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Herts Bird Club and British Trust for Ornithology
Annual Half-day Conference
Saturday 20 March from 2.00-6.00pm
You can book and pay for tickets on line - see below or pay at the door
Ringing the Changes
An afternoon of talks marking 50 years of bird ringing in Hertfordshire
 2.00: Welcome by David Bilcock, Herts Bird Club
2.05: Reedbed Restoration – the Warbler’s View - Robin Cole, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust
2.50: Migrants at Rye Meads – Fifty Years of Warbler Ringing – Chris Dee – Ringing Secretary, Rye Meads Ringing Group and Hertfordshire BTO Regional Rep.
3.35: Birds of 2009 – What Did You Miss? – Joan Thompson, Herts Bird Club
3.50: Tea/coffee break - your chance to visit the stalls and displays, see below.
4.20: The Hertfordshire Bird Atlas and Herts Bird Club update – Ken Smith, Chairman, Herts Bird Club
4.35: Ring Around the Roses – 50 Years of Ringing in Hertfordshire Gardens – Peter Delaloye, BTO ringer for over 50 years and former Herts Bird Club Chairman
4.50 Out of Africa – New Work on Migrants in Winter by Phil Atkinson (BTO)
5:35 Raffle Draw, Competition Results
5.45 Close of Conference.
This half-day conference is your chance to meet other birdwatchers from Hertfordshire and our neighbouring counties and listen to topical talks. Please note it is possible that both the talks and timings may change due to unforeseen circumstances
Visit the displays and stalls before the talks start and during the break,including:
Competition with £15 prize
Herts Bird Club / Hertfordshire Natural History Society sales table and display
Herts Atlas display
BTO sales table
Lee Valley Regional Park display
Friends of Tring Reservoirs display
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust display
Ernie Leahy artwork
And don't forget to buy your raffle tickets - proceeds go to Herts Bird Club sponsorship of the Hawfinch in the BTO Atlas. Fantastic prizes, including
One year subscription (12 issues) to Bird Watching magazine - worth over £46
Latest Collins Bird Guide (second edition) worth £18
Everyone welcome – you do not need to be a member.
The cost, inclusive of afternoon tea, is £8 per person
(£6 for those who are under-18, unemployed or in full-time education).
Tickets will be available at the door on a first come first served basis - doors open at 1.30
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Book and pay for tickets online
Click the 'Donate' button below which links you to the HNHS page on the JustGiving website, follow the steps to make your payment as if it is a donation, £8 per ticket.. (However we cannot reclaim GiftAid on the payment so, when it appears, uncheck the box 'I am not getting a ticket, product or service in return for my payment'). Just Giving will send you an email confirming your payment. Then forward the email to birdclubchair@hnhs.org adding your name and those of any guests (as you wish them to appear on the lapel badges) and your contact details. Tim will then email your tickets to you.
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