[Chris Galvin]

For BF members from Scandinavia.

This weekend sees the the annual Honey Buzzard Migration Day at Falsterbo. There is also a 'Mini Bird Fair there too. Based around the Honey Buzzard migration this event is gaining in popularity and has attracted a lot of the Optics manufacturers.

A team from Opticron will be on site as well as others manufacturers such as Zeiss and Swarovski, Nikon too.

Some of the UK birding press will be at the show, including Birdwatch Photographer Steve Young as well as UK Birdfair Supremo Tim Appleton. Dick Forsmann will at the event and giving a talk on the Saturday evening

Details of the event can be found at

Falsterbo Bird Show

[pete_gamby]

Next two weeks worth:

Yarner Wood, Bovey Tracey, 14/9
Abberton Reservoir NR, Colchester, 18/9
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 18/9
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 19/9
Llanelli Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Llanelli, 19/9
Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve, Skegness, 19/9
Potteric Carr, Doncaster, 19/9
Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 19/9
Arundel WWT, Arundel, 21/9

Cheers, Pete

[pete_gamby]

Next couple of weeks:

Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 5/10
Abberton Reservoir NR, Colchester, 7/10
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 9/10
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 10/10
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 10/10
College Lake Wildlife Centre, Tring, 10/10
Stithians Watersports Centre, Redruth, 10/10
Exmouth Nature Reserve, Exmouth, 12/10
Alton Water, Ipswich, 16/10
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 17/10
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 17/10
Whisby Nature Park, Thorpe-On-The-Hill, 17/10
Arundel WWT, Arundel, 19/10

[pete_gamby]

And some more:

Llanelli Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Llanelli, 24/10
Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 24/10
Washington Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Washington, 24/10
Riverside Country Park, Gillingham, 26/10
Wolseley Centre, Stafford, 30/10
Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve, Fareham, 30/10
Potteric Carr In Focus, Doncaster, 31/10
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, Chichester, 31/10
Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham, 31/10
Upton Warren, Bromsgrove, 2/11
Lincoln Photo and Optics Show, Lincoln, 4/11
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 6/11
Chew Valley Lake LCE, Bristol, 6/11
Caerlaverock WWT, Caerlaverock, 7/11
Arundel WWT, Arundel, 7/11
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 7/11

Cheers, Pete

[spyglass]

Well, nuts, nuthin' even remotely close to me......

[pete_gamby]

Doh! How about any of these:

Santa Ana Watershed Association's 2nd Annual Bird Festival, Chino, California 6/11
Wings Over Water, Manteo, North Carolina 27954, 9/11
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, Harlingen, Texas 78550, 10/11
Festival of the Cranes, San Antonio, New Mexico 87832, 14/11
Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival, Mission, British Columbia V2V 5X8, 20/11

:-)

[pete_gamby]

Here are the next three weeks worth for the UK:

Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 9/11
Grove Ferry Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Canterbury, 13/11
Bedfords Park NR, Havering-attte-Bower, 13/11
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 14/11
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 14/11
Fingringhoe Wick, Fingringhoe, 14/11
Dinton Pastures Country Park, Reading, 14/11
Seaton Marshes, Seaton, 16/11
Abberton Reservoir NR, Colchester, 20/11
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 20/11
Northwest Birdwatching Festival, Ormskirk, 20/11
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 21/11

Enjoy!

Cheers, Pete

[pete_gamby]

Last listing for this year - these take us up to Boxing Day:

Arundel WWT, Arundel, 23/11
Alton Water, Ipswich, 27/11
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 27/11
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, Chichester, 28/11
Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 28/11
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 28/11
Amwell Nature Reserve In Focus, Hertford, 28/11
Potteric Carr LWT, Doncaster, 28/11
LCE Digital & Optical Show, Southampton, 28/11
Riverside Country Park, Gillingham, 30/11
Chew Valley Lake LCE, Bristol, 4/12
Abberton Reservoir NR, Colchester, 4/12
Slimbridge WWT, Slimbridge, 4/12
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 5/12
Tophill Low Nature Reserve, Hutton Cranswick, 5/12
Exmouth Nature Reserve, Exmouth, 7/12
Wolseley Centre, Stafford, 11/12
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 11/12
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 12/12
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 12/12
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 14/12
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 18/12
Potteric Carr In Focus, Doncaster, 19/12
Fingringhoe Wick, Fingringhoe, 19/12
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 19/12
Washington Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Washington, 26/12

Cheers, Pete

[pete_gamby]

Sorry for the break in service - here's the next few weeks worth:

Exmouth Nature Reserve, Exmouth, 18/1
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 22/1
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 22/1
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 23/1
Washington Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Washington, 23/1
Amwell Nature Reserve In Focus, Hertford, 23/1
Riverside Country Park, Gillingham, 25/1
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 29/1
Potteric Carr LWT, Doncaster, 29/1
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 29/1
Verulamium Park HMWT, St Albans, 29/1
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, Chichester, 30/1
Llanelli Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Llanelli, 30/1
Arundel WWT, Arundel, 1/2
Grove Ferry Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Canterbury, 5/2
Abberton Reservoir NR, Colchester, 6/2
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 6/2
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 6/2
Wolseley Centre, Stafford, 6/2

Cheers, Pete

[Chris Galvin]

Potteric Carr Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, near Doncaster Saturday 29th January

[pete_gamby]

Bit late with this update - sorry about that!

Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 8/2
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 12/2
Llanelli Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Llanelli, 13/2
Fingringhoe Wick, Fingringhoe, 13/2
Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 13/2
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 13/2
Upton Warren, Bromsgrove, 15/2
Jacobs Leeds Store Day, Leeds, 18/2
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 19/2
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 20/2
Tophill Low Nature Reserve, Hutton Cranswick, 20/2
Exmouth Nature Reserve, Exmouth, 22/2
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 26/2
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 27/2
Washington Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Washington, 27/2
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, Chichester, 27/2
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 27/2

[pete_gamby]

Opticron is also going to be at a few US festivals this year (along with Swarovski, Kowa, Nikon, EO and others of course!), starting with San Diego at the beginning of March. Chris Galvin will be joining one of the field trips at that event:

San Diego Bird Festival, San Diego, California, 3-6/3
Cape May Spring Weekend, Cape May Point, New Jersey, 18-24/5
Mid West Birding Symposium, Lakeside, Ohio, 15-18/9
Cape May Autumn Weekend, Cape May Point, New Jersey, 28-30/10
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, Harlingen, Texas, 9-13/11
Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival, Titusville, Florida, 24-29/1

Cheers, Pete

[pete_gamby]

Next batch of UK events:

Alton Water, Ipswich, 1/3
Arundel WWT, Arundel, 5/3
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 5/3
Abberton Reservoir NR, Colchester, 6/3
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 6/3
Fingringhoe Wick, Fingringhoe, 6/3
Caerlaverock WWT, Caerlaverock, 6/3
Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham, 6/3
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 8/3
Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 10/3
Stockers Lake Nature Reserve, Rickmansworth, 12/3
Potteric Carr LWT, Doncaster, 13/3
Llanelli Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Llanelli, 13/3
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 13/3
Dinton Pastures Country Park, Reading, 13/3

Cheers, Pete

[pete_gamby]

Yikes - late again in posting the updated list. Sorry and all that. Here are the next batch:

Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve, Fareham, 26/3
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 26/3
Washington Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Washington, 27/3
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, Chichester, 27/3
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 27/3
Portland Heights Hotel, Isle of Portland, 27/3
Riverside Country Park, Gillingham, 29/3
Arundel WWT, Arundel, 2/4
Abberton Reservoir NR, Colchester, 3/4
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 3/4
Llanelli Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Llanelli, 3/4
North Cave Wetlands, Brough, 3/4
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 5/4
Grove Ferry Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Canterbury, 9/4
Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 10/4
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 10/4
Seaton Marshes, Seaton, 10/4
Yarner Wood, Bovey Tracey, 12/4

Cheers, Pete

[GoldenI]

More optics days are being held at Upton Warren (Worcestershire) on April 9th and May 7th - more details here: http://www.birders-store.co.uk/the_b...w_days_56.html.

[pete_gamby]

Next batch:

Yarner Wood, Bovey Tracey, 12/4
Abberton Reservoir NR, Colchester, 16/4
Arundel WWT, Arundel, 16/4
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 17/4
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 17/4
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 17/4
Llanelli Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Llanelli, 19/4
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 23/4
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 24/4
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, Chichester, 24/4
Washington Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Washington, 24/4
Farmoor Reservoir, Oxford, 24/4
Fingringhoe Wick, Fingringhoe, 25/4

Cheers, Pete

[pete_gamby]

And the next lot:

Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 30/4
Caerlaverock WWT, Caerlaverock, 1/5
Upton Warren, Bromsgrove, 1/5
Abberton Reservoir NR, Colchester, 1/5
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 1/5
Arundel WWT, Arundel, 2/5
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 3/5
Idle Valley LNR, Retford, 7/5
Wolseley Centre, Stafford, 7/5
Llanelli Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Llanelli, 8/5
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 8/5
Dinton Pastures Country Park, Reading, 8/5
Exmouth Nature Reserve, Exmouth, 10/5
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 14/5
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 14/5
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 15/5
Amwell Nature Reserve, Hertford, 15/5
Potteric Carr, Doncaster, 15/5

