Indoor Meetings 2011/2012

12th October 2011

Andy Swash (naturalist, photographer & author):
Ethiopia

Reading University, Palmer 109

26th October 2011

Chris Gooddie (birder & author):
The Jewel Hunter: finding all the World’s Pitta species in a year

Reading University, Palmer 109

9th November 2011

Marek Borkowski (naturalist & broadcaster):
Wildlife of Poland

Reading University, Palmer 109

23rd November 2011

AGM + Dickie Duckett:
More travels of Dickie Duckett

Reading University, Palmer 109

7th December 2011

Stephen Moss (BBC series producer):
Avocet to Yellowhammer: the origin of bird names

Reading University, Palmer 109

14th December 2011

Christmas Social

Earley, St Peters Hall
Entertaining quiz with food & drink

4th January 2012

Nik Borrow (photographer, tour leader & author):
Fakes and Fakery in the Birding World: The Hastings Frauds etc

Reading University, Palmer 109

12th January 2012

Ray Reedman (BOC):
Tufted Ducks and their cousins - behind the image

Reading Museum 13.00 – 13.45

18th January 2012

Debby Reynolds (BOC):
Birding and travels in the Caucasus

Reading University, Palmer 109

1st February 2012

Andrew Cleave (naturalist & author):
Lundy: Island of Puffins and Britain's first marine nature reserve

Reading University, Palmer 109

15th February 2012

Members’ Magazine Evening:
A compilation of BOC members’ contributions

Reading University, ** HUMSS 27 **

25th February 2012

Birders' Day at the Museum:

A day when your Committee and volunteers will talk casually to visitors about birding experiences and encourage membership of the Club. There will be two talks: ‘150 years of birds and birdwatching in Berkshire’ by Renton Righelato at 12.00 to 12.45 and another from Neil Bucknell entitled ‘The Birds of Berkshire - the challenge of recording and illustrating our avian history’ at 14.00 to 14.45.

Reading Museum

29th February 2012

Ken White (BOC):
Birding the Straits of Gibraltar

Reading University, Palmer 109

14th March 2012

Photographic Competition:
Bird photographs submitted by BOC members - see here for details.

Reading University, Palmer 109

28th March 2012

Colin Wilson (BOC):
Spring Chorus in Reading

Learn birdsong you’ll hear around Reading this year.

Reading Museum 13.00 – 13.45

28th March 2012

Ken Norris (University of Reading):
Tropical Bird Ecology

Reading University, Palmer 109

18th April 2012

Identification Workshop:
Wildfowl

Earley St Peter's Hall

In this section

Venues

Unless otherwise stated, meetings will take place at Reading University, but a variety of rooms will be used – rooms 109 and G10 in Palmer Building and room 27 in Humanities Building (HUMSS). Please check for each meeting that you are going to the right room. The map provides more information. Meetings will start at 8.00pm, with doors open from 7.15pm. Members are admitted free, the usual admission fee for non-members is £4. Visitors are always welcome.

Directions

From M4 junction 11 take the B3270 (signposted to Earley and the University). Continue to the end of the road and turn left at the mini-roundabout onto the A327 (Shinfield Road).

From the Shinfield road entrance: P4 is recommended for the Palmer Building. For the HUMSS building there is a drop-off space and limited parking in P5. P6 would suit those coming from Pepper Lane. P2 is equidistant from either building. Please see the map for more information, or visit the Reading University website.

Contacts

Please check with any of the following members for confirmation of events, trip leaders, meeting places or membership enquiries.
Ray Reedman 0118 986 4338
Dot Lincoln 0118 942 7563

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