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Optics Events 2017 (1 Viewer)

pete_gamby

Birds? What Birds?!
New year, new thread! Could a mod please sticky this and delete the 2016 thread - thanks!

UK & Ireland

WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 2/1
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 3/1
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 7/1
Chesil Beach Centre Dorset WT, Portland, 7/1
Farmoor Reservoir, Oxford, 8/1
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Alnwick, 8/1
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 15/1
The Barn At Beal, Beal, 15/1
Hanningfield Reservoir, Downham, 15/1
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 17/1

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

US

Wings Over Willcox, Willcox, AZ, 1/11-15
SHOT Show, Las Vegas, NV, 1/17-20

Have a good New Year everyone!

Cheers, Pete
 
Happy New Year Pete and thanks for continuing to post the events on both sides of the pond.

I do hope the mods do NOT delete the 2016 list of events but only remove it as a sticky. It does come in handy for longer range planning to get an approximate idea of what is coming up in the future.

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Thanks for retaining the 2016 list. It is good reference material!

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=318237
 
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Next lot for you:

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel, Arundel, 17/1
Brockholes Visitors Centre, Preston, 20/1
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 21/1
Potteric Carr Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Doncaster, 21/1
WWT Washington, Washington, 22/1
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 29/1
Rainton Meadows Visitor Centre, Houghton-le-Spring, 29/1
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 29/1

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

US

SHOT Show, Las Vegas, NV, 1/17-20
Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival, Titusville, FL, 1/25-29

Cheers, Pete
 
The next lot of events includes a new venue for In Focus at Dawlish Warren:

UK & Ireland

Dawlish Warren NNR, Dawlish Warren, 5/2
North Cave Wetlands - In Focus, Brough, 5/2
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 7/2
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 11/2
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 12/2
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Alnwick, 12/2

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

Bit of a break for the US for the next couple of weeks but that's followed by a real flurry of events in late February - watch this space!

Cheers, Pete
 
Ugh. Forgot to post last week.

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel, Arundel, 21/2
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 25/2
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 26/2
WWT Washington, Washington, 26/2
Bugfest, Sherbourne, 26/2
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 26/2

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

US

San Diego Bird Festival, San Diego, CA, 2/23-26
Whooping Crane Festival, Port Aransas, TX, 2/23-26

Cheers, Pete
 
Back on track this week - starting to get busy out there!

UK & Ireland

Chew Valley Lake LCE, Bristol, 3/3
Chesil Beach Centre Dorset WT, Portland, 4/3
WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, 5/3
Farmoor Reservoir, Oxford, 5/3
Hanningfield Reservoir, Downham, 5/3
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 5/3
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 7/3
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 11/3
College Lake Wildlife Centre, Tring, 11/3
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 12/3
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Alnwick, 12/3
Westport Lake Visitor Centre, Stoke on Trent, 12/3

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

Germany

IWA Outdoor Classics, Nuremberg, 3-6/3 - TRADE ONLY EVENT

US

Monte Vista Crane Festival, Monte Vista, CO, 3/10-12

Enjoy!

Cheers, Pete
 
Here we go again!

UK & Ireland

Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 18/3
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 18/3
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 19/3
The Barn At Beal, Beal, 19/3
Potteric Carr Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Doncaster, 19/3
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 21/3
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 25/3
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 26/3
WWT Washington, Washington, 26/3

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

US

Nebraska Crane Festival, Kearney, NE, 3/16-19

Have fun out there.

Cheers, Pete
 
And the next little lot for you:

UK & Ireland

North Cave Wetlands - In Focus, Brough, 2/4
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 2/4
Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, 2/4
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 4/4
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 9/4
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Alnwick, 9/4

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

US

Galveston Featherfest, Galveston, TX, 4/6-9
Cape May Bird Observatory Optics Sale**, Cape May, NJ, 4/8-9
North American Astronomy Festival (NEAF), Suffern, NY, 4/8-9

** PLEASE NOTE: The CMBO sales used to be members only for the first day but is now open to the public both days. Time to grab a bargain!

Enjoy!

Cheers, Pete
 
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And some more events for you:

UK & Ireland

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 16/4
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 16/4
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 18/4
Chew Valley Lake LCE, Bristol, 21/4
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 22/4
The Midlands Entomological Fayre, Boughton, 23/4
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 23/4
WWT Washington, Washington, 23/4

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

Cheers, Pete
 
It's nearly May already!

