January
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Monday 9th at 2 & 8pm
“Our
Changing Wildlife” - Which British species have the greatest
population changes in recent years, and why? These questions and more
will be answered by Chris Ward, an avid photographer,
traveller and regular on the RSPB Group’s speaker circuit.
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th
“Big Garden Birdwatch” Do take part!
February
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Monday 13th at 2 & 8pm
“The
Beauty of the Swiss Alps” – The Group welcomes back
to Croydon Glenda Law for a guided tour of this most
picturesque European region, with emphasis on flowers, scenery, animals
and, of course, birds.
Saturday 19th at 7.00pm
RSPB Croydon
Group’s Quiz Night’ with Fish & Chip Supper
at All Saints’ Parish Church, Sanderstead – full details within
this newsletter.
The best value quiz night you’ll ever attend!
March
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Monday 12th at 2 & 8pm
Steve Magennis
is a respected and passionate British wildlife photographer, exhibiting
at, amongst others, the British Bird Fair, as well as conducting practical
photographic workshops. Through his lens, he will give us an insight into
the world of some of our remarkable sea birds in a talk titled “Striking,
Impressive & Spectacular Seabirds”.
April
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Monday 2nd at 2 & 8pm
“The
Flora & Fauna of South-East England” - Brian
Gallop is a widely travelled naturalist, but returns to these
shores for our talk, with some stunning images of birds, butterflies,
flowers and fungi.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TALK IS ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH, BECAUSE
EASTER BANK HOLIDAY FALLS ON THE SECOND MONDAY.
May
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Monday 14th at 2 & 8pm
Dr Richard Black, who works for the R.S.P.B. from his base in Brighton, is well known to our Group for his help with “red-ringing” tree sparrows at Beddington in 2011. His subject of “Climate Change” may well be a cause for the decline in Croydon’s unique rarity, and Richard’s talk will investigate how the climate dictates such vagaries.
June
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Old Whitgiftian Association Clubhouse is unavailable – NO MEETING.
July
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Monday
9th at 2 & 8pm
Colin Kirkland is an active wildlife enthusiast who frequently lectures throughout East Anglia on a number of topics. We are very pleased to have coaxed him further south to hear about “Birdwatching in East Anglia”.
August
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Monday
13th at 2 & 8pm
Join the Local Group’s environment committee for an in-house show & talk, to be followed by the RSPB Croydon Local Group’s General Meeting at 2pm & AGM at 8pm.
September
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Monday
10th at 2 & 8pm
“Birds
& Mammals of the Brazilian Pantanal” – Much-travelled
Barrie Mason drives all around the U.K. giving a range
of talks to R.S.P.B. Groups. It is 6 years since he last visited us, so
his talk on this particularly colourful region is eagerly anticipated.
October
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Monday 8th at 2 & 8pm
Mike Read
is a professional wildlife and landscape photographer, writer, tour guide
and lecturer. His talk on “Scottish Wildlife”
will cover all seasons of the year, and many habitats such as Grouse Moors,
ancient Caledonian Pine Forests and much more.
Saturday 27th - 10.30am
RSPB Croydon Local Group Autumn Fair - at All Saints'
Parish Church Hall, Onslow Gardens, Sanderstead - Click
here to find this location on StreetMap.co.uk.
November
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Monday 12th at 2 & 8pm
Our Group has requested its donation to the RSPB be directed to “Lowland Heathland” for the last few years. Nick Philips, from R.S.P.B. Sandy HQ will tell us the history, the birds and other wildlife that depend on this dwindling and threatened U.K. habitat..
December
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Monday 10th at 2 & 8pm
Following the successful
launch in 2011 of his book “The Urban Birder”, David
Lindo, the well known ‘bird-nut’, writer and broadcaster
takes us on a trip around his local patch to trace “A Year
in Wormwood Scrubs”. We hope he’ll be released in
time for our Christmas talk!