Meetings & Trips

Indoor Meetings

 

Indoor meetings are usually held in the University Arts Tower Lecture Theatre 5, on the second Wednesday of each month (except July and August) and include: an illustrated talk by an ornithologist of local or national standing, news of forthcoming events, features on identification and local habitats and recent bird news from the Sheffield area.

 

Meetings start at 7:15pm and finish by 9:30pm, and are free to members; non-members welcome, a £2 fee applies for temporary membership. See also: Dates For Your Diary for further detail on imminent events.

 

Meetings for the year 2010 are as follows :

 

Date

Speaker

Subject

Location

January Phil Palmer Namibia University Arts Tower LT5
February Martin Garner Frontiers in Birding University Arts Tower LT5
March AGM + Paul Medforth A visit to Costa Rica University Arts Tower LT5
April Steven Murphy Hen Harriers University Arts Tower LT5
May Graham Appleton Flyway to Iceland University Arts Tower LT5
June Member's Night   University Arts Tower LT5
September Andy Deighton Northern India University Arts Tower LT5
October Paul Hobson Wildlife photography University Arts Tower LT5
November Pete Short Bearded tits University Arts Tower LT5
December Neil Glenn Texas Valley Parade University Arts Tower LT5

 

The SBSG Committee reserves the right to amend the programme and/or make a small admission charge as necessary, giving as much notice as circumstances allow.

 

Field Meetings


An annual programme of field meetings includes by minibus includes trips to coastal and inland localities.

All will be held on Sundays, unless otherwise stated, and dates will be announced in the SBSG bulletin when possible or in "Dates For Your Diary".

 

Further details, including cost and availability of places, can be obtained by email from the Field Meetings Organiser, Paul Medforth, or by post to 20 Garth Way, Dronfield, Sheffield S18 9RL  OR Tel. 01246 418120

Please note: we must give SBSG members first priority for field trip bookings.

 

Local Field Meetings


A series of local field meetings for 2009 is planned as follows:

 

March Derwentdale Raptors
April RVCP Spring Migrants
May Ecclesall Woods Dawn Chorus
July Hallam Moors Evening Birds
October Redmires Visible Migration
December RVCP Winter Wildfowl

Local field trips are free to members; non-members welcome, a £2 fee applies for temporary membership.

 

See also: Dates For Your Diary for further details of meetings as they become available.

 

The SBSG Committee reserves the right to amend the programme as necessary, giving as much notice as crcumstances allow.

 

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