List of Optics Events (1 Viewer)

[pete_gamby]

Missed a couple of weeks due to holidays and stuff. Here are some events for the rest of August including Birdfair of course

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 14/08/2010
Alton Water, Ipswich, 15/08/2010
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 15/08/2010
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 15/08/2010
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 15/08/2010
Arundel WWT, Arundel, 17/08/2010
British Birdwatching Fair Rutland, Oakham, 20/08/2010
Bedfords Park NR, Havering-attte-Bower, 21/08/2010
Llanelli Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Llanelli, 24/08/2010
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 28/08/2010
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, Chichester, 29/08/2010
Filey Dams, Filey, 29/08/2010
Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham, 29/08/2010
Grasmere Sports, Grasmere, 29/08/2010
Abberton Reservoir NR, Colchester, 30/08/2010
Durlston Country Park, Swanage, 30/08/2010
Chesil Beach Centre, Portland, 31/08/2010

 

[pete_gamby]

Latest batch from me:

Chew Valley Lake LCE, Bristol, 04/09/2010
Focus Optics Autumn Event, Corley, 04/09/2010
Upton Warren, Bromsgrove, 04/09/2010
Abberton Reservoir NR, Colchester, 05/09/2010
Arundel WWT, Arundel, 05/09/2010
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 05/09/2010
Caerlaverock WWT, Caerlaverock, 05/09/2010
Far Ings Nature Reserve, Barton On Humber, 05/09/2010
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 07/09/2010
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 11/09/2010
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 11/09/2010
Dinton Pastures Country Park, Reading, 12/09/2010
Fingringhoe Wick, Fingringhoe, 12/09/2010
Farmoor Reservoir, Oxford, 12/09/2010
Hollingworth Lake, Smithybridge, Rochdale, 12/09/2010

Cheers, Pete

 

[Chris Galvin]

Don't forget the Focus Optics 'Mini Bird Fair'.

This is held 4th September 10:00am till 4:00pm. In attendance will be Opticron, Swarovski, Leica, Zeiss, Nikon, Hawke, Viking, NewPro, Bogen Imaging, and lots more.

 

[Paul Hackett]

Don't forget the Focus Optics 'Mini Bird Fair'.

This is held 4th September 10:00am till 4:00pm. In attendance will be Opticron, Swarovski, Leica, Zeiss, Nikon, Hawke, Viking, NewPro, Bogen Imaging, and lots more.

And me with Kowa ! any budding Digiscopers get yourself down there, between me and Mr Galvin we should be able to sort out any of your queries/problems, NB Dont forget to bring your kit ! We cant do miracles with nothing to work with.....

Paul

 

[Chris Galvin]

Oops, forgot about Kowa

 

[Chris Galvin]

Falsterbo Bird Fair

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]

Upton Warren Optics Days

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_birders_store_product_show_days_56.html.