The February meeting of the RSPB Grimsby Local Group features the return of Ashley Grove who will give a talk with the title “Shetland to Scilly, Birds of the British Isles”. Ashley, who is officially recommended by the RSPB and the Royal Horticultural Society, lectures widely and leads regular photographic and birding tours to The Gambia, the Shetland Islands, Isles of Scilly, Trinidad & Tobago, the Spanish Pyrenees and elsewhere. In his talk, he will take us on a journey around the British Isles, sharing wonderful images of the birds he has photographed along the way. Starting with Puffins in Shetland and finishing up with the odd rarity found on the Isles of Scilly, we will have clocked up a fair few miles from the comfort of our seat by the end of the night, but will have seen well over 100 species.
The talk takes place at 7.30pm on Monday, 17th February 2020 at Holy Trinity Parish Hall, (formerly known as Corpus Christi Community Centre), Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 7LH.
There will also be refreshments and a raffle
Entry is £4, payable at the door.
There are still spaces on our coach trip to Carsington Water in Derbyshire on Sunday 16th February (i.e. the day before the meeting). On previous visits to this reservoir, we have seen over 50 species, including great northern diver.
This trip may also appeal to walkers and ramblers who will be most welcome to join us, because there is an excellent walk of about 8 miles round the lake.
The coach leaves the Shoppers Car Park in Scartho, (next to Scartho Community Centre) at 7.30am, returning at 6-6.30pm. The cost is £20 per head.
Booking is essential. Contact Tony Bryan by email at mariners4top@yahoo.co.uk or by phone at (01472) 873362
Everyone, RSPB members and non-members, is welcome to attend the meeting or join us on the trip.
Martin Francis – Group Leader
