Adar Bangor Bird Group Programme 2024-25
Welcome to our new exciting programme of talks covering the period October 2024-March 2025. The majority are by Zoom but you'll see that several are face-to-face talks in Pontio on Deiniol Road, Bangor (LL57 2TQ). We look forward to your attendance in both formats. Talks in Pontio are free of charge courtesy of Bangor University. For the remaining programme we invite you to donate either £4 per talk or £20 for the whole season. Please see our website for membership details and joining on line - https://sites.google.com/view/bangorbirdgroup/membership-application
As in previous years you will note that a number of the talks have been arranged by the North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT) to whom we are grateful for use of its Zoom facility. All talks commence at 1930. A link to the Bird Group Zoom meetings is sent out a few days prior to each talk along with background information relating to the topic and the speaker. The NWWT Zoom talks are bookable through Eventbrite: North Wales Wildlife Trust Events - 17 Upcoming Activities and Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/north-wales-wildlife-trust-26483949957?msockid=1020f57efb1e65302f0fe7b2fa4664c7. Face-to-face talks are held in Pontio and are highlighted in bold. Remaining talks are via Zoom.
Autumn Term 2024
9th October – Birding Panama by Steve Culley (Bird Group Programme Secretary and global birder).
16th October – Waders of S. Africa by Wader Quest ( a charity which supports wader conservation around the world).
23rd October- NWWT Talk - The Brenig Ospreys by Mark Roberts, Membership Manager, NWWT.
30th October – The Fenn's Corncrake Re-introduction Scheme by naturalist/author, Nick Acheson.
6th November – Skagen Danish Bird Observatory by ornithologists, Lauren Evans and Dante Shepherd.
13th November – Tanzania by Silas Olafson (Faeroese Birder/Ornithologist).
20th November – Estonia by Henry Cooke (RSPB).
27th November – NWWT Talk – The Future of our Reserves by Chris Wynne (Senior Reserves Manager, NWWT).
4 December – Conservation of the Common Swift in North Wales by Ben Stammers (NWWT).
11th December – Christmas Quiz – details to follow.
Spring 2025
8th January – WeBS, the Wetlands Bird Survey in North Wales by Gethin Jenkins (BTO).
15th January – The Polish Antarctic Survey by former Bangor University student, Marcella Poddaniec.
22nd January – NWWT Talk – Garden Escapers – how can gardeners stop the spread of invasive species? by Tomos Jones, Garden Escapers Project Manager for the NWWT.
29th January - The Pembrokeshire Islands by Dave Astins (West Coast Birdwatching).
5th February – The Seychelles, Mauritius and Reunion by naturalists and conservationists Alex Jones and Steff Leese.
12th February – Birding in the Netherlands by James Lidster (former British Birds Rarity Committee member, British birder resident in Holland).
19th February – Papua New Guinea by Andrew Raine (Global Birder).
26th February – NWWT Talk – Nurturing our Novice Naturalists by Anna Williams, Education and Community Officer, NWWT.
5th March – Tawny Owls by Steve Palin (Naturalist, author and artist).
12th March – The Western Pacific Odyssey by Kenny Ross (Travelling Naturalist).
19th March – Saudia Arabia by Keith Betton (Global Birder and Chair of the Hampshire Ornithological Soc)).
26th March - AGM