PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS AND LECTURES

Our exciting programme of meetings and lectures for 2011/2012 is set out below. All meetings will be held in the Ulster Museum, Stranmillis Road, Belfast starting promptly at 7.30 pm.  See you there.


Puffin: Photo taken by Allen Gillespie on Great Saltee

 

DATE/TYPE TITLE SPEAKER/DETAILS
 

12 October 2011 - Public Meeting

 

 

In the Footsteps of Shackleton

 

Shane Wolsey - Shane will describe his journey at the South Pole, and the survival story of the crew of Endurance.
 

26 October 2011 - Members Meeting

 

 

 

Brazil

 

 

Richard Gray - Richard is one of our Members who is an accomplished photographer,  as well as an avid “birder”.

 

9 November 2011 - Public Meeting

 

 

Bird Migration in East Africa

 

 

Kerry Leonard - Kerry is a professional Ornithologist from Bangor. His talk is on the Ngulia Migration Project in Tsavo National Park in Kenya.

 

23 November 2011 - Members Meeting

 

 

The Natural History of Rathlin Island

 

 

Tom McDonnell - Tom has just recently been awarded a commendation out of 44,000 entries from The SONY World Photography Awards for his work.

 

7 December 2011 - Public Meeting

 

Tristan de Cunha

 

Brad Robson - A year spent on one of the World’s most remote islands.

 

11 January 2012 - Public Meeting

 

Yellowhammer Recovery Project in East Down

 

Claire Barnett - Claire is the RSPB, NI Farm Bird Recovery Officer.

 

25 January 2012 - Members Meeting

 

Annual General Meeting/NIOC Fieldtrip to Spain

 

Garry Wilkinson and Nigel Moore join forces to show our fieldtrip to Cota Donana and Extramadura

 

8 February 2012 - Members Meeting

 

Kenya and Tanzania - 'I'm a birder, get me out of here'

 

Allen Gillespie - Discovering the birds, mammals and people of East Africa, the cheap way.

 

22 February 2012 - Public Meeting

 

Sam Penney Memorial Lecture - Man and Birds

 

Dave Tipling is an internationally acclaimed wildlife photographer, specialising in birds.  He has written and been the commissioning agent for more than 40 books.

 

7 March 2012 - Members Meeting

 

Syria it's History and Birds

 

Chris Rollie - Chris is RSPB Area Manager for SW Scotland.

 

20 March 2012 - Pubic Meeting *CHANGE OF DATE*

 

Annual Photographic Meeting - Work of the NI Bird Photographers No.39

 

Come and see the spectacular photos taken by some of Northern Ireland's best bird photographers.

 

You can also print 2011/2012 programme from pdf file


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