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Programme of Indoor and Field Meetings.
Indoor Meetings.
Indoor meetings are usually held in the University Arts Tower Lecture Theatre 5, on the second Wednesday
of each month (except July and August) and include: an illustrated talk by an ornithologist of
local or national standing; news of forthcoming events; features on identification and
local habitats; recent bird news from the Sheffield area. Meetings
start at 7:15pm and finish by 9:30pm.
See also: Dates For Your Diary for further detail on imminent events.
Meetings for the year 2008 are as follows :
|
Date |
Speaker |
Subject |
|
|
9th January |
Phil Palmer |
The Secret Life of the Nightjar |
University Arts Tower LT5 |
|
13th February |
David Lingard |
Across Europe to Italy
|
University Arts Tower LT5 |
|
12th March |
AGM + Andy Deighton |
Madagascar |
University Arts Tower LT5 |
|
9th April |
Tim Appleton |
Ospreys and Rutland Water |
University Arts Tower LT5 |
|
14th May |
Richard Dale |
Mauritius |
University Arts Tower LT5 |
|
11th June |
Members’ Night |
|
University Arts Tower LT5 |
|
10th September |
Pete Brown |
Highlands and Islands |
University Arts Tower LT5 |
|
15th October |
Algirdas Knystautas |
Indonesia - Birds & Conservation in the World’s Largest Archipelago |
University Arts Tower LT5 |
|
12th November |
Graham Appleton |
BTO Breeding Atlas |
University Arts Tower LT5 |
|
10th December |
Roy Croucher |
Managing Britain’s Habitats |
University Arts Tower LT5 |
The SBSG Committee reserves the right to amend the programme and/or make a small admission charge as necessary, giving as much notice as circumstances allow.
Field Meetings.
An annual programme of field meetings includes trips to coastal and inland
localities, usually by mini-bus, or coach where necessary.
Field Meetings for the year 2008 are as follows:
[All will be held on Sundays, unless otherwise stated, precise
dates to be announced in the SBSG bulletin or in "Dates
For Your Diary".]
| January |
Titchwell |
| March |
Cambridgeshire |
| April |
Leighton Moss |
| May |
Cley |
| June |
Brecks |
| July |
Anglesey |
| September |
Spurn |
| October |
Flamborough |
| November |
Twitchers |
| December |
Rutland water |
Further details, including cost and availability of places, can be obtained by
email from the Field Meetings Organiser,
Paul Medforth, or by post to 20 Garth
Way, Dronfield, Sheffield S18 9RL OR Tel. 01246 418120
Please note: we must give SBSG members first priority re field trip bookings.
Local Field Meetings
A series of local field meetings for 2008 is planned as follows:
February |
General |
Beeley Wood |
Richard Dale |
March |
Raptor Watch |
Upper Derwent – Windy Corner |
Ron Blagden |
|
April |
Dawn chorus |
Glen Howe Park |
Helen Hipperson |
|
May |
Summer Migrants |
Padley |
Ron Blagden |
|
May |
Dawn chorus |
Ecclesall Woods |
TBA |
|
July |
Nightjars |
Wharncliffe Heath |
Richard Dale |
|
October |
Visible Migration |
Redmires |
David Wood |
|
December |
Winter Gulls |
Poolsbrook |
Kevin Gould |
Local field trips are free to members - non-members welcome - £1 fee for temporary membership
For further details of dates etc, contact the
Local Meetings Organiser:
Richard Dale [by email]
See also: Dates For Your Diary.
The SBSG Committee reserves the right to amend the programme as necessary, giving as much notice as circumstances allow.
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