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The RSPB Macclesfield Local Group The 1 AǠǢǙǜ 2019 Friday 26 Weekend Away: Spring in the Elan Valley to We will be based at Elan Valley Lodge and the trip is full. Sunday 28 Organiser: Graham Palmer 01625 420179 Assistant Walk Leaders: Ian and Lydia Taylor 01260 275248 Sunday WGBG Coach Trip: Tophill Low 28 Depart at 7:30 am from Wilmslow Guild, Bourne Street, Wilmslow, SK9 5HD Contact: Steve McGann 01625 533652 Tuesday Walk with Nature: Dawn Chorus at the Brickworks 30 Join us for a Dawn Chorus walk around Jackson’s Brickworks on the Middlewood Way. We will listen and look for the area’s resident song birds as well as early spring migrants including chiffchaff, willow warbler, blackcap and garden warbler. Meet at Jackson’s Brickworks car park, Pool House Road, Higher Poynton. LR Grid Reference: SJ947844; WGS84 N 53.35616, W 2.08068 6:00 am to 8:00 am. Leaders: Ray Evans 01625 432635, Ian Taylor 01260 275248 with Cheshire East Ranger, Peter Dowse. M1 2019 Thursday Walk with Nature: Birds of the Goyt Valley 2 An early morning walk in the Goyt Valley looking for our less frequently seen Morning spring migrants. We will be searching for pied and spotted flycatcher, common redstart, tree pipit and listening for cuckoo. Meet at Errwood Hall car park, Goyt Valley LR Grid Reference SK012748, WGS84 N 53.27053, W 1.98317 NB; Access to Goyt Valley from Errwood Dam end only. 7:00 am to 10:00 am. Leaders: Alan Brereton 01625 615628 and Ray Evans 01625 432635 with Cheshire East Ranger, Paul Hughes. Thursday Walk with Nature: Trentabank Reservoir 2 Come and join us along with members of the Macclesfield Lifestyle Group and Afternoon Rossendale Trust to see the herons, cormorants and possibly mandarin ducks at Trentabank Reservoir. This session will only require walking from the car park to the reservoir viewing point. Any ability or mobility welcome. Telescopes will be available to assist viewing of the birds. Meet at Trentabank Visitor Centre car park, Macclesfield Forest, SK11 0NE LR Grid Reference SJ962713, WGS84 N 53.23738, W 2.05907 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Leaders: Abercrombie 07775 904683 and Lydia Taylor 01260 275248 Sunday WGBG Coach Trip: RSPB Ynys Hir reserve 12 Depart at 7:30 am from Wilmslow Guild, Bourne Street, Wilmslow, SK9 5HD Contact: Steve McGann 01625 533652 Tuesday Indoor Meeting: AGM followed by members’ digital images and videos 14 Each year our members produce some fine images depicting wildlife from both home and abroad, so do come along and support the evening. Contact: David Tolliday (01625 432105 or [email protected]) TONIGHT - you may bring up to 25 of your own digital images or up to a 10 minute short video Sunday Garden Bird Survey: please return your completed survey to: 19 Ian Taylor, 39 Leamington Road, Congleton, CW12 4PE or to avoid postage: scan and e-mail to [email protected] 2 MǑǩ 2019 Wednesday Walk with Nature: Trentabank Reservoir 29 We are pleased to offer a second opportunity to join us along with members of the Macclesfield Lifestyle Group and Rossendale Trust to see the herons, cormorants and possibly mandarin ducks at Trentabank Reservoir. This session will only require walking from the car park to the reservoir viewing point. Any ability or mobility welcome. Telescopes will be available to assist viewing of the birds. Meet at Trentabank Visitor Centre car park, Macclesfield Forest, SK11 0NE LR Grid Reference SJ962713, WGS84 N 53.23738, W 2.05907 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Leaders: Abercrombie 07775 904683 and Lydia Taylor 01260 275248 JǥǞǕ 2019 Thursday Walk with Nature: Tegg’s Nose Country Park 6 An evening walk in the woodland and scrub around Tegg’s Nose looking for the Evening area’s spring migrants especially pied flycatcher and common redstart. Meet at Tegg’s Nose Reservoir car park, Holehouse Lane, Langley. LR Grid Reference SJ945718; WGS84 N 53.24349, W 2.08290 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Leaders: Ian Taylor 01260 275248 and Alan Brereton 01625 615628 with Cheshire East Ranger, Martin James NǕǧǣ FǢǟǝ OǥǢ WǙǜǔǜǙǖǕ EǨǠǜǟǢǕǢǣ Conservation Work Party at Macclesfield Forest Photograph Emelia Podmore he latest outdoor meeting for our Wildlife Explorer Group took place at Macclesfield Forest. After a quick welcome from Ranger Martin Winder, a safety talk and instructions on how to safely complete the tasks for the day a large group of Wildlife Explorers T headed to the Education Area. We were also delighted to welcome Jenny Hackland from the RSPB regional office who joined us for the session. Armed with gardening gloves, a selection of tools and lots of enthusiasm, families headed to the education area. As well as tidying up the tree shelters in the hedgerow and removing dead plants, saplings from the tree nursery were transplanted to the hedge, filling in spaces and extending the hedgerow. There was also plenty of bramble to clear and fallen branches were collected into piles for invertebrates. 