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September 2014 October November December January 2015 February September 2014 12 Indoor Meeting: The Swift Conservation Trust by Edward Mayer 11 Indoor Meeting: AGM and Wild West Birding by David Cromack, Start: 22 Coach Trip: Elmley Marshes RSPB 7:30pm Reserve 14 Car Trip: Holland Haven, Meet at car March park, 9:30am – TM 220 160 12 Indoor Meeting: The BTO Bird Atlas 28 Coach Trip: Cley Marshes, Norfolk 2007-2011 by Dawn Balmer October 22 Car Trip: Cavenham Heath, Meet at reserve car park (turn right in 9 Indoor Meeting: Birds of the Tuddenham village), 9:30am – TL 745 Camargue by Jonathan Forgham 721 12 Car Trip: Alresford Creek, Park at the 30 Coach Trip: Holkham Nature Reserve, 29 Coach Trip: The Lodge and Grafham old church, 9:30am – TM 063 197 Norfolk Water 26 Coach Trip: Holme next the Sea and December April Titchwell RSPB Reserve 7 Car Trip: Tollesbury Wick, Meet at car 9 Indoor Meeting and Cake Bake: November park, Woodrolf Road, 9:30am – TM 157 Wings and Things of Scotland by 352 9 Car Trip: Lower Holbrook, Meet at car Richard Pople 11 Indoor Meeting and Christmas Party: park, 9:30am – TM 177 351 12 Car Trip: RSPB Boyton Marshes, Meet Birds of East Anglia by Bill Baston 13 Indoor Meeting: Birds of Southern at reserve car park, 9:30am – TM 386 Europe: Spain and Hungary by Bill January 2015 475 Coster 4 Car Trip: East Mersea, Meet at car park in Bromans Lane, 9:30am – TM 067 147 8 Topsy Agnew Lecture: Birds of South India and Sri Lanka by Dr Simon Cox 25 Coach Trip: Rainham Marsh RSPB Reserve February 8 Car Trip: Rolls Farm, Meet at old barn Prentice Hall Lane, 9:30am – TL 944 095 26 Coach Trip: Pulborough Brooks RSPB Indoor meetings start at 7:45pm (unless Reserve otherwise stated) and are held at the Shrub End Community Hall opposite the May Leather Bottle public house in Shrub End 13 Car Trip (Wednesday): Minsmere 100 Road, Colchester. There is some car Midweek, Meet at Lay-By on entrance parking space at the hall but cars must road before Scott’s Hall, 8:00am – TM not be parked at the pub. Additional ‘on 460 676 street’ parking is available nearby. 31 Coach Trip: Strumpshaw Fen The coach trips leave from Colchester as follows: June 7:50am Lexden Road - the lay-by 14 Car Trip: Sizewell and Minsmere opposite Vint Crescent. Nightjars, Meet at Sizewell car park, 8:00am The War Memorial, by the castle. 9:30am – TM 475 131, Meet at Minsmere car park, 12:30pm – TM 470 8:10am Ipswich Road, lay-by opposite St COLCHESTER 676 Johns Close and church July Booking is essential. Contact Mick LOCAL GROUP Kenny (01206 395366) or use the booking 12 Car Trip: Minsmere and Dunwich form at indoor meetings. The fare (a Heath, Meet at reserve car park, cheque is preferred) is payable on the 9:30am – TM 470 676 coach. Cheques should be made payable to RSPB Colchester Local Group. There is no need to book for car trips. Simply turn up at the site (Ordnance PROGRAMME OF EVENTS Survey map reference as shown) at the start time. 2014 - 2015 www.rspb.org.uk/groups/colchester The RSPB is a registered charity in England and Wales 207076, in Scotland SC037654. Front cover: Goldfinch (www.birds.deansfamily.com). Inside: Spoonbills – Titchwell (Alan Crofts), Robin (www.birds.deansfamily.com), Grey Plover – Elmley Marshes (J Martindale), Long-Tailed Tit (www.birds.deansfamily.com). .
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