Talks Programme 2023-2024
September 13th Birds on Lanzarote and Fuertaventura, by Paul
Hale
We look at endemic
species, local races of familiar birds and desert specialities such as Houbara
Bustard and Cream-coloured Courser. We
explore the geology of the Canary Isles and Picon culture.
A short AGM will be held this
evening.
October 11th Saving
Nature in Kent and Essex by Alan Johnson RSPB regional manager for the area.
There
are huge pressures on our wildlife from house building and intensive
agriculture through to the global threat caused by the climate crisis. I’m sure
Alan will have much of interest to discuss with us. So come along to this
thought provoking talk.
November 8th
What’s in a Name? by Clive Nuttman.
An exploration of some of the names of British
wildlife and the stories behind them
2024- Meetings
will be on Zoom
January 10th
The Wildlife of Kruger National Park and the Cape Peninsula by Rob Wharton
Rob, our Club treasurer, who gave us an interesting
talk last year on Romania, will present his trip to South Africa and Kruger, to
see its many birds and animals.
February 21st Costa Rica: cloud forests and coasts by Andrew Lapworth.
Andrew was our previous chairman. He now lives in
county Durham, and still travels abroad so will show us an update on Costa Rica
after a recent trip to different regions of the country. Note change of date.
March 13th The Birds of Paradise- by Ray Hale
A
trip to Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia in search of the Birds and Butterflies. An
illustrated talk on this fascinating country and its birds.
Ray
Hale is a new speaker for us and has travelled to Indonesia many times. Birds
of Paradise are very colourful and fascinating to learn about.
April 10th Bird senses and Migration by Brian Nobbs
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.
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.
Talks Programme 2022-2023
TALKS PROGRAMME 2021-2022
I hope that we will be able to meet again in September 2021 at Kennington WI Hall at 7.30 pm, but if not, we will have our meetings on Zoom as we did last season.
The committee have discussed the future programme and will contact members before September asking if you would attend a meeting in the Hall or not; we will then decide what to do.
Jenny Jackson
Chair of Ashford Birdwatchers' Club
July 2021
September 8th Birdwatching in Spain, travelling in a campervan, by Paul Hale
An adventurous trip visiting Spain, following on from last year’s talk.
October 13th Stepping up for Nature by Andre Farrar
Andre worked for the RSPB at Sandy for many years, and now lives in Kent. He will give his thoughts on conservation and managing areas for wildlife.
November 10th The work of the RSPB in the Thames Estuary by Rolf Williams.
A bird’s eye view-the ever-changing landscape. Each March for the past 6 years, Rolf has taken a microlight flight over the North Kent Marshes, and introduces the wildlife, conservation management and surprising history of the area stretching from Gravesend to Whitstable.
December 8th Christmas Social
2022
January 12th Rewilding Britain-are we ready for large animals by Anne Riddell
Rewilding has been the new conservation buzzword for many years but are we ready to embrace what this means – welcoming back the large herbivores that restore landscapes, and the large carnivores that keep them in check. The talk will look at what is happening in Europe and the prospects for rewilding Britain. This talk will be on Zoom only.
February 9th Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory through the seasons by John Buckingham
John has been involved with SBBO for many years as a bird ringer and lecturer and is well known to our club. It will be interesting to learn more about SBBO.
This talk may be on Zoom as we often have to cancel winter meetings.
March 9th A trip to Mongolia by Gill Hollamby
An illustrated talk on this fascinating country and its birds and wildlife, Gill is one of our members and is well known to us.
April 13th Getting to grips with Britain’s Summer Migrants by Simon Ginnaw.
Join Simon as he guides us through Britain’s spring and summer birding scene, looking at identification of our summer migrants by plumage and sound.
A short AGM will precede the talk
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January 12th Rewilding Britain-are we ready for large animals by Anne Riddell
John has been involved with SBBO for many years as a bird ringer and lecturer and is well known to our club. It will be interesting to learn more about SBBO.
A short AGM will precede the talk
2021
13th January 2021 7.15 for 7.30pm
Britains coastal birds and their secret lives, by Simon Ginnaw.
Simon is an excellent Zoom speaker and photographer, so we are in for a treat with his return to the Club.
10th February 2021 7.15 for 7.30pm
South Africa, the Cape and Kruger National Park, by Jenny Jackson.
Our Club Chairperson's visit to 2 wonderful wildlife areas.
Based on two trips to Mexico to see endemic hummingbirds of the Yucatan peninsula and birds and animals of the Mexican highlands and Lacandon rainforest, in and around spectacular pyramid sites.
2020
Please note changes to order of speakers doing talks Jan-April 2020 (not changes of dates)
Indoor Meetings 2018-2019
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