INDOOR EVENTS


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This years focus is mostly on UK conservation projects.

All talks start at 7:30pm. Either in the River Room, Sutton Courtenay, or on Zoom, or hybrid. Members and any visitors who have paid £5 into the clubs account in advance will receive a link to the Zoom presentations.

15 December 2025

Operation Turtle Dove
Turtle doves have declined by 93 per cent since the 1970s.  They are ecologically unique in the UK as our only migratory dove species and face a range of threats across their flyway including habitat loss on wintering and breeding grounds, hunting and disease. Operation Turtle Dove has worked to understand the problems face by turtle doves and the conservation action needed.
This will be a Zoom presentation – members will receive a link. There will not be an in-person meeting.

15 January 2026 (to be confirmed)

Giving Corncrakes a new home
Anne is an RSPB Conservation Officer in Northern Ireland. Her talk includes Corncrake ecology and the RSPB’s work on Rathlin Island to bring the corncrake back. This will be a Zoom presentation – members will receive a link. There will not be an in-person meeting.

16 February 2026

Filey International
Fasten your seatbelts! Migration never stops at this east coast hotspot - and neither does Mark in his pursuit of its wonders. Let him take you on a whistlestop tour through four seasons of high drama at his beloved Filey This will be a Zoom presentation – members will receive a link. There will not be an in-person meeting.

16 March 2026

Bringing a Boom to Middleton Lakes
Katie is the Site Manager at RSPB Middleton Lakes This talk will be presented live at the River Room, Sutton Courtenay Deadline for photo competition entries

20 April 2026

Wildife in the Chilterns
Jon is an experienced birder, naturalist, photographer and geographer. He is online as ‘theearlybirder’, particularly on Instagram Jon will announce the winners of the photo competition. This will be live at the River Room.

18 May 2026

Members Evening
This will be live at the River Room. Member are welcome to give a short talk after the AGM