PROGRAMME OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BIRD CLUB MEETINGS

2011-2012

 

INDOOR MEETINGS

FIELD MEETINGS

Meetings are held on Thursdays at 7:45pm except where otherwise indicated.  No admission charge for club members.  Non-members £2-00.

All meetings will be held at… Wendover Memorial Hall, Wharf Road (Leading into Manor Road), Wendover  (SP870082)

For a map of the area surrounding the Wendover Hall click on this link.

Please note that doors open 7:30pm and  meetings start at 7:45pm, except where otherwise indicated. 

 

 Travel to all meetings is by private car unless otherwise stated.  All are welcome.

If weather doubtful please contact the organiser.

 

SEPTEMBER 2011

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SUNDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 09.30                                               All day

Dungeness

Meet at reserve car park Grid Ref: TR063196

Seabirds, Migrants  and Waders.

5 miles S of New Romney. 120 miles from High Wycombe.

How to get there: take the Dungeness road from the Lydd roundabout. After 1¼ miles you will see Boulderwall Farm on the right and a gravel track leading to the RSPB reserve. Bring own food. .  RSPB shop and toilets on reserve.
 

SUNDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 08.30am Morning only

Farmoor

At car park Grid ref  SU452064

Last of the summer visitors. Ducks and Waders.

5 miles W of Oxford, 30 miles from High Wycombe.

How to get there: the reservoirs are just west of Oxford. From the A40 turn left at a roundabout onto the B4449. At the second roundabout turn left onto the B4044. At Farmoor village turn right onto the B4017 (signposted Abingdon) and the reservoir car park is on the right about 400 yards from the junction. Meet at 09.30. OS sheet 164. Map ref: SU452064.  Toilets in car park.  Thames Water can charge an entrance fee for those without an annual permit.

OCTOBER 2011

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  THURSDAY 6th OCTOBER

‘BIRD ARTISTS OF THE MODERN ERA’  

David Cromack

7 and 9th  Oct  Weekend

Weekend Gib point   

Residential weekend          

 
 

Sunday    23 0ctober     9.30 am                           All  Day

Titchfield Haven

Meet at car park  SU535025.

Autumn passage, waders, seabirds

2 miles SW of Fareham. 71 miles from High Wycombe.

How to get there: from M27 junction 9 turn right onto A27 (signposted Fareham), at the third roundabout turn right onto B3334 (signposted Gosport). After about 2 miles turn right into Bells Lane (signposted Hillhead). Park at Hill Head Sailing Club car park. Map ref: Meet 09.30. Bring own food.  (Entrance fee payable).  Shop, café and toilets at Reserve office.
NOVEMBER 2011

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   THURSDAY 3rd NOVEMBER

At 7:30pm, ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

(Doors open 7:15pm - Members only)

Followed at 8:00pm by open meeting …

‘A BIRDING MIGRATION – LESVOS’

Oliver Smart

Sunday 13th November   8.30am    
Morning Only

Wilstone

Meet at car park Grid Ref SP904134

Winter visitors

1.5 miles NW of Tring. 19 miles from High Wycombe.

How to get there: Take the A489 off the A41 at Aston Clinton heading towards Dunstable. Use the car park under the north-west bank of Wilstone Reservoir, just past the pair of very sharp right and left hand bends at .  No facilities.
 

Sunday 27 November          9.30                         
 All Day

Poole  Harbour boat  trip

Boat departs 11 am

Brown Sea island ferries, Yellow Kiosk on Poole Quay

Booking only, £10 per person,

 Three hour trip round the harbour with a RSPB guide.