UK & Ireland

Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 30/4
Rainton Meadows Visitor Centre, Houghton-le-Spring, 30/4
Hanningfield Reservoir, Downham, 30/4
Dawlish Warren NNR, Dawlish Warren, 4/5
Chesil Beach Centre Dorset WT, Portland, 6/5
WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, 7/5

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

US

Wings Over The Hills, Fredericksburg, TX, 4/28-29
Wings N Wetlands Festival, Great Bend, KS, 4/27-28
New River Birding & Nature Festival, Fayetteville, WV, 5/1-6
Indiana Dunes Birding Festival, Porter, IN, 5/4-7
Biggest Week In American Birding, Oak Harbor, OH, 5/5-14

Netherlands

Dutch Birding Weekend, Texel, 5-7/5

Cheers, Pete
 
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Busy couple of weeks coming up:

UK & Ireland

Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 9/5
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 13/5
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 13/5
Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve, Fareham, 13/5
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 14/5
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Alnwick, 14/5
Westport Lake Visitor Centre, Stoke on Trent, 14/5
Lockley Lodge, Haverfordwest, 16/5
Lincoln Nature & Optics Fair, Whisby Nature Park, 19/5
Farmoor Reservoir, Oxford, 20/5
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 21/5
The Barn At Beal, Beal, 21/5
Wolseley Centre, Stafford, 21/5
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 23/5

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

US

Biggest Week In American Birding, Oak Harbor, OH, 5/5-14
Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival, Cortez, CO, 5/10-14
Horicon Marsh Bird Festival, Horicon, WI, 5/12-15
Great Salt Lake Bird Festival, Salt Lake City, UT, 5/18-22
Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds, Detroit Lakes, MN, 5/18-21
Tawas Point Bird Festival, East Tawas, MI, 5/18-20

Germany

Naturfototage, Fürstenfeldbruck, 13-14/5

Enjoy!
 
Next batch for you to enjoy!

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel, Arundel, 23/5
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 27/5
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 27/5
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 28/5
WWT Washington, Washington, 28/5
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 4/6
Dawlish Warren NNR, Dawlish Warren, 4/6
North Cave Wetlands - In Focus, Brough, 4/6
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 6/6

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

Sweden

Club 300 Weekend, Ottenby, 26-27/5

US

Colorado Field Ornithologists Convention, Steamboat Springs, CO, 6/1-5
Acadia Birding Festival, Bar Harbor, ME, 6/1-4
Time & Optics Optics Fling, Millersburg, OH, 6/2-3

(by the way, we built a website for Time & Optics - www.timeandoptics.com - hope you like it!)

Enjoy!
 
Nicely done Pete!

That was very nice of you to design a website for Robert. Great guy. I am sure this will certainly expand his business. :)
 
A bit late this week but still just in time for the weekend:

UK & Ireland

Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 6/6
Chew Valley Lake LCE, Bristol, 9/6
Lockley Lodge, Haverfordwest, 10/6
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 10/6
Myerscough College Country Fair, Preston, 11/6
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 11/6
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Alnwick, 11/6
Cumberland Show, Brisco, 17/6
Idle Valley Nature Reserve, Retford, 17/6
Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham, 17/6
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 18/6
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 18/6
College Lake Wildlife Centre, Tring, 18/6
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 20/6

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

US

This is a link to the Bird Watcher's Digest festival list for June:

https://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/...17&location=All&festivalsearch=Find festivals

Looking through the list, I don't see any that I recognise as being attended by optics suppliers although some may have local retailers present.

Cheers, Pete
 
Ooops. Missed a week!

UK & Ireland

Scone Game Fair, Perth, 30/6
Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve, Fareham, 1/7
Skelton Show, Penrith, 1/7
Birmingham Entomological Show, Birmingham, 1/7
Lockley Lodge, Haverfordwest, 1/7
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 2/7
WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, 2/7
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 4/7

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

US

https://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/...07&location=All&festivalsearch=Find festivals

Enjoy!
 
Back on track this time. Summer country fair season is underway in the UK!

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel, Arundel, 18/7
Penrith Show, Penrith, 22/7
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 22/7
Coniston Country Fair, Coniston, 23/7
WWT Washington, Washington, 23/7
Nantwich Show, Nantwich, 26/7
The Game Fair, Hatfield, 28-30/7
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 29/7
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 30/7
Rainton Meadows Visitor Centre, Houghton-le-Spring, 30/7
Black Isle Show, Muir of Ord, 2/8

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/events-dates-and-inspiration/events/results.aspx

US

https://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/...08&location=All&festivalsearch=Find festivals

Cheers, Pete
 
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