Meetings are open to everyone regardless of membership of the RSPB, however, we hope that you might wish to join after attending a couple of meetings.

Indoor Meetings take place at Christ Church, Church Square in Harrogate. There is an admission fee of £1 for members and £2 for non-members.

Outdoor Meetings The meeting place for car sharing is Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate (grid ref SE 302 545). If you wish to go straight to the meeting destination then a further time is given. Please wear appropriate clothing and bring food and drink. If the weather is poor, events may be cancelled. Please contact a leader for confirmation before setting off.

Members are always welcome at Committee Meetings.

Children are welcome at all events and should be accompanied by adults.

For further information regarding events or if you wish to attend a committee meeting or join the committee please contact any of the group's officers.

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JANUARY 2008
Tue 8 07.30 pm Committee Meeting The Kestrel, Wetherby Road (A661), Harrogate


Sun 13
Full Day

Outing by Car Nosterfield Nature Reserve, Lingham Pits and Nicholson's Lagoon
This meeting will be ideal for beginners or those wishing to gain experience with the use of telescopes. Winter wildfowl, some waders, maybe peregrine.
09.30 am Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
10.00 am Meet at Nosterfield Nature Reserve (grid ref SE 277 797)


Sat 26 11.00 am-02.00 pm
Big Garden Birdwatch Sun Pavilion, Valley Gardens, Harrogate
Come for an hour and help spot as many birds as you can. Experts and binoculars on hand to help identification.


Sun 27 11.00 am-02.00 pm
Big Garden Birdwatch Ripon Spa Gardens, Park Street, Ripon (next to Ripon Swimming Pool)
Come for an hour and help spot as many birds as you can. Experts and binoculars on hand to help identification.


Mon 28 07.30 pm Indoor Meeting Christ Church, Church Square, Harrogate
Australia and Albatrosses Pam Singleton
FEBRUARY 2008
Tue 5 07.30 pm Committee Meeting The Kestrel, Wetherby Road (A661), Harrogate


Sat 16
Half Day

 

Outing by Car Thorp Perrow
Nest box cleaning and a walk around the gardens. Soup and cake provided afterwards. Winter woodland birds, perhaps hawfinch.

09.30 am Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
10.00 am Meet at Thorp Perrow


Mon 25 07.30 pm Indoor Meeting Christ Church, Church Square, Harrogate
Mrs. Doyle's Hedgerows

MARCH 2008
Tue 4 07.30 pm Committee Meeting The Kestrel, Wetherby Road (A661), Harrogate


Sun 16 Outing by Car Old Moor Showpiece RSPB Reserve
Geese, swans, ducks, waders and raptors?
09.30 am Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
10.30 am Meet at Old Moor RSPB Reserve

Mon 31 07.30 pm Indoor Meeting Christ Church, Church Square, Harrogate
Our very own Tony Wilson will tell us about Antarctica.

APRIL 2008
Tue 1 07.30 pm Committee Meeting The Kestrel, Wetherby Road (A661), Harrogate


Mon 7 Evening Outing by Car Roecliffe Brickworks
A look around this fishing pond and nature reserve. Water birds, new migrants.
06.30 pm Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
07.00 pm Meet at Roecliffe Brickworks


Sat 19
Full Day
Outing by Car Duggleby High Barn
Winner of the 2007 Lapwing Award. What a farm should look like. Barn owl, lapwings, grey partridge, corn buntings, yellow wagtails.
09.00 am Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
10.30 am Meet at Duggleby High Barn
MAY 2008
Tue 6 07.30 pm Committee Meeting The Kestrel, Wetherby Road (A661), Harrogate


Mon 12 Outdoor Evening Meeting Staveley
Water rail, grasshopper warbler and barn owl

  06.30 pm Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
  07.00 pm Meet outside Royal Oak at Staveley

Sat 17
Full Day
Outing by Coach A Trip to Cumbria
Bassenthwaite Lake for ospreys, Leighton Moss for marsh harriers. Plus much more. Cost: £12 per person. Please book with Bob Orange.
08.30 am Meet for the coach at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
JUNE 2008
Tue 3 07.30 pm Committee Meeting The Kestrel, Wetherby Road (A661), Harrogate

Mon 9   Outdoor Evening Meeting Nightjars
Third time lucky? Long-eared owls and midges!
  07.30 pm Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
  08.00 pm Meet at Blubberhouses carpark at the head of Fewston Reservoir (grid ref SE 169 553)

Sat 28
Full Day
Outing by Car Nethergill Farm
Orchids and hay meadows. Dipper, yellow wagtails, moorland birds.
09.00 am Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
10.30 am Meet at Nethergill Farm

JULY 2008
Tue 1 07.30 pm Committee Meeting The Kestrel, Wetherby Road (A661), Harrogate


Mon 7 Outdoor Evening Meeting Slenningford Mill
A look for signs of wildlife at this delightful spot. Otter signs, tree sparrows, kingfishers, goosanders.
06.30 pm Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
7.00 pm Meet at Slenningford Mill


Sun 20
Full Day
Outing by Car Malham
Peregrines, wheatears and walk (7miles)
09.00 am Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
10.00 am Meet at Malham Visitor’s Centre

AUGUST 2008
Tue 5 07.30 pm Committee Meeting The Kestrel, Wetherby Road (A661), Harrogate


Mon 11 Outdoor Evening Meeting Ripley and Cayton Gill
Revisit this wildlife treasure.
  06.30 pm Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
  7.00 pm Meet at Ripley car park

Sun 17
Full Day
Outing by Car RSPB Blacktoft Sands
Passage waders, harriers, barn owl.
  09.00 am Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
  10.00 am Meet at Blacktoft Sands
SEPTEMBER 2008
Tue 2 07.30 pm Committee Meeting The Kestrel, Wetherby Road (A661), Harrogate


Sun 28 Outing by Coach Spurn Point
Migrating birds, anything is possible. Cost: £12 per person. Please book with Bob Orange.

  08.30 am Meet for the coach at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
OCTOBER 2008
Tue 7 07.30 pm Committee Meeting The Kestrel, Wetherby Road (A661), Harrogate


Sat 18
Half Day
Outing by Car Harewood
Maybe some red kites!
09.00 am Meet for the coach at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate

10.30 am Meet at Harewood

Mon 27 07.30 pm Indoor Meeting Christ Church, Church Square, Harrogate
A further insight from a Vet’s perspective by Nigel Harcourt-Brown.

NOVEMBER 2008
Tue 4 07.30 pm Committee Meeting The Kestrel, Wetherby Road (A661), Harrogate


Mon 24 07.30 pm Indoor Meeting Christ Church, Church Square, Harrogate
Annual General Meeting to be followed by a talk by Joint Leader Dominic Doyle: "A Little Taste of Tanzania: Birds, Bugs and Beasts in a Beautiful Background or Why Safaris are not Passé"

Sat 29
Half Day
  Outing by Car Otley Wetlands
A new reserve at the rear of the old cattle mart.
09.00 am Meet for car share at Trinity Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate
10:00 am Meet at Otley Wetlands

DECEMBER 2008
Tue 2 07.30 pm Committee Meeting The Kestrel, Wetherby Road (A661), Harrogate

Mon 15 07.30 pm Indoor Meeting Christ Church, Church Square, Harrogate
Party Time



Kingfisher photo by Andy Hay/RSPB
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