{"id":3200,"date":"2018-03-03T11:34:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T10:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/?p=3200"},"modified":"2018-03-04T11:39:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T10:39:11","slug":"cbc-newsletter-no-1-february-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk\/cbc\/blog\/cbc-newsletter-no-1-february-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"CBC Newsletter – No 1 \/ February 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANNUAL SUBS NOW DUE!!<\/em><\/strong> Could those of you yet to renew your membership for 2018, please send a cheque for the requisite amount as soon as possible to John Follett at 8 Buckminster Close, Oakwood, Derby DE21 2EA. Please note that for the umpteenth year, these are unchanged at \u00a310 for family\/joint, \u00a37.50 single, \u00a31 for junior. Thank you – and happy birding!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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CLUB LOOKS AHEAD WITH CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM<\/strong><\/p>\n

As we moved into 2018 we were able to report at our AGM, in late January, that the club is in a pretty healthy position, with donations boosting our bank balance, membership holding steady (albeit not increasing) and moves underway to stage a few more events for members. Furthermore, the lifeblood of our club \u2013 the birds \u2013 continue to proliferate at the reservoir and are being spotted and detailed more comprehensively than ever by our current crop of dedicated recorders.<\/p>\n

We do, however, need to ensure these trends continue \u2013 and as we went to press on this newsletter less than half of the membership had renewed for this year (if you haven\u2019t, please see the notice above!).<\/strong> And there are gaps on the club\u2019s committee to fill \u2013 notably that of Chair which, since Peter Gibbon\u2019s death at the end of 2016, has still not been filled. Furthermore, with two of its members undertaking more than one officer\u2019s duties, things could work a little more efficiently if one or two more people cane forward and volunteered to join the committee to take an active role.<\/p>\n

The efforts of Chris Lamb as events co-ordinator has proved this point well, with his added focus enabling more club trips to be undertaken in 2017 than in the previous few years and more planned for this year (for the first of these \u2013 see below<\/strong>) plus other activities in the pipeline.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been getting good calibre speakers at our indoor meetings, which have for the past season or so been well attended with 20-25 people regularly turning up and one or two of the sessions in the Visitor Centre\u2019s Henmore Room almost bursting at the seams! We hope this can continue in 2018-19 … not forgetting there\u2019s one more talk still to go, on 20 March when we\u2019ll hear about Lincolnshire reserves and the wildlife they hold.<\/p>\n

With several experienced birders recording on a regular basis we\u2019ve probably never been quite so well served in this department and, unsurprisingly, one or two monthly species total records have been broken in the past 12 months or so. Long may this enthusiasm and industry continue.<\/p>\n

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ON THE MOVE \u2013 TRIP TO CARR VALE PLANNED FOR APRIL<\/strong><\/p>\n

We don\u2019t need to venture too far to find good sites for birding in Derbyshire, so after looking around at some of the favourite local sites, we have decided on a new venue for the club\u2019s next outing \u2013 Carr Vale, a Derbyshire Wildlife Trust site near Bolsover, on Sunday, 29 April (meet 10am). Like Carsington, this wetland reserve is thought to be among the top five birding sites in the county.<\/p>\n

Anyone interested in going should make their own way there by car, although if you are struggling to get there under your own steam, events co-ordinator Chris Lamb (see contact details at the end of the newsletter<\/em>) will try to organise a lift.<\/p>\n

From Chesterfield, head towards Bolsover on the A632 and, shortly after going over the M1 motorway, turn right at the second island you come to \u2013 along Riverside Way (there\u2019s a sign to the Peter Fidler Reserve, which is adjacent to Carr Vale) \u2013 and park in the small car park at the top of this lane, beyond the industrial units. Please note there is no visitor centre here, so no cafe or toilets are readily available.<\/p>\n

Another outing a few days earlier and closer to home \u2013 in fact at Carsington, chiefly around Stones Island \u2013 is the annual Wagtail Walk, which hopes to track down visiting Yellow Wagtails in particular. The 2018 walk will take place on Tuesday, 24 April, beginning at 6pm.<\/p>\n

The following month, we are also planning to reintroduce the \u2018warbler walk\u2019, at which we will try to find, among other things, as many summer visitors as possible. This walk is scheduled for Sunday, 20 May, meeting around 9am outside the Visitor Centre.<\/p>\n

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QUIET TIME BUT A FEW SURPRISES \u2013 INCLUDING A RECORD JANUARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just when we hoped spring might be around the corner, and our first summer visitors might be arriving back, we seem to have plunged into the depths of winter again. Before the snow arrived, however, birds seem to have been flocking in decent numbers to the reservoir. Indeed, January\u2019s total of 96 species seen was the best ever total for that month since records began at Carsington.<\/p>\n

One bird that was part of that total was Hawfinch, an influx of which has been witnessed across the UK and Carsington certainly did not miss out as small numbers were seen almost daily during December and January, often near Millfields.<\/p>\n

