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List Of Optics Events 2013 (1 Viewer)

pete_gamby

Birds? What Birds?!
Could have sworn I posted a list a week or so ago but clearly not! Sorry about that. Here's the next week or so:

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel, Arundel, 15/1
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 19/1
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 20/1
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 20/1
Lea Valley Country Park, Waltham Abbey, 20/1

US

Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival, Titusville, FL, 1/23-28

Cheers, Pete
 
Late again...

UK & Ireland

Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 26/1
Festival of Birds, WWT Slimbridge, Slimbridge, 26/1
WWT Washington, Washington, 27/1
Wolseley Centre In Focus, Stafford, 2/2
Whisby Nature Park In Focus, Thorpe-On-The-Hill, 2/2
Grafham Water Visitors Centre, Grafham, Huntingdon, 2/2
Seaton Marshes, Seaton, 3/2
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 3/2
Tophill Low Nature Reserve, Hutton Cranswick, 3/2
Pitsford Reservoir, Northampton, 3/2
Black Hole Marsh, Seaton, 3/2
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 5/2

US

Cape Ann Winter Birding Festival, Gloucester, MA, 2/1-3
San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival, Vallejo, CA, 2/8-10

Cheers, Pete
 
Next batch:

UK & Ireland

WWT Slimbridge, Slimbridge, 7/2
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 10/2
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 10/2
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 16/2
Grove Ferry Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Canterbury, 16/2
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 16/2
Whisby Nature Park In Focus, Thorpe-On-The-Hill, 17/2
Lea Valley Country Park, Waltham Abbey, 17/2
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 19/2

US

Winter Wings, Klamath, OR, 2/14-17
Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival, Meadowlands, MN, 2/15-17

Cheers, Pete
 
Next batch for you:

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel, Arundel, 19/2
WWT Welney, Welney, 22/2
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 24/2
WWT Washington, Washington, 24/2
Westport Lake Staffs WT, Stoke-on-Trent, 24/2
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 24/2
Exmouth Nature Reserve, Exmouth, 2/3
College Lake Wildlife Centre, Tring, 2/3
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 3/3
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 3/3
WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, 3/3
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 5/3

US

High Plains Snow Goose Festival, Lamar, CO, 2/21-24
Whooping Crane Festival, Port Aransas, TX, 2/21-24
Burrowing Owl Festival, Cape Coral, FL, 2/23
San Diego Bird Festival, San Diego, CA, 2/28-3/3

Cheers, Pete
 
New month, new list :)

UK & Ireland

WWT Slimbridge, Slimbridge, 7/3
Potteric Carr Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Doncaster, 9/3
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 10/3
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 10/3
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 16/3
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 16/3
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 16/3
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 17/3
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 17/3
Lea Valley Country Park, Waltham Abbey, 17/3
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 19/3

US

Monte Vista Crane Festival, Monte Vista, CO - 3/8-10
Big 'O' Birding Extravaganza, Clewiston, FL - 3/12-16

Enjoy!

Cheers, Pete
 
Latest set - only several weeks late!

UK & Ireland

Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 9/4
WWT Slimbridge, Slimbridge, 11/4
Chew Valley Lake LCE, Bristol, 12/4
WWT Arundel - Viewpoint Optics, Arundel, 12/4
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 13/4
Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld, 13/4
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 14/4
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 14/4

US

Galveston Feather Fest, TX - 4/11-14

Cheers, Pete
 
Here's the latest list - let's hope the weather improves for the UK events!

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 14/4
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 14/4
WWT Arundel - Viewpoint Optics, Arundel, 19/4
Grove Ferry Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Canterbury, 20/4
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 20/4
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 21/4
Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 21/4
Wolseley Centre Staffs WT, Stafford, 21/4
Whisby Nature Park In Focus, Thorpe-On-The-Hill, 21/4
WWT Arundel - Viewpoint Optics, Arundel, 26/4
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 27/4
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 27/4
Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve, Fareham, 27/4
Nosterfield Nature Reserve, West Tanfield, 28/4
Grafham Water Mander Park, Grafham, 28/4
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 28/4
WWT Washington, Washington, 28/4
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 28/4
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 30/4

US

Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival, Arcata, CA, 4/18-24
Verde Valley Birding & Nature Festival, Cottonwood, AZ, 4/25-28
Wings Over the Hills, Fredericksburg, TX, 4/26-28
Balcones Song Bird Festival, Marble Falls, TX, 4/26-29
Biggest Week In American Birding, OH, 5/3-12
Grays Harbour Shorebird Festival, Hoquaim, WA, 5/4-6

The planned Yuma Birding & Nature Festival in Yuma, AZ has been cancelled.

Cheers, Pete
 
Next batch:

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 30/4
Exmouth Nature Reserve, Exmouth, 4/5
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 5/5
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 5/5
WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, 5/5
Farmoor Reservoir, Oxford, 5/5
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 7/5
WWT Slimbridge, Slimbridge, 9/5
Scottish Birdfair Hopetoun House, Edinburgh, 11/5
Lepe Country Park, Southampton, 14/5

US

Biggest Week In American Birding, OH, 5/3-12
Grays Harbour Shorebird Festival, Hoquaim, WA, 5/4-6

Our US sales manager Chip Clouse will also be attending the World Series of Birding on the weekend of 11th/12th May - hopefully he'll meet some of you there!

