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 throughout the year. All indoor meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at the W.I. Hall, 228, Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9AN, Kent at 2.30 pm. New members are very welcome. There is a £4.00 admission fee to cover the cost of the hall and speakers.
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF SPEAKER.
Our talk this month is an Introduction to Senegal by Gill Hollamby. She will give an introduction to some of the common and more sought after species including Vultures, Gulls, Scissor-tailed Kites and Quail Plover.
The talk will take place in the Kennington WI Hall at 2.30 on Wednesday 20th November. Everyone welcome, a charge of £4.00 is made to cover costs.
On Thursday September 19th, we will be visiting RSPB Dungeness and the "new" sand pits at Scotney, meeting at the cinema car park at 09:15for car sharing. If you would like to come along, please email to let me know if you haven't already done so. Depending on where you live, if its more convenient to go straight to Dungeness, we should be at the main RSPB Visitor Centre car park at 09:50. Could you let me know if you are plan to meet us there.
Our first indoor talk will be on Wednesday 18th September. Paul Hale will share his experiences of the Wildlife of Estonia. Paul will cover the wildlife of Estonia in Spring and Autumn and will explore the customs, including the origins of the Christmas Tree plus a look at the capital,Talin.
It will be held at the Kennington WI Hall, at 2.30 on 18th September.
A short AGM will be held this afternoon.
Please note the new venue and times.
Our first field meeting of the autumn is planned for September 19th, meeting at 9.15 in the cinema carpark for car sharing. More details will be shared nearer the time.
Field meeting on July 16th.
Our July Field Meeting will be to Oare Marshes, please meet at the cinema car park at 9.15 to car share and inform Heather if you are planning on attending.
We look forward to seeing a variety of waders and waterfowl.
18th Sept. Wildlife in
Estonia with Paul Hale
16th Oct. The Blean Woods and it’s Wildlife with Michael Walter
20th Nov. Birds of Southern Morocco – from the High Atlas to the Sahara with John Buckingham
15th Jan. Hothfield Heathlands with Ian Rickards, KWT Warden
19th Feb. The wonders of Migration with Andre Farrar
19th March. Worth Marshes, the recreation of wetlands with Vicki Paeple
16th April. An introduction to Senegal, West Africa with Gill Hollamby
All indoor meetings will be held on the third
Wednesday of the month at Kennington W.I Hall, Faversham Road, Ashford, Kent,
at 2.30 p.m. (between Lower Vicarage Road and Broadhurst Drive.)
We plan to have outdoor meetings, details of which will be sent 2 weeks beforehand.
A reminder will be sent 1 week before.
Possible trips include: Oare Marshes, Sheppey, Dungeness, Reculver, Rye Harbour, Stodmarsh/Grove Ferry. Check out the website for more details. www.ashfordbirdwatchers.blogspot.com
contact e-mail: ABWCinfo@birdlover.com
Our last talk of the season is this Wednesday April 10th . The speaker will be Brian Nobbs and his talk is entitled "Bird senses and Migration".
‘Birds have a similar range of senses to us - vision, hearing, taste, touch, smell - but often with different sensitivity and the information from the suite of senses is collated and interpreted in the brain. The senses are called upon when birds undertake migration, this will be discussed.’
Our Field Meeting this month will be on March 19th, when we will visit Godmersham to look for the Little Bunting. We will meet at Cineworld at 9.00am. and will also look out for Buzzard, Red Kite, Wagtails and Nuthatch with a possibility of Little Owl.
Our next zoom meeting will be on Wednesday March 13th with a talk entitled
"The Birds of Paradise" by Ray Hale featuring a trip to Raja
Ampat, Papua, Indonesia in search of the birds and butterflies. Ray Hale is a
new speaker for us and has travelled to Indonesia many times. This should be a
very colourful and fascinating talk.
A link will be sent out nearer the time. Please contact us if you need more details.
Our next talk on Wednesday 21st. Feb is by Andrew Lapworth who will share a recent trip to Costa Rica.
This is a zoom meeting starting at 7.15 for 7.30pm. There is a cost of £4.00 payable by bank transfer to Account name Ashford Birdwatchers' Club, sorting code 20-02-62 and account number 90117390. Alternatively please post a cheque to Rob Wharton, Summerhill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent. TN26...
Please email jenny.jackson28@btinternet.com no later than 24 hours before the meeting so that you can receive an email link to the meeting.
Our next Field Meeting will be to Oare Marshes on Tuesday 23rd January. We will meet at the cinema car park in the Eureka Leisure Park at 8.15 am where we can consolidate cars and transport.
Please let Heather know if you are planning on attending.
Our January talk is presented by Rob Wharton and covers his experiences from his recent trip to Kruger National Park and Cape Peninsula.
THIS TALK WILL BE BY ZOOM.
Please note that in order to cover our speakers' fees and Zoom subscription there will be a charge of £4.00 per event;
Contact ABWCinfo@birdlover.com. for details
