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Programme
of Indoor Meetings from
January
2012
to December 2012
Our
indoor
meetings
are
held
at
1930hrs
on
the
first
Thursday
of
each
month
(September
to
May
inclusive)
in
the
Central
United
Reformed
Church
(situated
at
the
corner
of
Chapel
Walk
and
Norfolk
Street)
A
small
charge
is
made
for entrance - £1.50 for Group Members, £3.00 for Visitors.
Changes
to the programme or unusual dates are shown in red.
| 2012 |
|
| January |
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| Thursday
5th |
"A Wild
Photographer Abroad" - by Paul Hobson
We
start the New Year with Paul who has been
a regular speaker at our meetings and
is
guaranteed to provide an interesting and
illuminating evening. Paul has workedfor over 20 years as an
Environmental Science
lecturer before becoming a fulltime wildlife
photographer. He has wonawards
and commendations for his images,
both nationally and internationally.
Although his first love is the Peak
District, he
has travelled extensively around the world.
Tonight
Paul will be taking us on a journey
abroad to dispel the post Christmas/New
Year blues.
|
| February |
|
| Thursday
2nd |
"Mexico's
Great Wildlife Spectacle" - by Tim Melling
Tim has worked for the
RSPB for over 20
years and is currently
Senior Conservation
Officer for
North England Region. This
evening he is
transporting us to Mexico,
the land of the Mayan
civilisation, home to
many varieties of
birds, and of course
tequila. Tim has
visited Mexico five timesso we should be given a real
insight into
the country’s
wildlife.
|
| March |
|
| Thursday
1st |
"Peak District
Birds" - by Mike Taylor
After
foreign adventures we now turn our attention
to much nearer home with an evening
dedicated
to Peak District birds. Mike
Taylor, who lives in Chesterfield, has been
a member of the RSPB since 1971 and
has travelled extensively in Europe, the
Middle East and Asia. He considers the
Peak
District to be his local patch and his
main interest is in birds of prey. He is Chairman
of the South
Peak Raptor Study Group
and sits on the Derbyshire Ornithological
Society’s Rarities Committee.
This
promises to be an enjoyable
evening with much local interest
|
| April |
|
| Wednesday
4th |
"Life on the
Edge: A Glimpse into the World of Seabirds" - by Keith
Clarkson
Keith is the RSPB
Reserves Manager for the
east coast in Northern
England and is
responsible
for the Bempton Cliffs,
Saltholme and Coquet
Island reserves. His
passion is for sea
birds and visible
migration. This talk
was originally
programmed for
December 2010, but was
postponed because of
bad weather.
With
the new breeding
season almost upon us this
will be a particularly pertinent topic.
|
| May |
|
| Thursday
3rd |
"Bird Watching
in Scandinavia" - by Terry Bond
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| September |
|
| Thursday
6th |
"A Lane around
the UK" - by Mike Lane
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| October |
|
| Thursday
4th |
"Islay: Queen
of the Hebrides" (and AGM) - by Gordon Yates
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| November |
|
| Thursday
1st |
"The RSPB in
Northern England" by Laurence Rose
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| December |
|
| Thursday
6th |
"Namibia"
- by Geoff Trinder
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Members
will
be
informed
of
additional
events
when
they
are
arranged
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