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 | Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory We are taking bookings for the 2009 season already, Summer and Autumn are full with the exception of about four or five weeks where we have one room left to stay at the comfortable Observatory on Bardsey. Spring 2008 saw Rustic Bunting, Short-toed Lark, Rosy Starling, Melodious Warbler, Several Orioles and many commoner migrantsGood numbers of migrants present during autumn and always the chance of a rarity. Recent goodies include Paddyfield Warbler (Oct 2008), American Robin, Booted, Subalpine, Lanceolated, Greenish Warblers, Little Bunting, Snowy Owl, Great Snipe, Red-throated, Olive-backed and Blyth's Pipits, Little Shearwater, Wilson's Petrel and Black-browed Albatross. Autumn 2006 provided two Radde's Warblers, Bonelli's Warbler, Short-toed Lark, Hundreds of Balearic Shearwaters and much more! With an adult male RED FLANKED BLUETAIL October 2007 who could ask for more? What's more it is the only place in the UK where you can see FLOCKS of Grasshopper Warblers (at new moon periods during lighthouse attractions). Also experience the sight and sound of a large Manx Shearwater colony where 32,000+ birds visit the island on dark moonless nights during the summer months. Something every birder MUST experience once in their lifetime! For booking details/tariffs see our website. |
For Sale
 | Original Artwork by Mark Cain Commissions undertaken on any subject. Prices range from £40 to £300 (price includes postage/delivery). I work in most mediums including oils on canvas, pencil sketches, watercolour, pastel; I also do unique designs on ceramic tiles. Please feel free to contact me for any queries you may have. Samples can be emailed if required. Tel: 01942 735627 Mob: 07877 724782 Email: markcain70@blueyonder.co.uk |
Holidays
 | Gone Birding Tours 2009 Professional, Affordable & Personal birding tours in the UK & overseas. Highlands of Scotland £375, Extremadura- Spain £895 (ex flight) & Romania (inc. flight) from £1250. Ultimate Scotland (12 days)- the Highlands & Islands £1195. Our tours are fully inclusive; accommodation, ground transport, guiding and all meals. WEB: www.gonebirding.org or EMAIL: mail@gonebirding.org for further details. Often copied, rarely bettered! |
Indoor Events
 | RSPB Epsom & Ewell Local Group Birdlife of Ashtead and Epsom Common, an illustrated talk by Kevin Morgan. At All Saints Church Hall, Fulford Road, (off Chessington Road), West Ewell, Epsom Surrey. To be held at 7.30pm on Friday 3 April. Admission payable at the door. £3 RSPB members. Non-members £4. Group members free. |
 | RSPB Epsom & Ewell Local Group A World of Birds, an illustrated talk by John Buckingham. At All Saints Church Hall, Fulford Road, (off Chessington Road), West Ewell, Epsom, Surrey. To be held at 7.30pm on Friday 13 March. Admission payable at the door. £3 RSPB members. Non-members £4. Group members free. |
 | RSPB Epsom & Ewell Local Group The High Country of America, an illustrated talk by Peter Brandham. At All Saints Church Hall, Fulford Road, (off Chessington Road), West Ewell, Epsom, Surrey. To be held at 7.30pm on Friday 13 February. Admission payable at the door. £3 RSPB members. Non-members £4. Group members free. |
 | RSPB Epsom & Ewell Local Group Bird Ringing, an illustrated talk by David Ross. At All Saints Church Hall, Fulford Road, (off Chessington Road), West Ewell, Epsom, Surrey. To be held at 7.30pm on Friday 9 January. Admission payable at the door. £3 RSPB members. Non-members £4. Group members free. |
WMBC Staffordshire Indoor meeting The next indoor meeting of the Staffordshire Branch of WMBC is Diary of a Birdwatcher, by BirdGuides' own Andy Hirst! This starts at 7.30pm on Tuesday, January 6th at Perkin’s Sports and Social Clubroom on Tixall Road, Stafford (map at http://tinyurl.com/456bda ). This is only a short distance from the town centre, with plenty of parking at the venue. Non-members are very welcome. A small admission charge is in place for both members and non-members. Next meeting thereafter will be on February 3rd: Phil Palmer - The Nightjar. |
North Bucks RSPB Local Group Birds in Flight by Jeff Blincow - Date: Thursday 8th January 09. Location: The Cruck Barn, City Discovery Centre, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes, MK13 9AP. A local speaker, photographer and international tour leader with an excellent reputation. Time: Doors open 7.30 pm for 8 pm start Price: Group Members £2.50, Non-members £3.50 |
 | South East Cheshire Ornithological Society Next indoor meeting Friday 9th January 2009 at 7:30pm at St Peter's Church Hall, Elworth, Sandbach, Cheshire featuring "Wildlife, Wild Places" by John Gardners ARPS. Visitors (£2) and new members welcome. |
Derbyshire Ornithological Society Indoor Meeting, Friday 30 January Peter Smith presents "Seagulls to Eagles" at The Evergreen Club, Cornhill, Allestree, Derby, DE22. 7.30pm Friday 30 January. All welcome. £1 members, £1.50 non-members, includes refreshments. Further details of this and all indoor meetings on our website or email p.bingham@clara.net |
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