Friday, 15 October 2010

WOS Conference

Re the WOS Conference, here's what you can expect -


WELSH ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY /

BRITISH TRUST FOR ORNITHOLOGY /

RSPB CYMRU

CONFERENCE

2010

Carno Community Centre, Carno, Powys,

SY17 5LH

Saturday, 6 November 2010

Do come and enjoy the day in the company of fellow bird-watchers in

a friendly atmosphere. Maybe you will win a prize in the raffle.

Conference programme

Wetland birds in Wales

09.30 Registration and coffee

10.00 Welcome by WOS Chair Derek Moore

10.05 Annual General Meeting of the

Welsh Ornithological Society

Chair: Mick Green

10.30 Scene setting Iolo Williams

10.45 Wetland birds in Wales Chas Holt

11.25 Wetland birds in Wales - an Atlas perspective Dawn Balmer

12.05 Newport wetlands Tom Dalrymple

12.35 LUNCH

Chair: Ian Spence

13.45 Malltraeth wetlands Ian Hawkins

14.15 Declines of breeding waders in Wales Patrick Lindley

14.55 Little Ringed Plovers in the Tywi Valley Derek Moore

15.15 Goosanders Carl Mitchell

15.35 TEA

Chair: Alan Williams

16.10 River birds in Wales Steph Tyler

16.30 Images of wetland birds Dee Doody

16.45 Raffle and close of conference Derek Moore

There will be sales tables with goods from: the BTO, Subbuteo

Natural History Books, Birdguides, and Dee Doody (paintings

Welsh Ornithological Society / British Trust for Ornithology / Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Conference

Saturday, 6 November 2010

The conference will be held at Carno Community Centre, Carno, Powys, SY17 5LH. Details of the location of the venue will be sent to you with

the confirmation of your place at the conference. The conference fee is £20 per WOS member (£25 for non-members), inclusive of coffee, lunch

and tea which will only be provided to ticket holders. You will only receive tickets with bookings before the closing date. Your tickets will be sent

with the confirmation of your place. Any non-members who join WOS at the conference will be given a £5 discount on the first year’s

subscription.

Send this form with payment as soon as possible, but no later than Thursday, 28 October 2010, to:

WOS, c/o Ian M Spence, 43 Blackbrook, Sychdyn, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6LT

Name(s).................................................................................................................................................................I am a member of WOS Yes / No

Please print clearly and include your first name(s) so that we can prepare name badges.

Address .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Email address: ...........................................................................................................................

I enclose a cheque for conference fee £......... (please make your cheque payable to ‘Welsh Ornithological Society’).

We have vegetarian and non-vegetarian options for lunch. If you require vegan food, please contact us before the conference