Oxford RSPB Members' Group

RSPB OXFORD LOCAL GROUP

INDOOR MEETINGS FOR 2007/2008

Meetings are now held in the Sandhills Primary School, Terrett Avenue, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8FN,

opposite Thornhill Park & Ride at 7:45pm.

The venue is clearly signed and there is ample car parking, just leave your car in the car park, exit the school area and walk to the right for about 100 yards to a driveway. The entrance to the school is on the right at the top of the driveway

Note the orientation of the map

Entrance is free to members. Non-members welcome, entrance £3, Students £2 (with proof of status).

We run a local group membership scheme: Annual Fee £12, which gives free entry to indoor meetings.

Details for speakers for earlier periods can be seen by clicking on one of the tabs below.

Speakers 2002 Speakers 2003 Speakers 2004

Speakers 2005 Speakers 2006 Speakers 2007

Speakers 2008

Please note that dates in green are on the second Thursday of the month rather than the normal first Thursday

11 Sept 2008	“Time to Fly – Bird Migration” by Graham Appleton. Graham is head of Fundraising & Publicity with BTO.
2 Oct 2008	“The re-introduction of the Great Bustard” Al Dawes. Al is a team member of the Great Bustard group
6 Nov 2008	“Highlights of Local Wildlife around Llangollen” John L Roberts. An exploration of wildlife in John's home area. He has visited us several times before, most recently to talk about Bulgaria
4 Dec 2008	“Our Polish Christmas and Spring” Bob and Ann Scott. Christmas with a Polish family in the extreme east of the country. Bob and Ann are regular visitors to our group
8 Jan 2009	“Whales, Dolphins and seabirds in Scotland and beyond” Ian Rowlands. Ian is one of the leaders with Speyside Wildlife and this will be his first visit to the group
5 Feb 2009	“Pharaoh's Birds” John Wyatt. Birds of ancient Egypt from archaeological evidence. John is not only our President but also a bird tour leader
5 Mar 2009	“Patagonia - Natural History of Chile” Andy Warren. On Andy's last visit he talked about Roseate Terns
2 April 2009	“Farming and Wildlife” Nicholas Watts. Nicholas grows a wide range of bird foods and is the owner of Vine House Farm
7 May 2009	“In Search of Eagles on the Island of Mull” Ian McGuire. A new lecturer to our group, Ian is also involved with owl conservation
10 Sept 2009	“Birds in Art” Jackie Garner. How a naturalist interested in art becomes an artist interested in nature. Jackie's last visit gave us a fascinating talk about the Falkland Islands


	Call Wendy Black on 01491-612600 for details

Last modified: May 19, 2008