September 17th A Journey to the Hebrides, by Paul Hale
A short AGM will be held this afternoon.
October 15th Camouflage and Pretence by Melvin Smith
November 19th Birds of Southern Morocco-from High Atlas snow to Sahara sands by John Buckingham
No meeting in December
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January 21st The reintroduction of Choughs to Kent by Suzanne Kynaston from Wildwood Trust's Education Dept
February 18th Birding in Kent, a video diary, by Nick Smith.
March 18th The Wild Sea is my Home by Andre Farrar
April 15th To be arranged, members suggestions welcomed.
We also plan to have outdoor field meetings, details will be sent about 2 weeks prior to the walk, with a reminder 1 week beforehand.
For more details, visit the Indoor Meetings page.
18th Sept. Wildlife in Estonia with Paul Hale - Estonia wildlife in spring and autumn intermixed with Estonian customs, We explore the Old Town of Talin and discover the origins of the Christmas Tree. Ural Owls, Black Woodpecker and breeding Slavonian Grebe are among the species we look at. Paul is a popular speaker and we welcome him back.
A short AGM will be held this afternoon.
16th Oct. The Blean Woods and it’s Wildlife with Michael Walter - Michael was RSPB warden of the Blean woods for many years and still takes an active interest in them. He has a comprehensive knowledge of the birds, butterflies and plants, as well as the history of the woodlands. He has spoken to us previously on the river Stour.
20th Nov. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF SPEAKER. An introduction to Senegal, West Africa with Gill Hollamby - an introduction to the birds and wildlife of Senegal following a visit last January. It almost surrounds the Gambia but has many birds not found there.
15th Jan. Hothfield Heathlands with Ian Rickards, KWT Warden -
This is planned as a social event - more details in November
19th Feb. The wonders of Migration with Andre Farrar - Andre looks at the amazing ways birds migrate. He was with the RSPB for many years and is Chairman of the Kent Ornithological Society.
19th March. Worth Marshes, the recreation wetlands with Vicki Paeple - Vicki works for the RSPB at Worth Marches, so is well able to talk about this large site taken over by the RSPB in recent years. Following an interesting walk there last August it will be good to see some of the changes being made to encourage more birds to the wetland.
16th April. A short history of the ABWC followed by a look at How migration monitoring has changed. by Gill Hollamby
Indoor Talks for 2023-24
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A short AGM will be held this evening.
October 11th Birds on Lanzarote and Fuertaventura, by Paul Hale
November 8th What’s in a Name? by Clive Nuttman.
Meetings will be on Zoom
February 21st A Talk on Costa Rica - by Andrew Lapworth, an update on Costa Rica after a recent trip to different regions of the country. Note change of date
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