[Paul Hackett]

The Birdwatchers Spring fair is next Sat 21st & Sun 22nd May at Middleton Hall Middleton Tamworth Staffs B78 2AE

There will be Binoculars & Scopes from Optricon, Kowa, Swarovski, Leica, Minox and Vortex, Illustrated Talks inc Alan Davies of the Biggest Twitch, camera workshops, Wildlife Photographers, Bird Artists, Clothing, straps for bino scope and cameras, Tripods, BTO, Books, audio and multimedia guides, and lots lots more, see this link for full details -

http://www.birdwatchers-springfair.co.uk/

I will be there for Kowa and doing Digiscoping Demonstrations, along with Chris Galvin from Optricon ( one of the main sponsers of the event )

So rather than having to wait for Birdfair at Rutland, why dont you come along? There is plenty for all to see and do and take part

See you there !

Paul Hackett, Kowa UK, Optics Consultant ( Alpha Digital Services - Kowa Distributor UK )

[pete_gamby]

And some others if you can't make it to Middleton:

WWT Arundel, Arundel, 17/5
Birdwatchers Spring Fair (Middleton Hall), Tamworth, 21/5
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 21/5
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 21/5
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 22/5
Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 22/5
WWT Washington Wetland Centre, Washington, 22/5
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 24/5
Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve, Fareham, 28/5
Warehouse Express In-store Event Day, Norwich, 28/5
Riverside Country Park, Gillingham, 28/5
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 29/5
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, Chichester, 29/5
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 29/5
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 31/5
Holker Garden Festival, Grange-over-Sands, 3/6
Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham, 4/6
Jacobs Edinburgh Optics Day, Edinburgh, 4/6
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 5/6
Tophill Low Nature Reserve, Hutton Cranswick, 5/6
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 5/6

[Paul Hackett]

Just a quick bump for those want to look through and try a good range of Binoculars and Spotting scopes, your next chance with this would be Birdfair in August, so if you your near, pop in and see us all.

Paul

Originally Posted by Paul Hackett

The Birdwatchers Spring fair is next Sat 21st & Sun 22nd May at Middleton Hall Middleton Tamworth Staffs B78 2AE

There will be Binoculars & Scopes from Optricon, Kowa, Swarovski, Leica, Minox and Vortex, Illustrated Talks inc Alan Davies of the Biggest Twitch, camera workshops, Wildlife Photographers, Bird Artists, Clothing, straps for bino scope and cameras, Tripods, BTO, Books, audio and multimedia guides, and lots lots more, see this link for full details -

http://www.birdwatchers-springfair.co.uk/

I will be there for Kowa and doing Digiscoping Demonstrations, along with Chris Galvin from Optricon ( one of the main sponsers of the event )

So rather than having to wait for Birdfair at Rutland, why dont you come along? There is plenty for all to see and do and take part

See you there !

Paul Hackett, Kowa UK, Optics Consultant ( Alpha Digital Services - Kowa Distributor UK )

[Chris Galvin]

Warehouse Express are holding a pre Springwatch Event this coming Saturday 28th May from 10:00am till 5:00pm. I will be there representing Opticron and Canon will also be attending with their IS range of binoculars

Chris Galvin
Opticron - Regional Account Manager

[pete_gamby]

Latest batch for your delectation:

Upton Warren, Bromsgrove, 7/6
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 10/6
Seaton Marshes, Seaton, 11/6
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 12/6
Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 12/6
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 12/6
Alton Water, Ipswich, 14/6
Grove Ferry Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Canterbury, 18/6
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 18/6
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 19/6
Durlston Country Park, Swanage, 19/6
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 21/6
Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh, 23/6
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 25/6
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 25/6
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 26/6
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, Chichester, 26/6
WWT Washington Wetland Centre, Washington, 26/6

Cheers, Pete

[Brian Stretch]

Further optics days are being held at Upton Warren in Worcestershire on Saturday June 25th and Saturday July 23rd. Details available here.

[Brian Stretch]

Originally Posted by Brian Stretch

Further optics days are being held at Upton Warren in Worcestershire on Saturday June 25th and Saturday July 23rd. Details available here.

Correction - July 23rd not yet confirmed but June 25th is confirmed.

[pete_gamby]

Sorry - bit late with the update again:

WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 28/6
Scone Game Fair, Perth, 1/7
Upton Warren, Bromsgrove, 2/7
Prior Park Landscape Garden, Bath, 2/7
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 3/7
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 3/7
WWT Caerlaverock, Caerlaverock, 3/7
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 5/7
Exmouth Nature Reserve, Exmouth, 9/7
Dinton Pastures Country Park, Reading, 10/7
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 10/7