Other highlights included a female Stonechat that was seen at the Paul Stanley hide twice in December then regularly throughout January. Two Black-necked Grebes touched down for several hours on 16 December, 12 Whooper Swans swooped in on 27 January, while adult Kittiwakes were seen briefly on separate days in January and February. Up to four Jack Snipe were located at Hopton end either side of the New Year, and another was seen close to the Wildlife Centre on 24 February \u2013 the same day four Woodcock flew in to Hopton reed-bed at dawn.<\/p>\n

The adult Great Northern Diver that arrived in late November has remained throughout the intervening period, and is seen pretty much daily. Staying almost as long has been a group of five Ruff which are regularly recorded at various locations around the shoreline.<\/p>\n

On the water itself, the highest numbers recorded in the last quarter (often during the monthly WeBS count) were 948 Coot, 424 Teal, 240 \u2018Tufties\u2019, 198 Mallard, 143 Pochard and 66 Wigeon, with smaller numbers of Goldeneye, Gadwall and Shoveler. More unusually, two Red-breasted Mergansers were seen on 25 January, two Shelduck called in five days later, with 10 Goosander and four Pintails showing up during the previous month.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a quiet time for raptors, with several Sparrowhawk and Buzzard and a couple of Peregrines being the best daily records, but it\u2019s been far from quiet for gulls. In the roost, an estimated 6,000 Black-headed have figured on more than once occasion, and a site record 2,000 Common Gulls were counted on 7 December. Up to 660 Lesser Black-backs are also in the roost, with smaller numbers of Yellow-legs and Great Black-backs.<\/p>\n

As many as eight Tawny Owls have been heard calling in the early morning, and a Barn Owl was quartering the dam wall on both 20 and 21 January.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always encouraging when birds reckoned to be in decline are the subject of sizeable counts \u2013 such as the 900 Lapwing totted up on 11 January, coincidentally the same day that 16 Willow Tits and a site-record 17 Ravens were also counted. Tree Sparrows seem to have suffered a sudden decline in breeding numbers locally, so a survey is underway to keep a track of current numbers and on 12 February 21 were located.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the prodigious numbers of winter thrushes last year is not being replicated this time around, with 180 Redwing in early January being the highest count. Among other winter visitors, 80 Siskin were noted on 3 January, and Brambling have pleasingly figured regularly in the records, usually in small numbers and often around the Sheepwash feeders.<\/p>\n

BIRD OF THE ISSUE: HAWFINCH<\/strong><\/p>\n

Local birders have traditionally had to trudge down to the tall woodland around St Mary\u2019s Church in Cromford in winter to stand any chance of catching a glimpse of Hawfinches, but an invasion this winter has meant people at many more locations \u2013 including Carsington Water \u2013 have regularly witnessed this impressive member of the Fringillidae <\/em>family and been able to make an early addition to their year\u2019s list!<\/p>\n

Hawfinch is Britain\u2019s largest finch, at seven inches long with a wing span up to 13 inches. With only around 500-1,000 pairs reckoned to breed in Britain each summer, and being an inherently shy and retiring species, they can often be overlooked, but in winter \u2013 particularly this winter when the greater numbers around mean their haunts are more well known \u2013 with less foliage around they can be relatively easy to see.<\/p>\n

And once seen, never forgotten with their spectacular brown, black, orange, grey and white plumage, and huge metallic-looking triangular bill with which it can crush seeds up to the size of cherry and plum stones. Like its closest relatives, certain Grosbeak species, Hawfinches forage chiefly on seeds, berries and shoots.<\/p>\n

They must have one of the more impressive sounding scientific names \u2013 Coccothraustes coccothraustes \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>and while they have a reasonably stable global population, Hawfinch now appears on the UK\u2019s \u2018Red List\u2019 following a 76 per cent decline in the UK population between 1968 and 2011.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BIRDING \u2018DOWN UNDER\u2019 \u2013 A VENTURE INTO THE UNKNOWN!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Getting away from the Derbyshire winter at the end of 2017, my wife Nicole and I enjoyed a fabulous trip to Australia, sightseeing, visiting family and friends and, of course, birding. It was our first time there, so everything was new and amazing \u2013 the spectacular scenery, the iconic sites such as Uluru (Ayers Rock), Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House and the fabulous variety of birdlife.<\/p>\n

It is difficult to pick out highlights of the birds we saw, but among the most memorable must be the Southern Cassowary (Australia\u2019s largest and allegedly the world\u2019s most dangerous bird!), the Bush and Beach Stone-curlews, the Bowerbirds of the Queensland rainforest, the Whipbird with its cracking whip-like call, the laughing of the Kookaburras, the tiny colourful Fairy-wrens and the constant noise of the Cockatoos and Parrots. One interesting challenge always was trying to distinguish between all the different types of Honeyeaters.<\/p>\n

In total we saw 170 species of which 67 were endemic to Australia, some of which are only found in one small area of the country. As well as all the birds, we saw many different types of marsupial of all shapes and sizes, from the tiny musky rat kangaroo to possums, quokkas, pademelons, wallabies and kangaroos, along with the occasional lizard and fortunately only one snake!<\/p>\n

For the full report, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chris Lamb<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BACK TO THE UK FOR LATEST INDOOR TALKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the first three talks of the 2017-18 indoor season, which had taken us on a global journey, the next three brought us back to the UK and delivered three very different views of Britain and its wildlife.<\/p>\n

