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Field Outings 2 Twinned with the CUMBRIA BIRD CLUB (UK) Venue WHERE Main Hall Wesley Castle Hill Uniting Church CBOC 32-34 Showground Road Our club encourages knowledge and enjoyment of Castle Hill Cumberland Bird native birds, and actively promote the protection WHEN 3rd TUESDAY in every month Observers Club Inc. and conservation of native birds and their habitat. TIME 8.00pm Birdwatchers Code of Ethics 1. The welfare of birds must come first. FIELD OUTINGS 2. Habitat must be protected. Field outings are normally held on: 3. Nests, eggs and their immediate vicinity must not the Saturday following the meeting, be disturbed. and again the Sunday, eight days later. 4. Keep disturbance to birds and their habitat to Additional field outings and activities are held a minimum. at other times, as listed overleaf 5. When you find a rare bird, think carefully about whom you should tell. Beginners and experienced 6. Abide by the bird protection laws at all times. bird watchers welcome! 7. Respect the rights of land owners. NOTE: Dates and venues in this programme are 8. Respect the rights of other people in the countryside. subject to change. 9. Do not harass rare migratory birds. Meeting places, times, leaders and detailed information will be published in the CBOC newsletter 10. Make your records available to the local bird recorder. and on the website: www.cboc.org.au 11. Be an ambassador for your own country when birdwatching in other countries. EARLY BIRD BREKKY WALKS IN 12. Use of playback on outings is always at the discretion CUMBERLAND STATE FOREST of the leader. Contact: Cumberland State Forest for details ACTIVITIES OFFICER 2020 Contact: Greg McLachlan – 0405 578 967 Printed by: www.cboc.org.au Gowans & Son Printers (02) 9755 3545 [email protected] P.O. Box 550 Baulkham Hills NSW 1755 FIELD OUTINGS 2020 JANUARY JUNE NOVEMBER WED 8 Swallow Reach and Argyle Memorial Reserve, WED 10 Cumberland State Forest, Pennant Hills SUN 1 Boat Harbour and Botany Bay, Kurnell Ebenezer SAT 20 Mistral Point Seawatch, Maroubra WED 11 Nurragingy Reserve, Western Sydney Parklands, SAT 25 Penrith Weir, Nepean River, Penrith (Sea birds/whales) Blacktown SUN 28 Colongra Swamp, Budgewoi (Joint CCGB) SAT 21 Bus Trip – TBA FEBRUARY SUN 28 Dawn Chorus, Mitchell National Park, Cattai SAT 2 CBOC World Wetlands Day - Pitt Town Lagoon JULY (Birdsong inc. Summer visitors) WED 12 Mount Annan Botanic Gardens, Mount Annan WED 8 Cattai and Mitchell National Parks, Cattai DECEMBER SAT 15 Beginners and New Members – SAT 18 Members’ BBQ at Sydney Olympic Park Sydney Olympic Park WED 9 Photographic outing at Centennial Parklands SAT 25 Annual Raptor Count – Hawkesbury Area MARCH AUGUST Capertee Tree Planting SUN 1 Bargo/Southern Highlands SUN 2 Warriewood Wetlands, Warriewood WHEN 2 – 3 May / 22 – 23 August WED 11 Longneck Lagoon and surrounds, Maraylya WED 12 West Head, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park SAT 21 Castlereagh Nature Reserve Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot Surveys SAT 22 Beginners and New Members – SUN 29 Bus Trip – Swansea Crosslands Reserve, Hornsby Heights WHEN 16 – 17 May / 1 – 2 August SUN 30 Richmond Lowlands and surrounds APRIL Please check our website closer to the time to get the latest details for each outing. WED 8 Royal National Park SEPTEMBER SAT 25 Western Sydney Parklands, Blacktown FRI 4 – Forbes – Members weekend away SUN 6 Nestlings Outings (CBOC and Birding NSW) MAY WED 9 Sydney Park, St Peters Our Nestlings Outings will continue in 2020 for the SAT 19 Western Sydney Parklands SUN 3 Narrow Neck, Blue Mountains 5 to 12 year olds. For information on dates and (Joint BMBO – Honeyeater migration) SUN 27 Windsor Downs Nature Reserve venues check our website: www.cboc.org.au WED 13 Wheeny Creek, Wollemi National Park OCTOBER SAT 23 Capertee Valley, Capertee WED 21 Blue Gum Swamp, Winmalee, Blue Mountains Teenage Birder Group SUN 31 Scheyville National Park (Joint BMBO) For information on dates and venues for our Teenage SAT 24 Sydney Olympic Park and Waterbird Refuge Birder Group contact Jayden Walsh on 0412 088 754 or check out our website: www.cboc.org.au.
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