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List Of Optics Events 2013 (1 Viewer)

Latest lists for you:

UK & Ireland

Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 6/10
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 6/10
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 6/10
Tophill Low Nature Reserve, Hutton Cranswick, 6/10
Black Hole Marsh, Seaton, 6/10
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 8/10
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 12/10
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 13/10
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 13/10

US

Wings & Wildflowers Festival, Tavares, FL, 10/4-6
Eastern Shore Birding and Wildlife Festival, Cape Charles, VA, 10/11-13

Cheers, Pete
 
Late again... sorry!

UK & Ireland

Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 19/10
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 19/10
Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve, Fareham, 19/10
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 20/10
WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, 20/10
Rushmere Country Park, Heath & Reach, 20/10
Lea Valley Country Park, Waltham Abbey, 20/10
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 22/10
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 26/10
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 27/10
WWT Washington, Washington, 27/10
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 27/10

US

Science, Imaging and Astronomy Expo, Woodland Hills, CA, 10/19
Wine Country Optics Fair, Sonoma, CA, 10/20
Cape May Autumn Birding Festival, Cape May, NJ, 10/25-27

Here's hoping for no storms on the east coast this year.

Cheers, Pete
 
Another fairly busy couple of weeks.

UK & Ireland

Wolseley Centre In Focus, Stafford, 2/11
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 3/11
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 3/11
WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, 3/11
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 3/11
Whisby Nature Park In Focus, Thorpe-On-The-Hill, 3/11
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 5/11
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 8/11
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 9/11
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 10/11
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 10/11
Montrose Basin Visitor Centre, Montrose, 10/11

US

Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, Harlingen, TX, 11/6-10

(Opticron and Leica will also be at the Fledging Birders Institute's Focus On Diversity conference which is in McAllen ahead of the RGVBF - http://www.fledgingbirders.org/CFAB.html)

Cheers, Pete
 
Here are the next couple of weeks worth:

UK & Ireland

Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 16/11
Grafham Water Marlow Car Park, Grafham, 16/11
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 17/11
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 17/11
Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 17/11
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 17/11
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 19/11
WWT Martin Mere, Burscough, 23/11
WWT Washington, Washington, 24/11
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 24/11

US

Arizona Science & Astronomy Expo, Tucson, AZ, 11/16-17
Festival Of The Cranes, San Antonio, NM, 11/20-24
Central Valley Birding Symposium, Stockton, CA, 11/21-24

Cheers, Pete
 
Time for some Xmas shopping :)

UK & Ireland

Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 30/11
Seaton Marshes, Seaton, 1/12
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 1/12
Potteric Carr Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Doncaster, 1/12
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 3/12
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 7/12
Chew Valley Lake LCE, Bristol, 7/12
College Lake Wildlife Centre, Tring, 7/12
Focalpoint Optics, Warrington, 7/12
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 8/12
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 8/12
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 8/12
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 8/12
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 8/12

Cheers, Pete
 
Last list for 2013 - happy holidays everyone :)

Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 15/12
Lea Valley Country Park, Waltham Abbey, 15/12
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 17/12
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 19/12
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 21/12
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 29/12

Cheers, Pete
 
New year, new events :)

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 12/1
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 18/1
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 18/1
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 19/1
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 19/1
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 19/1
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 21/1

US

Wings Over Willcox, AZ, 1/16-19
Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, CA, 1/17-20
Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival, Titusville, FL, 1/22-26

Cheers, Pete
 
Here's the next lot for you:

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 21/1
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 26/1
WWT Washington, Washington, 26/1
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 26/1
Slimbridge Festival of Birds - WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Slimbridge, 1/2
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 2/2
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 2/2
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 2/2
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 4/2

Looks like Birdwatch magazine has stopped providing its list of events each month and we don't track the RSPB reserve events. The full list is available at http://www.rspb.org.uk/events. Summary for the next couple of weeks is:

25-26 January

Binoculars and Telescopes Open Weekend - East Riding of Yorkshire
Binoculars and Telescopes Open Weekend - Lancashire
Binocular & Telescope Demonstration - Renfrewshire

Sunday 26 January

Optics Demonstrations and Consultations - Newport

Sunday 2 February

Optics Demonstrations and Consultations - Newport

US

Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival, Titusville, FL, 1/22-26
Cape Ann Winter Birding Festival, Gloucester, MA, 1/31-2/2

Cheers, Pete
 
Hoping the weather will improve for these events!

