Bird Meetings and Events
Sun 07 Jun 2020 (8am - 10.15am)
Harpenden Lea Valley walk
Guided walk along the River Lea identifying local birds, led by John Taylor.
Meet on the bridge over the River Lea near the 'Marquis of Granby' at the junction of Crabtree Lane and Marquis Lane.
Time: 8 am to 10.15 am
Price: Free but a £1 donation for the RSPB would be appreciated.
Organised by: RSPB Harpenden Local Group
Mon 08 Jun 2020 (9.30am)
Birding around Wheathampstead
Local Walk: Discover the delightful countryside around Wheathampstead. Meet in the East Lane car park at 9.30. Nearest Postcode: AL4 8BS (T).
Contact: stan.kitchiner@hotmail.com
Organised by: RSPB South East Herts Group
Wed 24 Jun 2020 (9.45am)
Harpenden Common
A half day birdwatching walk led by Ann and Roger Doubleday. Harpenden Common. Contact leaders for details
Time: 9.45am
Price: Free but a £1 donation for the RSPB would be appreciated.
E-mail: annrogerbw@gmail.com
Organised by: RSPB Harpenden Local Group
Sun 05 Jul 2020 (8am - 10.15am)
Harpenden Lea Valley walk
Guided walk along the River Lea identifying local birds, led by John Taylor.
Meet on the bridge over the River Lea near the 'Marquis of Granby' at the junction of Crabtree Lane and Marquis Lane.
Time: 8 am to 10.15 am
Price: Free but a £1 donation for the RSPB would be appreciated.
Organised by: RSPB Harpenden Local Group
Sun 02 Aug 2020 (8am - 10.15am)
Harpenden Lea Valley walk
Guided walk along the River Lea identifying local birds, led by John Taylor. Meet on the bridge over the River Lea near the 'Marquis of Granby' at the junction of Crabtree Lane and Marquis Lane.
Time: 8 am to 10.15 am
Price: Free but a £1 donation for the RSPB would be appreciated.
Organised by: RSPB Harpenden Local Group
HNHS News
2020 Festival of Wildlife cancelled
We are sorry to report that the 2020 Festival of Wildlife, due to take place on 25 and 26 July at Panshanger Park, has been cancelled as a consequence of the continuing Covid-19 emergency.
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and Tarmac plc, who organise the annual festival in association with HNHS, have decided that a mass-participation event would not be appropriate at the end of July even if the current lockdown has been partially or wholly lifted by then.
Pioneering monitoring methods explained at Bird Conference
Pioneering ways to monitor bird movements, including their frustrations as well as achievements, featured at the 2020 Hertfordshire Bird Conference on Saturday 29 February.
A capacity audience at the Affinity Water offices in Hatfield, heard how a sound dish electronically capturing the calls of overflying night-time birds in a garden near the M25 has yielded records of unexpected species such as Black-necked Grebe, Common Scoter and Lapland Bunting as well as mass seasonal movements of Redwings and other thrushes.
Trevor James BEM
HNHS warmly congratulates Trevor James on being awarded the British Empire Medal "for services to nature conservation in Hertfordshire" in the 2020 New Year Honours.
Trevor has been the county recorder for both plants and beetles in Hertfordshire for 40 years. He is also the author of Flora of Hertfordshire (2009) and Beetles of Hertfordshire, which was published to critical acclaim in 2018.