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2008 |
August |
| Friday 1st | Booking
Bookings commence for September outing |
| Wednesday 6th | Trip: Budby Forest
Nightjar walk around Budby Forest. Meet 8pm at Meadow Bank (SK 604702) |
| Sunday 17th | Trip: Titchwell
Outing to Titchwell in Norfolk, a favourite birding site |
| Sunday 31st | Gedling Show
Group marqee at show |
September |
| Monday 1st | Booking
Bookings commence for October outing. |
| Wednesday 3rd | Indoor meeting [find it]
Indoor meetings recommence: Chris Galvin presents Package Holiday Birding - a series of locations with easy birding from your holiday hotel |
| Friday 5th | Collection
Collection at Sainsbury's Kimberley store |
| Saturday 6th | Collection
Collection at Sainsbury's Kimberley store |
| Saturday 20th | Trip: Skua and Shearwater Cruise
Skua and Shearwater Cruise from Bridlington (own car to Bridlington for 9 am sailing) |
| Sunday 21st | Trip: Cley Marshes
Outing to Cley Marshes, Norfolk, a premier birding reserve |
October |
| Wednesday 1st | Booking
Bookings commence for November outing. |
| Wednesday 1st | Indoor meeting [find it]
Indoor meeting: Alan and Susan Parker return with Seabird City - the countryside and off-shore islands of Northumbria |
| Saturday 11th | Trip: Minsmere
Visit to Minsmere, with overnight stay in Great Yarmouth
Further Information... |
| Sunday 12th | Trip: Minsmere
Visit to Minsmere, with overnight stay in Great Yarmouth
Further Information... |
| Sunday 19th | Trip: Spurn
Outing to Spurn Point looking for migrants |
| Wednesday 22nd | Trip: Attenborough
Walk at Attenborough. Meet at Visitor Centre car park at 10 am
Further Information... |
| Friday 24th | Collection
Collection at Sainsbury's Arnold store |
| Saturday 25th | Collection
Collection at Sainsbury's Arnold store |
| Saturday 25th | General event
Feed the Birds Day! |
November |
| Saturday 1st | Booking
Bookings commence for December outing. |
| Wednesday 5th | Indoor meeting [find it]
Indoor meeting: group member Christopher Hall presents The Great Florida Birding Trail a preview of a forthcoming tour in March 2009 |
| Sunday 9th | Trip: Fairburn Ings
Outing to Fairburn Ings, Yorkshire - a former colliery site with a variety of habitats |
December |
| Monday 1st | Booking
Bookings commence for January outing. |
| Wednesday 3rd | Indoor meeting [find it]
Indoor meeting: Geoff Simpson returns with Nature's Realm - more of his superb photography in Britain and Portugal |
| Saturday 6th | Fair
Autumn Fair at St. Helen's Old Church Hall, Burton Joyce, 10-12 noon |
| Sunday 7th | Trip: Holkham
Outing to Holkham, Norfolk with a stroll to Wells next the Sea - geese galore! |
| Sunday 21st | Trip: Colwick Park
Tinsel walk: Colwick Country Park. Meet at 9.30am at Warden's hut, off River Road
Further Information... |
2009 |
January |
| Thursday 1st | Trip: Clumber
New Year Walk in Clumber Park. Meet at 9 am at the visitors' car park
Further Information... |
| Friday 2nd | Booking
Bookings commence for February outing |
| Wednesday 7th | Indoor meeting [find it]
Indoor meeting: a new speaker, John Jones on The Skokholm Experience - a visit to the off-shore Welsh island |
| Saturday 10th | Collection
Collection at Sainsbury's Castle Marina store |
| Sunday 18th | Trip: Blacktoft Sands
Outing to Blacktoft Sands, raptor heaven! |
| Wednesday 21st | Trip: Shipley Country Park
Walk at Shipley Country Park. Meet at 10am at Visitor Centre car park |
| Saturday 24th | Big Garden Birdwatch
The world's biggest bird event!
Further Information... |
| Sunday 25th | Big Garden Birdwatch
The world's biggest bird event!
Further Information... |
February |
| Monday 2nd | Booking
Bookings commence for March outing. |
| Wednesday 4th | Indoor meeting [find it]
Indoor meeting: another new speaker, Dr. David Glynne-Fox's "Backyard Safari" - a wide variety of little-noticed wildlife on our doorstep |
| Sunday 15th | Trip: Daventry Country Park
Outing to Daventry Country Park, Northants. Wetland, woodland and meadow habitats with 180 bird species recorded |
March |
| Sunday 1st | Booking
Bookings commence for April outing. |
| Wednesday 4th | Indoor meeting [find it]
Indoor meeting: Nick Williams returns with one of his popular audio-visual shows From the Dummersee to the Camargue, a tour across Western Europe |
| Sunday 15th | Trip: Priory Park
Outing to Priory Country Park and Marina, a range of water-based fauna and flora adjoining the River Great Ouse |
April |
| Wednesday 1st | Booking
Bookings commence for May outing |
| Wednesday 1st | Indoor meeting [find it]
Indoor meeting with Tony Bates Folklore of Wood and Hedgerows - exploring myths and legends of wildlife |
| Sunday 19th | Trip: Titchwell
A return outing to Titchwell for Spring migrants |
| Wednesday 22nd | Trip: Colwick Park
Walk at Colwick Country Park. Meet at the Warden's Hut, off River Road at 10am
Further Information... |
May |
| Friday 1st | Booking
Bookings commence for June outing |
| Sunday 3rd | Trip: Bolton Abbey
Outing to Bolton Abbey, Wharfedale for river and woodland birds. |
| Wednesday 6th | Indoor meeting [find it]
Indoor meeting: Annual General Meeting and supporting programme. |
| Saturday 9th | Group weekend
Details in The Knot when available |
| Sunday 10th | Group weekend
Details TBA |
| Monday 11th | Group weekend
Details TBA |
| Tuesday 12th | Group weekend
Details TBA |
| Sunday 24th | Trip: Whisby
Own car trip to Whisby, off the A46 south west of Lincoln (Ring Road), looking for Nightingales. Meet in car park 10am |
June |
| Monday 1st | Booking
Bookings commence for July outing. |
| Wednesday 3rd | Trip: Netherfield
Evening walk at Netherfield Lagoons. Meet at Teal Close at 7.30pm
Further Information... |
| Sunday 14th | Trip: Paxton Pits
Outing to Paxton Pits. Converted gravel workings, good for Nightingales and Hobbies |
July |
| Wednesday 1st | Booking
Bookings commence for August outing |
| Wednesday 1st | Trip: Attenborough
Evening walk at Attenborough Nature reserve. Meet at Visitor Centre car park at 7 pm
Further Information... |
| Sunday 19th | Trip: Wicken Fen
Outing to Wicken Fen. Important wetland site good for breeding waders and warblers |
| Wednesday 22nd | Trip: Clumber Park
Walk at Clumber Park. Meet at 10 am at the visitor's car park
Further Information... |
August |
| Saturday 1st | Booking
Bookings commence for September outing. |
| Wednesday 5th | Trip
Evening walk. Meet at 8pm for Nightjar Walk. Venue TBA |
| Sunday 23rd | Trip: Leighton Moss
Outing to Leighton Moss - one of the RSPB's star reserves. Avocets bred for the first time in 2001 |
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