3 Conservation Work Party at Macclesfield Forest continued A huge amount was achieved and it was fantastic to see Explorers of all ages making a real contribution. The session finished with well-earned refreshments back at the picnic tables. As well as improving the site and making it more accessible for visiting schools and groups the work completed by Wildlife Explorers also improves the habitats for wildlife. Several of the children working on the site for this session have visited the site (or will be visiting later this term) with their school classes. Photograph Emelia Podmore Leaders would like to thank all of the families that joined us for their hard work and Martin Winder from the Peak District National Park for hosting a fabulous morning Tina Hanak Wildlife Explorers Leader Indoor Meeting - Secrets of the Rainforest he most recent indoor meeting for Wildlife Explorers focussed on Rainforests and the incredible variety of life these habitats support. T The group learned about the work the RSPB does managing the Harapan Rainforest in Sumatra. We are losing rainforests Photograph Susan Wilson across the world at an alarming rate and yet the Harapan Rainforest sees local communities coming together to restore and protect the area. The forest is home to incredible creatures from Sun Bears to Sumatran Tigers and Tapirs. Photograph Darren Mayer After measuring and Photograph D. Mayer comparing their height against the height of various rainforest birds and animals Explorers got crafty and coloured cards depicting rainforest animals and then created paper models of gibbons with bouncy arms and legs. The meeting’s ‘Mortimer Moment’ (a special thank you with the group mascot Mortimer the Water Bear) was reserved for the WEx Water Bear swimming team who took part in the annual Swimathon raising over £400 pounds to be shared between the group and various Rotary Charities. Well done to our swimmers Martin, Abi, Natasha, Hope and Janneke. Every meeting ends with fun and games – this time the children played an animal sounds game ‘Find My Friends ‘ and a rainforest story run around. Teenage Phoenix members had fun playing Rainforest Playdough charades - there were Photograph Susan Wilson excellent modelling (and even better guessing) skills in evidence! Photograph Susan Wilson Tina Hanak Wildlife Explorers Leader 4 NǟǤǙǓǕ Oǖ TǘǕ AǞǞǥǑǜ GǕǞǕǢǑǜ MǕǕǤǙǞǗ The Annual General Meeting of The RSPB Macclesfield Local Group Tuesday 14 May 2019 at 7:45 pm United Reformed Church, Park Green, Macclesfield, SK11 7NA Nominations are invited for Committee Membership Daryll Bailey has completed her 5 year term as a committee member and is seeking re-election for 1 year, Ray Evans and David Beer are seeking re-election for a 5 year term. Derek Bailey our Treasurer, has informed the Committee that he will not be seeking re-election when his 5 year term of office ends in May 2020. Next year we will need to fill both of these positions and possibly more, if you are interested in these roles we urge you to join the Committee now to ensure a smooth transition and handover. Please consider joining the Committee to help the Group. The closing date for nominations for Committee is Tuesday 7 May 2019. For details of submission rules and procedures please contact any member of the Committee. Nominations should be submitted by signed letter or e-mail to the Secretary, Daryll Bailey ([email protected]) from those proposing and seconding the nominee. Please speak to any Committee Member if your are interested in volunteering, training and support is available. We hold just four Committee Meetings per year. DǙǗǙǤǑǜ IǝǑǗǕǣ ǑǞǔ VǙǔǕǟ CǟǞǤǢǙǒǥǤǙǟǞǣ ǖǟǢ ǤǘǕ MǑǩ 2019 AGM Please consider showing up to 25 digital images or up to a 10 minute short video at the AGM David Tolliday needs your material by TONIGHT, Tuesday 9 April 2019, so he can prepare all contributions to ensure everything runs smoothly at the AGM. A USB memory stick or CD ROM to provide your material is fine, they will be returned at the AGM. If you have forgotten to bring your material tonight, please speak to David to arrange handover at a mutually convenient time. David can be contacted for questions on 01625 432105 or [email protected]. Ian Taylor RǕǝǙǞǔǕǢǣ • Venue Change : From September 2019 Indoor meetings will be held at the Senior Citizens Hall in Duke Street, Car Park, SK11 6UR. • Standing Order mandates: Following the RSPB change from the Cooperative Bank to Lloyds Bank and the increase in Membership Subscription from £10 to £15 next season (see March Newsletter), if you pay your membership by Standing Order please remember to CANCEL your existing mandate and if you would like to continue or start to pay your £15 membership fee by Standing Order the new banking details are as follows: Lloyds Bank plc, Biggleswade Branch, Sort Code 30-90-79, Account Number 34016760 for the credit of RSPB Macclesfield Local Group, on the 20 th July 2019 and annually thereafter .
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