Diary of Ornithological Events

2009 - forthcoming events

13 June 2009
Migrating Birds and the Spread of Disease
Organised by the Institute of Biology & British Trust for Ornithology

This is an outdoor social event with an illustrated talk taking place in the barn. There will be time for wandering around the conservation area before the talk and ringing will take place earlier if conditions permit. Booking necessary Click here for programme and booking form.

18 - 21 September 2009
Annual Conference of International Wader Study Group (IWSG)
Island of Texel, Netherlands
For further details see: www.waderstudygroup.org

29 Sept - 4 Oct 2009
Raptor Research Foundation 2009 Annual Conference
Pitlochry, Scotland
Conference website: http://www.rrfconferencescotland2009.org

30 October – 1 November 2009
Scottish Ornithologists’ Club Annual Conference
Kinross, Scotland
For programme/booking information, visit http://www.the-soc.org.uk/conferences.htm

13-15 November 2009
Scottish Ringers' Conference
Venue: Fife Arms - Braemar. More details later...

4 - 6 December 2009
BTO Annual Conference
Venue: The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire
For further details contact Jane Waters - email

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2009 events alsready passed

14 March 2009 (New date for the autumn to be announced soon!)
Welsh Ringers Conference
National Museum, Cardiff
For further details contact Diana de Palacio at BTO - email
Programme and booking details

31 March - 2 April 2009
BOU Annual Spring Conference - Lowland Farmland Birds
Venue: University of Leicester
For further details contact BOU - email

2008 - events already passed

26 - 27 April 2008
BTO will be attending Lee Valley Spring Wildlife Weekend 2008
Venue: Waterworks Nature Reserve, Lammas Road, Leyton
For further details click here

Saturday 15 March 2008
BTO/SOC Scottish Birdwatchers Conference
Birnam Arts & Conference Centre, Birnam
For further details contact Robin Anderson at BTO - email
Download the Programme and Booking form here

Saturday 15 March 2008
BTO/Herts Bird Club Conference
Rothamsted Research Institute, Harpenden
For further details contact Tim Hill - email
Download the Programme and Booking form here

Saturday 8 March 2008
South East England Ringers' Conference
Sevenoaks, Kent
Download the Programme and Booking Form here

Saturday 16th Feb 2008
Make Birds Count - a bird survey training day
Duchy College, Rosewarne
Download the information leaflet here
For further details contact Helen Jessop at RSPB - email

Saturday 23rd February 2008
South West England Ringers' Conference Exeter, Devon
For further details contact Kate Risely at BTO - email
Download the Booking Form and Programme here
Accommodation information is available by clicking here.
For more information about the venue, including directions and a location map, please click here
In the Autumn ringers' mailing, the date of this conference was mistakenly given as 28 Feb 2008. We apologise for the confusion, and confirm that the correct date is Saturday 23 Feb 2008.

Saturday 23 Feb 2008
Berkshire & Oxfordshire Members' Conference
Didcot Civic Centre, Didcot
For further details contact Gemma Baldwin at BTO - email
Download the Programme and Booking Form here

17 May 2008
BTO will be attending Wild About the Wensum
Venue: Pensthorpe Nature Reserve and Gardens
Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm

30 May - 1 June 2008
BTO Scotland will be attending Gardening Scotland
Venue: The Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh

25 - 26 July 2008
BTO Scotland will be attending Border Union Show
Venue: Springwood Park, Kelso

8 - 10 August 2008
BTO Scotland will be attending Ayr Flower Show
Venue: Rozelle Park, Ayr

6 - 7 September 2008
BTO Scotland will be attending Scotland's Countryside Festival
Venue: Glamis Castle

Saturday 11 October 2008
East Midlands Ringers' Conference
Venue: Rutland Water
Booking form and programme are now available. Details
For further details contact Jacquie Clark at BTO - email

Saturday 18 October 2008
BTO/Cambridge Bird Club Conference
'Wetland Birds' .
Venue: Cottenham Village College, Cottenham
For a booking form click here and for further details contact Vicki Harley - email

Saturday 25 October 2008
BTO/Bucks Bird Club Conference
'Counting for Conservation' .
Venue: Wendover Memorial Hall.
For further details contact Rosie Hamilton - email

Saturday 25 October 2008
Northumberland & Tyneside Bird Club
50th Anniversary Conference
Venue: Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne
For further details contact Jo Bentley - email

Saturday 1 November 2008
North West England Ringers' Conference
Venue: Daresbury Laboratories, Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus, Cheshire
Booking form and programme are now available. Details
For further details contact Jacquie Clark at BTO - email

Saturday 8 November 2008
WOS/BTO Conference
Venue: Neville Hall Hospital, Postgraduate Centre, Abergavenny.
For further details contact Ian Spence - email

14 - 16 November 2008
Scottish Ringers' Conference
Fife Arms Hotel, Braemar.
Booking form and programme are now available. Details
Contacts for the above are Iain Livingstone - email
or Berni Zonfrillo - email

Wednesday 19 November 2008
BOU Autumn Scientific Meeting - The impacts of non-native species
Venue: The Great Northern Hotel, Peterborough
For further details go to http://newsbou.blogspot.com/2008/06/impacts-of-non-native-species-one-day.html or contact BOU - email

5 - 7 December 2008
BTO Annual Conference - Ornithology in a changing environment
The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire
For further details contact Jeff Baker at BTO - email

2007 - events already passed

Saturday 3 February 2007
Welsh Ringers' Conference
Venue: University of Cardiff

10 - 11 February 2007
BTO will be attending 2007 Great West Bird Fair
Venue: Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge,
Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT

17 - 18 February 2007
BTO will be attending Lee Valley Birdwatching & Wildlife Fair 2007
Venue: Lee Valley Park Farm, Stubbins Hall Lane, Crooked Mile (B194),
Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 2EG

Saturday 10 March 2007
North West Ringers' Conference
Wirral Ranger Centre, Thurstaston, Wirral
For further details contact Kate Risely at BTO - email

Saturday 10 March 2007
Herts Bird Club / BTO Conference
Back to the Future
Rothamsted Research Institute, Harpenden, 2.00-6.00pm.
Contact Tim Hill - email

Sunday 18 March 2007
Scottish Birdwatchers' Conference
Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles
For further details contact Kate Walshaw - email

24 - 29 August 2007
European Ornithologists Union Conference
City : Vienna
For further details visit: www.eou.at

Saturday 3 November 2007
Ireland Birdwatchers' Conference
Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, Oxford Island
Download the Booking form here
For further details contact Shane Wolsey at - email

Saturday 3 November 2007
WOS/BTO/RSPB Conference
Glasdir, Conwy
Download the Booking form here
For further details contact Ian Spence at - email

Saturday 10 November 2007
East of England Ringers' Conference
Farnham, Suffolk
Download the Programme and Booking form here
For further details contact Kate Risely at BTO - email

Friday 16 - Sunday 18 November 2007
Scottish Ringers' Conference
Fife Arms, Braemar
Download the Programme and Booking form here
For further details contact Rab Rae of Grampian Ringing Group - email

7 - 9 December 2007
BTO Annual Conference - Putting Birds on the Map: bird distribution & atlases
The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire
For further details contact Jeff Baker at BTO - email
Download the Programme and Booking form here

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