PMB evening meetings
are held at Woodgrove Retirement Centre on the second Tuesday of alternate months
at 18:00. Howick evening meetings
are held in the Amber Valley Centre on the third Wednesday of the month at
18:00. Entry by donation.
It has been decided to merge the second and the third Sunday
outings, so Bisley and QE Park will be included in a rotation of venues for the
third Sunday.
Please
contact the coordinator
before an outing to confirm the time of meeting and other arrangements.
Bird ringing: Contact Karin Nelson on 033 3303027 or 072
7724219.
·
Darvill:
first or second Saturday of the month
·
at
the home of Pam & Bill Nicol, 13 Riley Crescent, Howick: four times a year
April 2014
Sun 6 – Morning outing to Darvill at 06:30. Coordinator Gordon Bennett – 033 386 5555
Tues 8 – Sally
Johnson will give a presentation at Woodgrove
at 18:00 on Bird/Plant Relationships. For details contact Peter Divall 033 239
5537 / 083 2634169.
Sun 13 –
Morning outing to Bisley at 06:30.
Coordinator David Crampton – 082 771 7274.
Wed 16 – David
Allen will give a presentation at Amber
Valley at 18:00 on Conserving
Vultures. Remember to bring your
Amber Valley entry card if you have one.
Sun 20 – Easter
Sunday. There will be no formal outing.
Wed 30 –
Morning outing to Umgeni Valley at
06:30. There will be a fee of R25.00 per person. Meet at the reception of Umgeni Valley
to arrange transport into the nature reserve. Coordinator Pam Nicol 033 330 2947 / 072 145
7802.
May
Sun 4 –
Morning outing to Darvill at 07:00.
Coordinator Gordon Bennett – 033 386 5555.
Sun 18 - Morning
outing to Hilton College at 07:00.
There will be a fee of R20 per person. Coordinator David Crampton – 082 771
7274.
Wed 21 – Roy
Cowgill and Steve Davis will give a presentation at Amber Valley at 18:00 on Territory
and Behaviour. Remember to bring
your Amber Valley entry card if you have one.
Wed
28 - Morning
outing to Hilton College at 07:00.
There will be a fee of R20 per person. Meet at Greendale Shopping Centre to
arrange transport. Coordinator Drummond Densham 033 330 4039 / 083 321 7959.
June
Sun 1 –
Morning outing to Darvill at 07:30.
Coordinator Gordon Bennett – 033 386 5555.
Tues 10 - Adam Riley will give a presentation at Woodgrove at 18:00 on South African Endemic and Near-endemic Birds.
Wed 11 – Bird
ringing at Pam & Bill Nicol’s garden, 13 Riley Crescent, Howick. Contact Karin on 033 3303027 or 072
7724219.
Sun 15 - Morning
outing to Cumberland . There will be a fee of R20 per person. Contact the coordinator Luiz Mateus 033 343 4078 /
084 061 8496 to arrange transport and where to meet.
Wed 18 – Bird Identification
dilemmas at Amber Valley at 18:00. Moderator Peter Divall and
panel members.
Wed 25 – Morning
outing to Cumberland. There will be
a fee of R20 per person. Meet at Greendale Shopping Centre at 07:30 to arrange
transport. Coordinator Peter Divall 033 239 5537.
July
Sun 6 - Morning
outing to Darvill at 07:30.
Coordinator Gordon Bennett – 033 386 5555.
Wed 16 –
evening meeting at Amber Valley. Topic
to be announced.
Sun 20 –
Morning outing to Bed Rock which is
a property a few kilometres past Benvie. There will be a fee of R20 per person.
Coordinator Eve Hughes 082 872 4333.
Sat 26 –
Coordinated Avifaunal Roadcounts. Contact
Peter Divall if you would like to participate 033 239 5537.
Wed 30 -
Morning outing to Kilgobbin Forest
in the Dargle. There will be a fee of R20 per person. Meet at Greendale
Shopping Centre to arrange transport. Coordinator Eve Hughes 033 330 2723 / 082
872 4333.
15th
July to 15th August – CWACs at various lakes/ponds. Please contact Eve Hughes if you would like
to participate 033 330 2723 / 082 872 4333.
August
Sun 3 - Morning
outing to Darvill at 07:00.
Coordinator Gordon Bennett – 033 386 5555.
Tues 12 – there
will be a presentation at Woodgrove
at 18:00. Topic to be announced.
Sun 17 – Day
outing to Zulu Falls Lodge near Mooi
River, where the Bald Ibis breed. Contact the coordinator Sally Cumming 033 330
7175 / 072 119 4253.
Wed 20 – There
will be a presentation at Amber Valley
at 18:00. Topic to be announced.
Wed 27 - Morning outing to Albert Falls Dam at 07:00. There is an entrance fee but a Wild card
and Rhino card will get you in. Meet at
Greendale Shopping Centre to arrange transport. Coordinator Pam Nicol – 033 330
2723.