This is our programme for the period of January - December 2024.
January
INDOOR - Thursday 18th - Mark Avery : Reflections
Our relationship with wildlife around us. The successes and failures of the conservation around us.
OUTDOOR- Sunday 7th - New Year Bird Count
OUTDOOR - Saturday 27th – RSPB Strumpshaw & Buckenham Marshes
February
INDOOR - Thursday 15th - Gordon Hamlett : Molotovs & Merlins
A light hearted look at the adventures and pitfalls encountered when writing “Where to watch birds in the Scottish Highlands”.
OUTDOOR - Sunday 25th - Sculthorpe Moor HOT
March
INDOOR -Thursday 21st- Dominic Buscall : Wild Ken Hill
Dominic founded and manages The Wild Ken Hill Project. WVBS are also invited on a guided walk around Wild Ken Hill by Andrew Waddison on Sunday 26th May.
OUTDOOR- Sunday 24th- Brecks
April
INDOOR- Thursday 18th - AGM, followed by Patrick Barkham : The Swimmer
The swimmer was Roger Deakin, a local environmentalist and nature lover and founder of the wild swimming movement.
OUTDOOR - Saturday 27th - Billingford Lakes
May
INDOOR - Thursday 16th - Jenny Donelan : BTO Bird ID Workshop
New ways to effectively record field notes on bird structures, plumage etc., and memorise certain bird songs and calls.
OUTDOOR - Saturday 11th - Dawn Chorus @ Pensthorpe
OUTDOOR- Sunday 26th - Wild Ken Hill
June
INDOOR - Thursday 20th - Drew Lyness : Hot & Cold European Breaks.
Two long weekend mini breaks with Birding in Estonia and Cyprus.
OUTDOOR - Sunday 9th - Sculthorpe Moor; Hawk & Owl Trust
OUTDOOR- Late June- Date TBC - Nightjar Evening- Broadland Country Park
OUTDOOR - Sunday 30th- Little Tern colony- Winterton (Location - TBC)
July
INDOOR - Thursday 18th - Summer Social, followed by Steve Cale : Secret Lives of Nightjars, Owls & Potoos
Local naturalist and artist Steve Cale returns.
OUTDOOR- Saturday 27th - RSPB Titchwell Marsh
August
INDOOR - Thursday 15th - Matt Wickens- NWT Urban Reserves Manager : Sweet Briar Marshes
The progress so far at Sweet Briar Marshes, followed by a guided walk by Matt on Sunday 8th September at 9 a.m.
OUTDOOR - Sunday 18th - RSPB Frampton
September
INDOOR - Thursday 19th - Colin Smith - WVBS Member : Wild Bears & The Birds of the Danube Delta.
OUTDOOR - Sunday 8th - Sweet Briar Marshes
OUTDOOR - Sunday 22nd - Kelling Water Meadows & Muckleburgh
October
INDOOR - Thursday 17th - Neil Calbrade - BTO Waterbird Surveys Officer : Waterbird surveys & The Goose & Swan monitoring programme.
OUTDOOR - Saturday 26th - Holme
November
INDOOR - Thursday 21st - Nick Acheson - 10 years Bird and Wildlife encounters in Bolivia
OUTDOOR - Sunday 24th - Welney
December
INDOOR - Thursday 12th - Xmas Social
OUTDOOR - Sunday 15th - NOA Hempton
January
INDOOR - Thursday 18th - Mark Avery : Reflections
Our relationship with wildlife around us. The successes and failures of the conservation around us.
OUTDOOR- Sunday 7th - New Year Bird Count
OUTDOOR - Saturday 27th – RSPB Strumpshaw & Buckenham Marshes
February
INDOOR - Thursday 15th - Gordon Hamlett : Molotovs & Merlins
A light hearted look at the adventures and pitfalls encountered when writing “Where to watch birds in the Scottish Highlands”.
OUTDOOR - Sunday 25th - Sculthorpe Moor HOT
March
INDOOR -Thursday 21st- Dominic Buscall : Wild Ken Hill
Dominic founded and manages The Wild Ken Hill Project. WVBS are also invited on a guided walk around Wild Ken Hill by Andrew Waddison on Sunday 26th May.
OUTDOOR- Sunday 24th- Brecks
April
INDOOR- Thursday 18th - AGM, followed by Patrick Barkham : The Swimmer
The swimmer was Roger Deakin, a local environmentalist and nature lover and founder of the wild swimming movement.
OUTDOOR - Saturday 27th - Billingford Lakes
May
INDOOR - Thursday 16th - Jenny Donelan : BTO Bird ID Workshop
New ways to effectively record field notes on bird structures, plumage etc., and memorise certain bird songs and calls.
OUTDOOR - Saturday 11th - Dawn Chorus @ Pensthorpe
OUTDOOR- Sunday 26th - Wild Ken Hill
June
INDOOR - Thursday 20th - Drew Lyness : Hot & Cold European Breaks.
Two long weekend mini breaks with Birding in Estonia and Cyprus.
OUTDOOR - Sunday 9th - Sculthorpe Moor; Hawk & Owl Trust
OUTDOOR- Late June- Date TBC - Nightjar Evening- Broadland Country Park
OUTDOOR - Sunday 30th- Little Tern colony- Winterton (Location - TBC)
July
INDOOR - Thursday 18th - Summer Social, followed by Steve Cale : Secret Lives of Nightjars, Owls & Potoos
Local naturalist and artist Steve Cale returns.
OUTDOOR- Saturday 27th - RSPB Titchwell Marsh
August
INDOOR - Thursday 15th - Matt Wickens- NWT Urban Reserves Manager : Sweet Briar Marshes
The progress so far at Sweet Briar Marshes, followed by a guided walk by Matt on Sunday 8th September at 9 a.m.
OUTDOOR - Sunday 18th - RSPB Frampton
September
INDOOR - Thursday 19th - Colin Smith - WVBS Member : Wild Bears & The Birds of the Danube Delta.
OUTDOOR - Sunday 8th - Sweet Briar Marshes
OUTDOOR - Sunday 22nd - Kelling Water Meadows & Muckleburgh
October
INDOOR - Thursday 17th - Neil Calbrade - BTO Waterbird Surveys Officer : Waterbird surveys & The Goose & Swan monitoring programme.
OUTDOOR - Saturday 26th - Holme
November
INDOOR - Thursday 21st - Nick Acheson - 10 years Bird and Wildlife encounters in Bolivia
OUTDOOR - Sunday 24th - Welney
December
INDOOR - Thursday 12th - Xmas Social
OUTDOOR - Sunday 15th - NOA Hempton