Car parking charge extra

 
DECEMBER 2011

THURSDAY 1st DECEMBER

‘EAST ANGLIA THROUGH THE SEASONS’

Richard Brooks

Sunday 11th December 8.30am                           
Morning Only

Little Marlow

Meet in car park Grid Ref SU884876

Winter Wildfowl and passerines

Meet at Spade Oak car park
 

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JANUARY 2012
 

Sunday January 8th 8.30am
 Morning   Only

Stockers lake                                                               

Meet at car park Grid Ref TQ041931

Winter residents including possible Smew

1 mile N of Rickmansworth, 17 miles from high Wycombe

How to get there: From M25 Junc 17 take the road to the Maple Cross roundabout on the A412, take the left exit (to Rickmansworth) and after about ¼ mile turn right into Springwell Lane, after about ¼ mile turn right into the Springwell Lake car park, just before the Rickmansworth and District Animal Rescue.  
 

 

Sunday 22th January 9.30am                    
All Day

RSPB Pulborough Brooks

Meet in RSPB car park TQ059164 at 9:30am

 

Passerines, waders, wildfowl

(£3.50, concession £2.50, RSPB members free)

 

FEBRUARY 2012

THURSDAY 2nd FEBRUARY

‘KICHWA ANANGU: AN AMAZON RAINFOREST COMMUNITY’

Santiago Bejarano

Sunday 5th February   8.30am             
Morning Only

Otmoor

 

Meet in RSPB car park Grid Ref SP 570 126

 

 Winter residents

 
 

  Sunday 19th  February 9.30    
   All Day

Slimbridge

Meet at reserve car park   Grid Ref SO 722 047

Swans and winter wildfowl

Slimbridge Wetland Centre is conveniently located near to the M5 between Gloucester and Bristol. Exit at either junctions 13 or 14 and follow our brown duck signs.

MARCH 2012

THURSDAY 1st MARCH

‘INSPIRATIONS OF A BIRD ARTIST’

Steve Cale

Sunday 4th March 9.30                       
Morning Only

College Lake

Meet at car park Grid Ref  SP 934  140

Early spring migrants and resident birds

 
 

Sunday 18th March     8.30      
Morning only

Linford Gravel pits           

Meet at car park Grid Ref    SP 849 425.
 

How to get there: The visitors' centre is off the road between Wolverton/New Bradwell to the west and Newport Pagnell to the east (Wolverton Road). Turn north off this road at SP849425 almost opposite the Black Horse PH. After about 50 metres turn sharp left and follow the road to the centre. Beware 2 well-concealed road bumps. To facilitate navigation through Milton Keynes, if you are coming from the south get onto V7 Saxon Street which leads straight to the roundabout at the western end of the Wolverton Road, then turn east.
APRIL 2012

THURSDAY 5th APRIL

‘WHAT HOPE FOR THE SPOON-BILLED SANDPIPER?’

Dr Nigel Clark

Sunday 1th April 9.30                           
All Day

Minsmere COACH TRIP

Bus departs Bucks around 8 am

Price and booking  tba
 

  Sunday  22 April        5 to 9 am             
   Morning Only

Wendover Woods  Dawn Chorus

Early morning Birds

Meet at main entrance Grid Ref SP 891 101
   
MAY 2012
 

Sunday 06 May     8.30                       
All Day

Summerleys Northhants

 Meet in car park SP886633 at 9:30am

Passerines ,waders wildfowl good chance of Tree Sparrow
 

Sunday 20nd May      9.30                                
All Day

New Forest

Meet at Acres Down car park Grid ref SU 267099

Raptors and Heath land birds , Possibly Wood warbler

90 miles from High Wycombe

Follow M27 west from Southampton towards Bournemouth.  M27 becomes A31.  Continue along A31 for about 2miles until Stoney Cross.  Just past Little Chef take small left hand turn, signposted Emery Down (take care not to miss this road as ‘turning round’ opportunities are few).  Follow this road SE for about 1.3 miles to cross roads, and take right turn, signposted Acres Down.  Follow track past picnic site, across shallow ford, and straight on past Acres Down farm (on left), ignoring tracks forking left and right.  At barrier, turn left into car park.  No facilities except tearoom at Acres Down farm.

JUNE 2012
 

Saturday 9th June        19.00            
Evening

Chobham Common

 Meet at car park SU974647 at 19.00

 

Nightjars and Heathland Birds