Friday 19 December 2014

Season's Greetings

Merry Christmas and a Happy Birding 2015 to all our members

Our first meeting in the New Year is on Wednesday January 14th when ABWC member Gill Hollamby will give her talk "Let's go North: visiting Scandinavia and Iceland"





7.30 pm at the WI Hall, Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford

Friday 5 December 2014

After last month's talk by Andrew Lapworth on The Pantanal we are now looking forward to our next meeting on Wednesday 10th December which is our pre-Christmas informal meeting with quizzes, a raffle and nibbles + seasonal musical interludes. All welcome.



Friday 24 October 2014


We had a really interesting visit to Hawaii at our last meeting with Vikki Golding who gave a very informative explanation about the how the islands volcanic nature affects the plants and animals.
Our next meeting on Wednesday 12th November is a trip The Pantanal for 'Jaguars and Jabiras: Wldlife in the Brazilian Pantanal" with Andrew Lapworth who visited this amazing area in September 2013.
 




Tuesday 23 September 2014

September Indoor Meeting

Our first meeting was well attended and we had a great evening looking at many of the different Waders, Paddlers and Swimmers that can be found around our shores and on some our Nature Reserves. Thank you to Don Wilks for such an interesting evening.
Our next meeting is a talk on Hawaii by Vikki Golding on Wednesday October 8th. We look forward to seeing you there.

Sunday 14 September 2014

Field Meetings Autumn 2014

2019 FIELD MEETINGS


Spring 2019 Field meetings

Tuesday 16th April         Rye Harbour. 10.00 Meet at Martello CP. Spring birding

Tuesday 30th April         Faggs Wood meeting at 05.00 for Dawn Chorus

Wednesday 8th May      Surrenden Lakes; meeting on A28 at 17.00; hoping for Nightingale and Turtle Dove. NB. Access to this private site is restricted; please email or telephone me in advance so I know numbers

Wednesday 26 June      Kings Wood, Challock; 20:30. Nightjars.

Further details will be emailed to members ahead of each meeting.

Andrew Lapworth



 Thursday 14th February 2019

The Isle of Sheppey.  Meet at 10.00am at the RSPB's Raptor Viewpoint over Capel Fleet on the Harty Ferry Road. It is likely to be bitterly cold so wrap up well and bring lunch and warm drinks etc. Scopes and tripods useful here. If the weather is OK we may drive before dusk along the track into Elmley NNR, birdwatching from the car. Each car costs £5.00 to use the track (free for Friends of Elmley).  For Location details see:


Grateful if members decide to come they can email of phone me beforehand.

Andrew Lapworth



We will be having the following field meetings in 2014:

Tuesday 14th October:    Conyer Creek. Meeting will be led by John Bartlett

Wednesday 19th November. Sheppey. Meeting will be led by Andrew Lapworth

Tuesday 2nd December.  Dungeness RSPB Reserve. Meeting will be led by Andrew Lapworth.


Field meetings for 2015 will be announced in due course.

Indoor Programme for Autumn and Winter 2014-2015


September 10th - Paddlers, Waders and Swimmers by Don Wilks

October 8th - Hawaii by Vicky Golding

November 12th - Jaguars and Jabirus: wildlife in the Brazilian Pantanal by Andrew Lapworth

December 10th - Christmas Quiz, with nibbles and a raffle.

2015
January 14th - Let's go North - A collection of visits to Scandinavia and Iceland by Gill Hollamby

February 11th - My First Four Years of Ringing - John Buckingham

March 11th - To be confirmed

April 8th - AGM followed by members own recent photos - with a raffle.

Wednesday 10 September 2014

Autumn Programme Begins

This evening will be the first of our indoor meetings featuring Don Wilkes talking on 'Paddlers, Waders and Swimmers'. Everyone welcome.


Sunday 20 April 2014

Preliminary Indoor Programme for Autumn and Winter 2014

September 10th - Paddlers, Waders and Swimmers by Don Wilks

October 8th - Hawaii by Vicky Golding

November 12th - Jaguars and Jabirus: wildlife in the Brazilian Pantanal by Andrew Lapworth

December 10th - Christmas Quiz, with nibbles and a raffle.

2015
January 14th - Let's go North - A collection of visits to Scandinavia and Iceland by Gill Hollamby

February 11th - My First Four Years of Ringing - John Buckingham

March 11th - To be confirmed

April 8th - AGM followed by members own recent photos - with a raffle.



Last Two Field Meetings

We have 2 more Field Meetings planned for this spring. All comers are welcome.

Wednesday 14th May meet in the Park Wood Car Park at 7.30 pm for a walk round this lovely Wealden wood looking and listening for spring migrants, especially Nightingales. (TQ 953. 316)

Wednesday June 11th meet in the King's Wood car park at 8.45pm for Nightjars and Woodcock.