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The Burbage Bird Club Page!
The aim of our club is to promote bird watching for beginners We hold regular meetings on every second Monday of each month at Burbage Common visitor centre .(7.30pm). Our evenings are a mixture of Talks, Films, Identification and social events. We also organise trips to Local sites, bird reserves , birding weekends, Majorca, North America and Scotland, so if you didn't know when you started you will when you finish! We are a friendly lot with a sense of humour and all enjoy the diversity of Birds . Everybody is made most welcome no matter what your abilities are Annual membership of the club is £15 single or & £25 per couple Click here to join sending your name, address, tel number Or E Mail -- greenbriar@tiscali.co.uk Club Meetings! Committee members! Monthly Walks! Newsletter Request! .
2010 Club Meetings Mon Jan 11th A.G.M. Mon. Feb8th Ken Reeves Migration Mon.Mar 8th Middleton Lakes Gary Jones Mon.Apr 12th Birds Of La Manca & Extremadura Alan & Susan Parker Mon May 10th Birds Of The Wash Tony Cook MBE Mon. June 14th Australia A Talk by our very own Neville Weston. ( I think i might be washing my hair ) Tue. July 20th Evening Walk @ Fosse Meadows Now Changed To Tuesday The 20th and 6:30pm. Mon.Aug 9th Social Evening TBA Mon..Sept 13th Ken Reeves The Wonders Of The Warbler This is now changed to a later date. Mon. Oct 11th Mike Leach The Complete Owl Mon. Nov 8th Ray Croucher Managing the Countryside for Wildlife Mon Dec 13th Christmas Party!!!
Monthly local walks are now being run by club members in our area. Let's hope these are well supported by both members and non members. Everyone with an interest in birds is more than welcome to come along . For times and meeting places check below.
2010 Monthly Walks January 17th Pitsford THIS HAS NOW BEEN CHANGED TO ATTENBOROUGH NATURE RESERVE February 14th Draycote Water February 28th Ladywalk ( A guided day walk ) March 21st Daventry Country Park April 18th Thornton Res May 16th Alvecote Pools June 6th Upton Warren ( A full day ) July 15th Brandon Marsh August September October 11th November December
Unless otherwise stated all monthly walks meet at the visitor centre car park Leicester Rd Hinckley @ 8,30am Transport to outdoor venues by member’s cars can then be arranged to best advantage, minimising our “carbon footprint”. If you are a passenger, it is recommended that a contribution is made towards the driver’s expenses. A figure of £2 is suggested for local trips.
John Lowe - Chairman Dave Mason - Treasurer Ellen Sandeman - Secretary Neil Pinkard Vicky Gilbert Sue Bygraves David Carman Joan Carman
It is with great sadness I report the loss of a good friend and committed birder for the club Mike Thomas . Mike joined us 17 years ago and soon became a great asset to the club .He travelled with us on many trips throughout the UK, Europe and the America's being always the gentleman . Mike dedicated many hours of hard work to the Fosse Meadows project and what you see now is tribute to this. Walking Fosse Meadows will bring back all the memories I have of him including these pictures of him taking time to feed a Scilly Isles Mallard in 2002 and "Two Hat's Thomas" on Islay 2006 . Our sympathy goes out to all the family and his wife he affectionately called "The lady Ann" at their time of sorrow . We will always remember you Mike. Ken Reeves 2/8/2009
This is Mike's seat that was dedicated in Fosse Meadows at a service conducted by the reverend Barbara Bircumshaw It was attended by his wife Anne, members of Burbage Bird Club and Mike's friends from the meadows.
ARCHIE GILBERT!
It is with heart felt sadness I report the passing of one of our stalwart and founder members ARCHIE GILBERT. Archie had been birding for many years in the UK, Middle East, Europe and the Americas. These travels and his reports added a dimension to the club we had not experienced before. When after many years we all thought our monthly walks had been exhausted Archie stepped in and continued them in his own inimitable way. The man , his records, humour and reports will be sadly missed by us all. Our sympathy goes out to all the family and his loving wife VICKY who devotedly cared for him during his last few painful months . Thanks for the privilege of knowing you Archie
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