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List of Optics Events (4 Viewers)

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
 
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
 
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 )
 
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
 
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


Paul Hackett said:
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 )
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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
 
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
 
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
 
Here we go with the next set, including the marathon three day event that is the CLA Game Fair!

Dinton Pastures Country Park, Reading, 10/7
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 10/7
Grove Ferry Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Canterbury, 12/7
Alton Water, Ipswich, 16/7
Potteric Carr In Focus, Doncaster, 17/7
Amwell Nature Reserve, Hertford, 17/7
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 17/7
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 19/7
CLA Game Fair, Blenheim Palace, 22/7
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 23/7
WWT Washington Wetland Centre, Washington, 24/7
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 24/7
Riverside Country Park, Gillingham, 26/7
Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve, Fareham, 30/7
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 30/7
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 30/7
Seaton Marshes, Seaton, 31/7
Mount Edgcumbe House & Country Park, Cremyll, Torpoint, 31/7
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, Chichester, 31/7
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 31/7

Cheers, Pete
 
That'll teach me to go on holiday for a week - I forgot to post up last week's event!

Anyway, here the next set including the very wonderful Birdfair at Rutland:

Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 2/8
Highland Field Sports Fair, Moy Estate, 5/8
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 6/8
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 7/8
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 7/8
North Cave Wetlands, Brough, 7/8
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 7/8
Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 9/8
Grove Ferry Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Canterbury, 13/8
Bedfords Park Nature Reserve, Havering-attte-Bower, 13/8
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 14/8
College Lake Wildlife Centre, Tring, 14/8
Amwell Nature Reserve, Hertford, 14/8
WWT Arundel, Arundel, 16/8
British Birdwatching Fair Rutland, Oakham, 19/8
Galloway Country Fair, Nr Moffat, 20/8
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 20/8
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 21/8

Cheers, Pete
 
Next two weeks worth:

Upton Warren, Bromsgrove, 23/8
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 27/8
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, 28/8
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, Chichester, 28/8
WWT Washington Wetland Centre, Washington, 28/8
WWT Llanelli, Llanelli, 29/8
Seaton Marshes, Seaton, 30/8
Focus Optics, Corley, 3/9
Attenborough Nature Centre, Attenborough, 4/9
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 4/9

Cheers, Pete
 
I'm off to the Falsterbo Bird Show this week so posting the updates early:

Falsterbo Bird Show, Falsterbo, Sweden, 2-4/9
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 6/9
Wolseley Centre, Stafford, 10/9
Dinton Pastures Country Park, Reading, 11/9
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Morpeth, 11/9
Hanningfield Reservoir, Billericay, 11/9
Frampton Country Fair, Frampton on Severn, 11/9
Pike Low Farm, Marton, Macclesfield, 11/9
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, Sandwich, 17/9
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 17/9
Stokesley Show, Stokesley, 17/9
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland, 18/9
Bough Beech Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, 18/9
Borrowdale Show, Keswick, 18/9
Farmoor Reservoir, Oxford, 18/9

Cheers, Pete
 
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Pete may well be in Sweden doing the Falsterbo Bird Fair, but I have two events this weekend.

Saturday 3rd Sept I will at Focus Optics, Corley along with Swarovski, Leica, Zeiss & others. I will have on show the new Verano HD. Event opens at 10:00am till 4:00pm

Sunday 4th Sept I will at Attenborough Nature Centre Notts Wildlife Trust Reserve event from 10:00 till 4:00pm.

Chris Galvin
Opticron
 
The superbly named Wildlife and Outdoor World Extravaganza 2011 will be taking place this Sunday 11th September at Marton Heath Trout Pools, Pikelow Farm near Macclesfield.

There will be a range of Optics suppliers on site and the event runs from 10:00 -5:00pm

Opticron will be demonstrating the new Panasonic FS-16 Digiscoping kit and the new Verano HD binoculars

Chris Galvin
Opticron
 
The autumn/fall event season is in full swing:

Portland Bird Observatory, Portland, 20/9
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Rye, 24/9
WWT Washington Wetland Centre, Washington, 25/9
Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve, Dawlish, 25/9
WWT Welney Wetland Centre, Welney, 25/9
Lea Valley Country Park, Waltham Abbey, 25/9
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve, Chichester, 25/9
Riverside Country Park, Gillingham, 27/9
Bisley Live, Bisley, 30/9
Grove Ferry Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Canterbury, 1/10
Tophill Low Nature Reserve, Hutton Cranswick, 2/10
Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve, Fingringhoe, 2/10
Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Sevenoaks, 2/10
Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve, Colchester, 2/10
Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, 4/10

Cheers, Pete
 
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