In December it was the turn of Burton-based film-maker and photographer Dave Hollis, who focused on the wildlife of the Shetlands. Dave\u2019s talk described his visit during the Shetland summer \u2013 or Simmer Dim \u2013 when the pressure to take photos before the light fades hardly applies, as it barely gets dark at all! He certainly made the most of the extended daylight with a stunning array of wildlife and landscape photographs taken among the bleak beauty of this remote island group.<\/p>\n

Then in January, speaking after our AGM, Andrew Lowe took us into Sherwood Forest and told us how he and his merry band of men have been ringing birds for many years, outlining the techniques of ringing and the wide range of birds \u2013 resident and rarities \u2013 they have \u2018captured\u2019 in that time.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the most educational of our talks this season was February\u2019s talk by Christine Gregory on Brown Hares. An experienced journalist, author and photographer, Christine not only gave a fascinating insight into (along with intimate pictures of) the lives of these attractive lagomorphs<\/em>, but also warned about the threat to hares and many other countryside creatures posed by changing farmland management practices.<\/p>\n

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WHAT\u2019S ON<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is just one more talk to go in our current winter indoor meetings programme, and March\u2019s speaker will be horticulturalist, tutor and lecturer Steve Lovell, who will be telling us about wildlife reserves in Lincolnshire and showing us some of the wildlife that inhabit them. We also have two walks planned at Carsington in April and May, and also plan to run a trip for club members away from the reservoir in late April. Details as follows:<\/p>\n

20 March<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Talk by Steve Lovell: Lincolnshire Reserves\/wildlife\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Henmore Rm, Visitor Centre (7.30pm)<\/p>\n

24 April <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wagtail walk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meet Visitor Centre (6pm)<\/p>\n

29 April<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Club trip to DWT Carr Vale, near Bolsover\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meet Riverside Way car park 10am<\/p>\n

20 May<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018Warbler walk\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meet Visitor Centre (9am)<\/p>\n

Plenty of other events are on offer at Carsington during the next three months, many of them regular dates, and organised by either Severn Trent Water or Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. Below are the offerings through to June. Note that some are chargeable and some are subject to booking, so it\u2019s always worth checking for further details by calling Severn Trent on 01629 540696 or DWT on 01773 881188:<\/p>\n

First Sunday of month<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Birdwatching for Beginners\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meet Visitor Centre (10am-12 noon)<\/p>\n

First Monday of month\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Nature Tots \u2013 outdoor activities (charges apply)\u00a0 Starts 10.30am; DWT for more info<\/p>\n

First weekend of month<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Optics demonstrations\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RSPB shop, Visitor Centre (10am-4pm)<\/p>\n

Every Tuesday\/Sunday<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wildlife Centre volunteers on parade\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wildlife Centre (10am-3pm)<\/p>\n

Third Saturday monthly<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Family Forest School (charges apply)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contact DWT for information\/bookings<\/p>\n

Last Saturday monthly<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sheepwash Spinners (wool-craft) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10am-3pm (info at Visitor Centre)<\/p>\n

24 March- 9 April<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Easter Bunny Trail (entry charge; prizes)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pick up map at reception<\/p>\n

25\/28 March<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Plant Hunters Fair\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Free entry at Visitor Centre<\/p>\n

16 June<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chip off the Old Morris Dancers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Free entry in VC courtyard<\/p>\n

17 June <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ashbourne Songs of Praise\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-4.15pm (free entry at amphitheatre)<\/p>\n

24 June <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Air Ambulance Vintage Car Show\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10am-4pm; free entry<\/p>\n

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KNOW YOUR COMMITTEE<\/strong> \u2013 Here are the club officials and their contact details\u2026\u2026..<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Committee Post<\/strong><\/td>\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nTelephone<\/strong><\/td>\nEmail Address<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Secretary<\/td>\nPaul Hicking<\/td>\n01773 827727<\/td>\npaulandsteph@hicking.plus.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Treasurer \/ Membership<\/td>\nJohn Follett<\/td>\n01332 834778<\/td>\njohnlfollett@virginmedia.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Recorders<\/td>\nClive Ashton \/<\/p>\n

Dave Newcombe<\/td>\n

01629 823316<\/p>\n

n\/a<\/td>\n

cliveashton@btinternet.com<\/a><\/p>\n

danewcombe@hotmail.co.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Publications \/ Indoor Meetings<\/td>\nGary Atkins<\/td>\n01335 370773<\/td>\ngarysatkins@aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Events co-ordinator<\/td>\nChris Lamb<\/td>\n01629 820890<\/td>\ncflamb@yahoo.co.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ex-officio<\/p>\n

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Jon Bradley<\/p>\n

Roger Carrington<\/p>\n

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01773 852526<\/p>\n

01629 583816<\/p>\n

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jonathan.bradley4@btinternet.com<\/a><\/p>\n

rcarrington_matlock@yahoo.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2026..and the website address\u00a0\u00a0 –\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Webmaster<\/td>\nRichard Pittam<\/td>\nn\/a<\/td>\nContact Richard via the website<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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