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| Day, Date & Time | Event | Venue (Grid ref. & map link) |
Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 1 | WMBC Anniversary | 81st anniversary of the founding of the Birmingham Bird Club (as the West Midland Bird Club was then known) in 1929. | |
| Friday 5 November 2010 7:30–9:30pm |
WMBC Solihull Branch indoor meeting | Guild House, 1715, High Street, Knowle, Solihull B93 0LN (SP183768 ) |
Keith Offord: Skydancers The "Skydancers" of Keith's talk are the members of the harrier family. This meeting has kindly been sponsored by Keystone Castor Company. |
| Friday 5 to Sunday 7 November 2010 6:30pm–6pm (approx.) |
WMBC Birmingham Branch field trip | Norfolk Weekend | The Cliftonville Hotel , 29 Runton Road, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9AS (TG213423 )
Travel by own transport (car sharing on Saturday may be more practical to minimise convoy size). We will travel to visit Hickling Broad and Stubb Mill; Salthouse (Cley), Holkham and Titchwell — weather, tides and birds (of course) may decide detail. Waders, wildfowl and sea birds are certain, winter migrants — Snow Bunting, Shore Lark etc. perhaps… cranes, harriers, owls, who knows — tremendous potential. Cost: Around £65.00 per person per night. A deposit of £30 per person required with cheques made payable to The Cliftonville Hotel. |
| Friday 19 November 2010 7:30– 9:30pm |
WMBC Tamworth Branch indoor meeting | Philip Dix Centre , Corporation Street, Tamworth B79 7DN (SK206041 ) |
Tony Hamblin: Winter Wonderland Tony is making a welcome return to Tamworth and is going to take us on a world trip looking at trees, birds and mammals. Change to advertised programme. |
| Tuesday 23 November 2010 7:30–9:30pm |
WMBC Birmingham Branch indoor meeting | Unitarian New Meeting , 31 Ryland Street, Ladywood, Birmingham B16 8BL (SP056863 ) |
Ashey Grove: Shetland to Scilly - The Birds of the British Isles
Taking you on a journey from one end of the UK to the other, Ashley will share with you the Images of birds he has taken around Britain. From our commoner garden birds to some of the rarer visitors to reach these shores, you will enjoy great images of well over 100 species and be treated to a surprise end to the talk to finish off an entertaining evening. |
| Wednesday 24 November 2010 7:30– 9:30pm |
WMBC Kidderminster Branch indoor meeting | St. Oswald's Church Centre, Broadwaters Drive, Kidderminster DY10 2RY (SO841779 ) |
Mike Leach: In the Blink of an Eye Mike's photographs capture high speed action which is invisible to the human eye without the use of unique technology. |
| Sunday 28 November 2010 10:00am– 6pm |
WMBC Kidderminster Branch field trip | Slimbridge , Gloucestershire GL2 7BT (SO735039 ) |
A full day visit to this popular WWT reserve on the banks of the Severn Estuary where there should be plenty of wild swans, geese and water birds. Travel by own vehicle and meet on the car park. There is an admission fee for entry to this reserve. |
Ornithology in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire & the West Midlands county, since 1929.
Fetched from http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/diary/2010/11 on Saturday 04 February 2012 11:40:31
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