More Bird Watching and Conservation 2010
| Date: | Tuesday 30th March 2010 |
| Description | The course is aimed at people who have already done some birdwatching, and want to improve their knowledge, and their ability to find and recognise birds in the field. It has been designed partly for people who want to progress from the Introduction to Birdwatching and Conservation course run in 2009, but anyone else who can already identify most of the common British Birds can join too. It is organised by The National Trust, together with the Church Stretton branch of Shropshire Ornithological Society (SOS), and supported by the Biodiversity Training Project. In addition to the birds, emphasis will be placed on opportunities to join other local organisations (or local branches of national Organisations), to do more birdwatching, and (for those who are interested) to get involved in some practical conservation work.
The course consists of six evening classroom sessions, each followed by a field trip, starting in late March 2010. Each indoor session will cover birds which can be found at that time of year, and cover identification, behaviour, habitats, song and how to go out and look for them. Some of the sessions will also deal with conservation action, and what is being done locally to help these birds. The following Outdoor meeting will visit places where they are likely to be found, and perhaps where conservation work is taking place, to provide practical experience to reinforce the content of the indoor sessions. We hope to see 100 species. The indoor sessions are on a Tuesday, at approximately monthly intervals, starting on 30 March (with a break in July, August and September). Sessions will start at 7.30pm, last for two hours, and be held in the tea room in the National Trust Pavilion at Carding Mill Valley (Church Stretton - OS Grid Ref SO443946). Dates are not evenly spaced, to avoid holiday periods. The field trips will mainly be on Sunday mornings, starting at 9.30 and lasting two and a half hours, although two full day trips are planned towards the end. The first four field trips are at 3-week intervals, so visits coincide with bird activity and breeding timetable. Please use the following link to download more information. |
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| Cost - Adult: | £60.00 |
| Cost - Child: | £60.00 |
| Contact: | 01694 722631 |
| Notes: | Booking essential |
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