Committee:
Chairman Drummond Densham 033 330 4039, Outing activities Eve Hughes
033 330 2723, Evening activities Peter Divall 033 239 5537, Treasurer
Viv O’Neill 083 464 7666; Secretary Sally Cumming 072 119 4253,
Membership Secretary Pam Nicol 033 330 2947, Rarities/SABAP2 Colin
Summersgill 083 782 5113, Conservation
Karin Nelson 072 772 4219, e-Newsletter Rosemary Forrester 082 767 7366.
Pmb evening meetings
are held at Woodgrove Retirement Centre on the second Tuesday of alternate
months at 18h00. Howick evening
meetings are held in the Amber Valley Auditorium
on the third Wednesday of the month at 18h00.
Entry by donation.
Bird ringing: Contact Karin Nelson on 033 330 3027 or
072 772 4219.
·
Darvill: first or second Saturday of the month
·
at
the home of Pam & Bill Nicol, 13 Riley Crescent, Howick: four times a year
Please
contact the coordinator
before an outing to confirm the time of meeting and other arrangements.
January 2015
Sun 4 – Morning
outing to Darvill at 6h00.
Coordinator Gordon Bennett 033 386 5555.
Sun 18 – Day
outing to Bayhead in Durban. Coordinator Gordon Bennett 033 386 5555.
Wed 21 – A
presentation at Amber Valley Auditorium
by Craig Nelson “17 000kms in East Africa”.
Wed 28 –
Morning outing to the Boschoek Golf
Estate in Balgowan. Meet at the
Greendale Shopping Centre at 6h30, to arrange transport. Coordinator Eve Hughes 033 330 2723 or 082 872 4333.
February
Sun 1 –
Morning outing to Darvill at 6h00.
Coordinator Gordon Bennett 033 386 5555.
Mon 2-
6 – Outing to Sand Forest Lodge or Mkhuze Game Reserve from 2 to 6
February. For costs and other details contact
Eve Hughes 033 330 2723 or 082 872 4333.
Wed 25 – Day
outing to Ingula Eskom Power Station
near Harrismith. This will be a long day, starting with tea/coffee on arrival,
then a 3-hour walk and tour of the power station. We will have early lunch and then bird
until 15h00. A bird guide is optional. Meet
at Greendale Shopping Centre at 6h00 to arrange transport. The return trip will
be 450km. Coordinator Drummond Densham
033 330 4039. The coordinator must be contacted before 25 Feb so he can advise
the Power Station how many members will be attending. Bring tea and lunch.
Sat 28 –
Birdlife Midlands AGM at Amber Valley Auditorium at 11h00. Meet at 10h30 for tea before the meeting. Lunch will be served after the talk. There will be an early morning walk at 7h00 in
Amber Valley round the dams and game area.
Coordinator Mike Spain 033 239 5466 / 082 442 5016.
March
Sun 1 –
Morning outing to Darvill at 6h30.
Coordinator Gordon Bennett 033 386 5555.
Tues 3 – Presentation
at Woodgrove by Tanya Smith on “Wattled
Cranes: Symbols of Water, Wetlands and Life. Conserving South Africa’s
Critically Endangered Crane”
Sat 7 – KZN
Conservation Forum 08h00 to 17h00. Venue
to be advised.
Sun 15
– Outing to Hillside Lodge
near Bulwer to see Cape Parrots and other forest birds. There is a conservation
fee of R30pp. This is a round trip of 160km.
Coordinator Luiz Mateus 033 345
4078/ 084 061 8496.
Wed 18 – Indoor
meeting at Amber Valley Auditorium “Bird
Identification Dilemmas -Part 2”
Wed 25 – Outing to Hillside Lodge near Bulwer to see Cape Parrots and other forest
birds. Meet at
Greendale Shopping Centre at 6h00 to arrange transport. There is a conservation
fee of R30pp. Coordinator Eve Hughes 033
330 2723/082 872 4333.
Fri 27,
Sat 28, Sun 29 – course on raptors by Ulrich Oberpreiler at Amber Valley Auditorium.
Cost to be advised.
April
Sun 5 –
Morning outing to Darvill
at 6h30. Coordinator Gordon Bennett 033 386 5555.
Tues 7 – to
be announced
Wed 15 –
Presentation at Amber Valley Auditorium
by Adam Riley entitled “In Search of the Snow Leopard”
Sun 19 – Morning outing to Bisley at 6h30. Coordinator David
Crampton 082 771 7274.
Wed 29 – Morning outing to Bisley.
Meet at Greendale Shopping centre at
7h00 to arrange transport. Coordinator
Sally Cumming 072 119 4253.