UK & Ireland
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 4/2
Wolseley Centre In Focus, Stafford, 8/2
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 9/2
RSPB, Leighton Moss, 15-16/2
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 15/2
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 15/2
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 16/2
Lea Valley Country Park, Waltham Abbey, 16/2
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 18/2

US

San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival, 2/7-9
Winter Wings, Klamath Falls, OR, 2/13-16
Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival, Meadowlands, MN, 2/14-16

Cheers, Pete
 
Mods: Could you please prune this thread (delete everything up to post #26) and rename it to show the current year :)

Thanks! Pete
 
Next batch for you to enjoy:

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 18/2
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 22/2
RSPB, Bempton Cliffs, 22-23/2
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 23/2
WWT Washington, Washington, 23/2
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 23/2
The Photography Show, Birmingham NEC, 1-4/3
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 1/3
Exmouth Nature Reserve, Exmouth, 1/3
College Lake Wildlife Centre, Tring, 1/3
Chesil Beach Centre Dorset WT, Portland, 1/3
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 2/3
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 2/3
WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, 2/3
RSPB Marshside, Southport, 3/3
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 4/3

US

Whooping Crane Festival, Port Aransas, TX, 3/20-23
San Diego Bird Festival, CA, 2/27-3/2

Cheers, Pete
 
Sorry I missed a week or two - have been "on the road". Normal service resumes:

UK & Ireland

WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 18/3
WWT Arundel - Viewpoint Optics, Arundel, 22/3
WWT Washington, Washington, 23/3
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 29/3
Focus Optics Spring, Corley, 29/3
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 30/3
Potteric Carr In Focus, Doncaster, 30/3
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 30/3

RSPB

Newport Wetlands, 23/3
Bempton Cliffs, 29-30/3

US

Nature Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival, Brooksville, FL, 3/20-23

Cheers, Pete
 
Here's the next couple of weeks:

UK & Ireland

Seaton Marshes, Seaton, 5/4
Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve, Fareham, 5/4
North Cave Wetlands - In Focus, Brough, 6/4
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 6/4
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 6/4
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 8/4
Chew Valley Lake LCE, Bristol, 11/4
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 12/4
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 12/4
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 13/4
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 13/4

US

Bird Watchers Digest Optics Expo, Columbus, OH, 4/4-5
Northeast Astronomy Fair, Suffern, NY, 4/12-13
Galveston FeatherFest, TX, 4/10-13
Godwit Days, Arcata, CA, 4/18-20

Cheers, Pete
 
UK & Ireland

Yarner Wood, Bovey Tracey, 19/4
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 19/4
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 20/4
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 20/4
Whisby Nature Park In Focus, Thorpe-On-The-Hill, 20/4
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 22/4
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 23/4
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 27/4
WWT Washington, Washington, 27/4
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 27/4

US

ABA Convention, Corpus Christi, TX, 4/22-27
Verde Valley Birding & Nature Festival, Cottonwood, AZ, 4/24-27

Cheers, Pete
 
UK & Ireland

Wolseley Centre In Focus, Stafford, 3/5
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 4/5
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 4/5
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 4/5
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 4/5
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 6/5
Scottish Birdfair Hopetoun House, Edinburgh, 10/5

Chris will be running digiscoping sessions at the Scottish Birdfair.

US

Biggest Week In American Birding, Oregon, OH, 5/6-15

Michaela and Rob will both be at the Biggest Week event with the MM3 scope in stock.

Cheers, Pete
 
Next lot for you:

UK & Ireland

Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 17/5
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 17/5
Norfolk Bird Fair, Aylsham, 17/5
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 18/5
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 18/5
Cors Dyfi Nature Reserve - Naturequest, Maccynlleth, 18/5
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 20/5
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 24/5
Montrose Basin Visitor Centre, Montrose, 24/5
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 25/5
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 25/5

Cheers, Pete
 
Here ya go:

UK & Ireland

LCE Bristol Broadmead, Bristol, 31/5
Birders Store, Worcester, 31/5
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 1/6
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 1/6
Exmouth Nature Reserve, Exmouth, 1/6
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 3/6
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 7/6
College Lake Wildlife Centre, Tring, 7/6
Market Hall, Aberystwyth, 7/6
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 8/6

Whilst not a birding event, there will also be some optics vendors here:

International Astronomy Show, Leamington Spa, 7/6

Sweden

Club 300 Event, Ottenby, 29-30/5

US

Acadia Birding Festival, Bar Harbor, ME, 5/29-6/1
Time & Optics Optics Fling, Millersburg, OH, 6/6-7

Cheers, Pete
 
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Bit quiet for the next couple of weeks:

UK & Ireland

Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 14/6
Cors Dyfi Nature Reserve - Naturequest, Maccynlleth, 15/6
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 17/6
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 21/6
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 22/6
Seaton Marshes, Seaton, 22/6
Kettering Entomological Fair, Kettering Leisure Village, 22/6

Cheers, Pete
 
Quick update on the next two weeks' worth:

UK & Ireland

WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 28/6
Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve, Fareham, 28/6
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 29/6
Hunston Village Hall, Selsey, 29/6
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 6/7
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 6/7
WWT Arundel - In Focus, Arundel, 6/7
WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, 6/7
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 6/7
College Lake Wildlife Centre, Tring, 6/7
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 8/7

Cheers, Pete
 
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