening.