Howick Activities - February to July 2010

HOWICK BIRDING GROUP - DIARY OF EVENTS TO JULY 2010

Evening meetings are held at WESSA in their Goldfields Education Centre on the 3^rd Wed of the month. Registration at 17:30. Unfortunately, we have had to increase our charges from Jan. 2010 - BirdLife Members R10 pp. Non-members R15 pp. Morning outings usually take place on the last Wed. of every month. Committee: Drummond Densham – 033-330-4039, Eve Hughes – 033-330-2723, Pam Nicol – 033-330-2947, Bob Murray – 033-239-4233 Karin Nelson – 033-330-3027 Shirley Bennett – 033-330-3234.

Wed. Feb. 24 – Morning outing to ‘Darvill’. Meet at Umgeni Valley at 07:00 to arrange transport, or at Darvill at 07:45. Bring tea. Don’t forget to Atlas! Leader – Pam Nicol.

Wed. Mar. 17 – Illustrated talk by Brent Coverdale on ‘Birds and Biodiversity.’

Wed. Mar. 24 – Not the last Wed. because of Easter. Morning outing to ‘Umgeni Valley’. Meet at the Reserve at 07:00. There is an entrance fee payable for non-WESSA members. Bring tea. Don’t forget to Atlas! Leader – Eve Hughes.

Wed. Apl. 21 – Illustrated talk with sounds by Dave Bishop on ‘Local Bird Calls.’

Wed. Apl. 28 – Morning outing to ‘Shongweni Resources Reserve’. Meet at Umgeni Valley at 07:00 to arrange transport, or at the entrance to the Reserve at 08:00. There is an entrance fee unless you have a Wild Card. Take the Shongweni/Assagay off ramp, turn left and drive for approx. 1 km, turning left again at the sign to Shongweni Dam. The entrance is about 6 km further on. Don’t forget to Atlas! Bring tea. Leader – Drummond Densham.

Wed. May 19 – Illustrated talk by Barry Taylor on ‘Rails of Africa.’.

Wed. May 26 – Morning outing to ‘Albert Falls’. Meet at Umgeni Valley at 07:00 to arrange transport, or at the entrance to the Reserve at 07:45/08:00. There is an entrance fee unless you have a Wild Card. Bring tea, and don’t forget to Atlas! Leader – Bob Murray.

Wed. June 16 – Illustrated talk by Sally and David Johnson – on a topic of their choice!

Wed. June 30 – Morning outing to the ‘Botanical Gardens’ in Pmb. Meet at 07:15 at Umgeni Valley to arrange transport, or at the entrance to the Gardens at 08:00. We will probably also visit the Indigenous Nursery there at the end of the morning. There is an entrance fee. We will Atlas! Bring Tea. Leader – Karin Nelson.

There is no evening meeting in July – too cold!

Wed. July 28 – Morning, or all day outing, to ‘Weenen Game Reserve’. Meet at Umgeni Valley at 07:00 to arrange transport, or at the Reserve Gate at about 08:30. There is an entrance fee unless you have a Wild Card. Take tea and lunch, and don’t forget to Atlas! Leader –Pam Nicol.