Cheers, Pete
 
P.S. Could a mod please edit the year out of the title of the thread and/or split the thread and get rid of the 2012 stuff. Thanks!
 
Here we go - busy weekends coming up:

UK & Ireland

International Astronomy Show, Leamington Spa, 17/5
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 18/5
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 19/5
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 19/5
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 19/5
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 21/5
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 25/5
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 25/5
Falls of Clyde, New Lanark, 25/5
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 26/5
Montrose Basin Visitor Centre, Montrose, 26/5
WWT Washington, Washington, 26/5
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 26/5
Potteric Carr Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Doncaster, 26/5

Cheers, Pete
 
Here we go:

UK & Ireland

College Lake Wildlife Centre, Tring, 1/6
Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 2/6
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 2/6
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 2/6
Tophill Low Nature Reserve, Hutton Cranswick, 2/6
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 4/6
WWT Slimbridge, Slimbridge, 6/6
Black Hole Marsh, Seaton, 6/6
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 8/6
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 9/6
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 9/6

US

Acadia Birding Festival, Mount Desert, ME, 5/30-6/2

Cheers, Pete
 
Next batch - things are slowing down a bit as we head towards "summer":

UK & Ireland

Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 15/6
Grove Ferry Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Canterbury, 16/6
Whisby Nature Park In Focus, Thorpe-On-The-Hill, 16/6
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 18/6
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 22/6
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 23/6
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 23/6
WWT Washington, Washington, 23/6
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 25/6

Cheers, Pete
 
Latest list for your edification.

UK & Ireland

Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 25/6
WWT Arundel - Viewpoint Optics, Arundel, 28/6
Pitsford Reservoir, Northampton, 29/6
Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve, Fareham, 29/6
Potteric Carr In Focus, Doncaster, 30/6
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 30/6
Broughton Hall Game Fair, Skipton, 30/6
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 2/7
Scone Game Fair, Perth, 5/7
Newtown National Nature Reserve, Newtown, 6/7
Lincoln Photo and Optics Show, Lincoln, 6/7
Exmouth Nature Reserve, Exmouth, 6/7
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 7/7
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 7/7
WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, 7/7
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 9/7

None to report for the US now until the end of July.

Cheers, Pete
 
Lots of reasons to enjoy the sunshine!

UK & Ireland

WWT Slimbridge, Slimbridge, 11/7
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 13/7
Chew Valley Lake LCE, Bristol, 13/7
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 14/7
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 14/7
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 14/7
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 20/7
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 20/7
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 21/7
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 21/7
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 21/7
Lepe Country Park, Southampton, 22/7
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 23/7

US

Southern California Astronomy Exhibition (SCAE), Oceanside, CA, 7/13

Cheers, Pete
 
Next batch of events (a day early because I'll be in Denmark tomorrow):

UK & Ireland

Lepe Country Park, Southampton, 22/7
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 23/7
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 27/7
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 28/7
WWT Washington, Washington, 28/7
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 28/7
Lepe Country Park, Southampton, 29/7
Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld, 3/8
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 4/8
Cornwall Wildlife & Bird Fair, Stithian Reservoir, Redruth, 4/8
Sidmouth Folk Festival, Sidmouth, 7/8

We're into the summer festival season in the UK but there's nothing on the calendar for the US for a few weeks.

Enjoy!

Cheers, Pete
 
Ooops missed a week due to being on holiday.

UK & Ireland

Quiet week coming up for field events due to Birdfair this weekend:

Yarner Wood, Bovey Tracey, 13/8
British Birdwatching Fair Rutland, Oakham, 16-18/8
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 17/8
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 18/8
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 20/8

Cheers, Pete
 
And worse than that, I forgot the US listing (thanks to BruceH for the reminder!)

US

Tucson Bird & Wildlife Festival, Tucson, AZ - 8/14-18

September starts to get busy for US festivals but I'll post the list I have next week.

Cheers, Pete
 
Here's the next batch - a little late again:

UK & Ireland

Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 25/8
WWT Washington, Washington, 25/8
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 25/8
Filey Dams, Filey, 26/8
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 31/8
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 1/9
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 1/9

Netherlands

Just missed Dutch Birdfair - 24-25/8

Sweden

Falsterbo Bird Show, Falsterbo, 30/8-1/9

Cheers, Pete
 
Events season is starting to hot up again:

UK & Ireland

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 7/9
College Lake Wildlife Centre, Tring, 7/9
Spurn Bird Migration Festival, Spurn Head, Easington, Hull, 7/9
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 8/9
WWT Arundel - Viewpoint Optics, Arundel, 8/9
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 14/9
Minsmere RSPB, Saxmundham, 14/9
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 15/9
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 15/9
Farmoor Reservoir, Oxford, 15/9
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 17/9

US

Monterey Bay Birding Festival, Watsonville, CA - 9/12-15
Rockport Hummerbird Festival, TX - 9/12-15
Cape Cod Bird Festival, Hyannis, MA - 9/13-15
Midwest Birding Symposium, Lakeside, OH - 9/19-22

Cheers, Pete
 
Bit of a sparse list this time - I'm waiting updates for UK/Ireland.

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 17/9
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 21/9
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 21/9
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 22/9
WWT Washington, Washington, 22/9
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 22/9

US

Florida Keys Birding & Wildlife Festival, Big Pine Key, FL, 9/24-29

Cheers, Pete
 
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