Speaker: James Robinson
Reporter: Sue Gale
James Robinson is lucky enough to work for the Wildlife and Wetlands Trust (WWT) at Slimbridge, although like most of us he is spending more time at home than at Slimbridge at the moment. WWT has been a leading partner in the international efforts to save the Spoon- billed Sandpiper from extinction, so who better to tell us the story and give us the latest update?

​Speaker: Lizzie Bruce, RSPB Warden
Reporter: Alan Hughes​
Lizzie Bruce is the RSPB Reserves Warden responsible for 2 sites that she correctly
assumed most of us were familiar with – Titchwell and Snettisham – plus 2 confidential sites in NW Norfolk (interesting….did I notice some ears pricking up at the mention of those?), and she treated us to a look at the reserves through the seasons of the year – although 2020 turned out to be like no other, of course.

​​Speaker: Simon Gillings
Reporter: Sue Gale
​On 17th September our Chair, Keith Walker, welcomed Simon Gillings of the BTO to Zoom. Our second Zoom talk delivered by a guest speaker was every bit as successful as the first. Simon has been with the BTO since the mid-1990’s and before that did his first degree and PhD at UEA so he is a real local. He talked to us about the study of birds flying by night using recordings of their vocalisations, known as ‘nocmig’. This technique requires only a small expense and enables birders to experience night-time migration from their own homes or gardens.

​Speaker: Dr Paul Noakes
Reporter: Sue Gale
For our second virtual indoor meeting we were lucky to welcome Paul Noakes, who is a local GP but more importantly, a Swift enthusiast and expert. The response to this talk has been without exception enthusiastic. It was not just full of great information, it was also of practical help to those who would like to encourage Swifts to nest on their homes. Paul is a real fan of the Swift, a bird he regards as unique and remarkable. Its life is almost completely aerial, everything except nesting being done on the wing. ​