meetings - Fylde Bird Club

2008

22nd January: AGM and Photographic Competition

26th February: The Ribble Estuary - A World Class Wetland with Stuart Meredith

25th March: Birds of the Russian Tundra with guest speaker Charlie Liggett

22nd April: Members slides and digital images

27th May: Red Kites in Yorkshire with guest speaker Doug Simpson

24th June: Business update

22nd July: Namibia with Paul Ellis

26th August: Barn Owls in southwest Lancashire with guest speaker Tony Duckells

23rd September: Hesketh Out Marsh and Marshside RSPB with guest speaker Graham Clarkson

28th October: Business update

25th November: The Falkland Islands with guest speaker Colin Smith

16th December: Christmas Social, Quiz and Buffet

If a talk needs to be cancelled for any reason, Fylde Bird Club will make all efforts to find a replacement speaker

The Fylde Bird Club now meets at the River Wyre Hotel, Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde

click on this link for a map

Each year the Fylde Bird Club holds a photographic competition following the AGM. All members who paid their subscriptions for 2007 are invited to enter and may submit up to three photographs for each geographical category:

· Fylde
· British Isles
· World

Digital photographs and slides taken in the calendar year prior to the competition are acceptable. It would be very helpful if digital entries could be submitted to Paul Ellis (18 Staining Rise, Staining, Blackpool, Lancashire FY3 0BU) in advance of the meeting.

· Only three images per category per photographer

· All photographs must be taken during the twelve months prior to the competition

· No photographs taken at the nest

· No photographs of captive or trapped birds

· Hard copies/prints will not be accepted; please submit only digital photographs and/or slides

2007 Winners

Fylde category: Treecreeper at Stanley Park by Mick McGough

British Isles category: Kingfisher at Leighton Moss, Lancashire by Paul Ellis

2006 Winners

Fylde category: Grey Heron at Stanley Park by David Moreton
Nikkor 300mm with Nikon 1.4x teleconverter

British Isles category: Little Gull at Crosby Marine Park, Merseyside by Paul Ellis
Nikon D70s and Sigma 50-500mm, hand held

World category: Malachite Kingfisher in Botswanna by Paul Ellis
Nikon D70s and Sigma 300mm F2.8 with Sigma 1.4x teleconverter, hand held from a boat

2005 Winners

Fylde category: Reed Bunting at Marton Mere by Mick McGough

British Isles category: Puffin over Inner Farne, Northumberland by Chris Batty

World category: Red-billed Tropicbird over Raso, Cape Verde Islands by Chris Batty

2004 Winners

Fylde category: Whitethroat at Whyndyke Farm by Philip Kirkham

British Isles category: Ptarmigan on Carn Ban Mor, Highland by Paul Ellis

World category: Lesser Kestrel at Madrigalego, Spain by Chris Batty

2003 Winners

Fylde category: Pochard at Marton Mere by Philip Kirkham

British Isles category: Water Rail at Leighton Moss, Lancashire by Paul Ellis

World category: Black Woodpecker at Srebarna, Bulgaria by Mick McGough

Fylde Bird Club Photographic Competition rules

Only three images per category per photographer

All photographs must be taken during the twelve months prior to the competition

No photographs taken at the nest

No photographs of captive or trapped birds