All activities are free, but donations to help further our work will be gratefully received. Ringing Demonstrations throughout the morning if weather permits. Arrive early to get your best view of migratory birds up close Visible Migration Watches from Sandwich Bay Beach near 'Sandilands' between 7am-9am, 9am-11am, 11-1pm and 2pm-4pm. 'Vismig' as its more commonly known, will observe birds moving…
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Zoom Course - Wonders of Bird Migration - written and presented by John Buckingham Fee £40 per person for the course (nine elements) - each session is prsented live but also recorded and sent automatically to everyone, if you miss the live session. |
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Waterlife Recovery South East - one year on by Tom Reid, Biodiversity Technical Specialist at the Environment Agency in Kent Tom will be talking about Waterlife Recovery South East, an innovative project that has built upon and extends the Waterlife Recovery East project in East Anglia. These projects, being led by the Waterlife Recovery Trust, chaired by Tony “Team Rat” Martin,… |
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Meeting at the White Cliffs NT Car Park this walk along undulating paths will explore the cliff tops between the Car park, Langdon Hole and South Foreland looking for Autumn migrants (Ring Ouzels, warblers, hirundines, possibly raptors, etc) as well as resident passerine species (Choughs, etc) . The walk will finish approx. 12noon. |
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9th October - The wonders of Bird Migration by John Buckingham Many birds make incredible seasonal journeys, including some that travel from Arctic breeding grounds to winter in the distant southern oceans around the Antarctic. In the UK we sit on an important flyway for many migrant species and here at the Observatory ringing has revealed much of what they… |
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After meeting at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Car Park we will explore the numerous different habitats of this major reserve, including saltmarsh, intertidal pools, scrub, etc. Although the Tern species will have left for their wintering grounds, we can still expect to find a good variety of waders, wildfowl, gulls, passerines, etc. The walk will start at 9.00am and finish… |
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16th October - China - Land of Pheasants and Cranes by Brendan Ryan China is a great birding destination but it is not without its challenges and frustrations. As well many species of pheasants, there are many other "must see" birds in China. Brendan will talk about his experiences of three birding trips to the Land of the Dragon £5… |
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Explore, encounter and capture your experiences of place in this immersive weekend workshop with Sonia Overall. £80 per person including lunch each day. |
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Explore, encounter and capture your experiences of place in this immersive weekend workshop with Sonia Overall. £80 per person including lunch each day. |
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Zoom Course - Wonders of Bird Migration - written and presented by John Buckingham Fee £40 per person for the course (nine elements) - each session is presented live but also recorded and sent automatically to everyone, if you miss the live session. |
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23rd October - Lighthouse birding by Norman McCanch Back in the latter half of last century, Norman spent nearly four years working as a Lighthouse keeper with Trinity House, serving in a number of sites around England and Wales. This gave him plenty of opportunity for studying birds and other wildlife as a general pastime. Today there are no manned… |
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The walk will start from the Dover Patrol Memorial at Bockhill, St. Margarets, We will explore the cliff tops and inland arable fields and copses. Bockhill is renowned as a migrant trap and can turn up anything during migration. Potential for migrant passerines (finches, chats, warblers, etc) and thrushes (eg Ring ouzels), etc.
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Zoom Course - Wonders of Bird Migration - written and presented by John Buckingham Fee £40 per person for the course (nine elements) - each session is presented live but also recorded and sent automatically to everyone, if you miss the live session. |
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30th October - The Damsels and Dragons of Sandwich Bay and Worth Marshes by Andrew Lipczynski 32 species of Damselflies and Dragonflies have been recorded at Sandwich Bay of which 29 breed. There is no other site in the UK that has a greater biodiversity. Andrew’s presentation will introduce the order Odonata, their basic anatomy and life cycle and then… |
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