Our December indoor meeting is our informal Christmas-time social and quizzes evening. Do join us for nibbles and some light-hearted quizzes. We will also have a raffle to raise money for the Club.
Please bring nibbles, soft drinks etc and any donations for raffle prizes.
As usual, the evening begins from 7.30pm. We hope you can come. See above for our venue details.
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.
Thursday 9 November 2017
Monday 10 July 2017
INDOOR MEETINGS PROGRAMME SEPT 2017-MARCH 2018
Sep 13th Birds beyond the boughs. Simon Ginnaw
Oct 11th The Land that time forgot: New Zealand’s birds and natural history. John Buckingham
Nov 8th Adventures in Angola – An overland camping journey across Angola seeking out the localised and endemic birds. Barry Wright
Dec 13th Christmas social, quizzes and raffle. Members
Jan 10th Birds and wildlife of Rye Harbour. Barry Yates
Feb 14th A year on Dungeness Point. Gill Hollamby
Mar 14th An introduction to the birds of the Neotropics. Andrew Lapworth and AGM.
Wednesday 21 June 2017
NIGHTJAR EVENING MEETING 6 JULY
Our evening meeting hoping to hear and see Nightjars will be on Thursday 6th July, 20:45 (note late time). As usual, we should meet in the main car park of Kingswood at Challock.
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Please note, as the evenings are light and the Nightjars generally don't appear until it's nearly dark, we will leave the CP area at 21.00hrs (9pm) and may not be back until c10.30pm.
Please bring stout shoes, be prepared for it to be cool and breezy, and bring a torch and insect repellent. Please let me know if you are planning to come. andrew_lapworth@hotmail.com
Andrew
https://goo.gl/maps/2jhnoL8J2cv
Please note, as the evenings are light and the Nightjars generally don't appear until it's nearly dark, we will leave the CP area at 21.00hrs (9pm) and may not be back until c10.30pm.
Please bring stout shoes, be prepared for it to be cool and breezy, and bring a torch and insect repellent. Please let me know if you are planning to come. andrew_lapworth@hotmail.com
Andrew
Friday 14 April 2017
SPRING BIRDSONG: DAWN CHORUS FIELD MEETING FRIDAY 28TH APRIL, 05.00hrs
Set your alarms early.......This year we have a field meeting to listen to the Dawn Chorus. It's on Friday April 28th, meeting at Faggs Wood Car Park at 5am and lasting until until c.7.30 - 8am. It can be chilly first thing, so bring warm clothing, a hot drink and snack if required.
Wednesday 29 March 2017
OUR NEXT MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 12TH APRIL 2017
Our next indoor meeting will include ABWC member Jenny Fairhall giving an illustrated presentation on "My patch", following a short and sweet AGM.
There will also be a Raffle to raise money for the Club; all prize donations welcome!
There will also be a Raffle to raise money for the Club; all prize donations welcome!
Sunday 19 February 2017
Our next indoor meeting: Wednesday 8th March at 7.30pm
On the Trail of the Crane
Ralph & Brenda Todd return with part 2 of their talks on Cranes. Come and enjoy a wonderful mix of wildlife and cultures through four continents, all brought together in pursuit of one enigmatic family – the cranes.
Tuesday 10 January 2017
INDOOR MEETING WEDNESDAY 11 JANUARY: CHANGE OF SPEAKER
Please note that due to a family bereavement Barry Wright is unable to be our speaker on Wednesday 11 January 2017. We hope to book him again for a future date.
The meeting will still go ahead: Andrew Lapworth will deliver a talk entitled "Incredible India: birds and wildlife from Assam in the North to Kerala in the South"
The meeting will still go ahead: Andrew Lapworth will deliver a talk entitled "Incredible India: birds and wildlife from Assam in the North to Kerala in the South"
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