Welcome to the first Bird Club newsletter of 2020.\u00a0 The dawn of the new decade has certainly not been without incident, with Britain battered by the weather, and now the world watching anxiously to see how the threat of Corona virus will affect us in terms of health, travel, economy and, in the short term at least, societal changes.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, the birds are going about their business in blissful ignorance of such human concerns, and the following pages include the usual reservoir report \u2013 though the site itself has been adversely affected by the wind and rain of recent weeks \u2013 together with a report of what the club has been up to in recent months, and a quick look ahead at the calendar of events.<\/p>\n
Before all that, though, I would like to pass on three important messages to members, as follows:<\/p>\n
Firstly<\/strong>, it\u2019s time to renew your annual memberships<\/u><\/strong> if you have not already done so.\u00a0 The fees are the same as they have been for many years – \u00a37.50 for single and \u00a310 for family memberships \u2013 and you can renew by sending a cheque for the appropriate amount to our treasurer, John Follett, at 8 Buckminster Close, Oakwood, Derby DE21 2EA.\u00a0 If you\u2019ve any queries, the committee members\u2019 (including John\u2019s) telephone\/e-mail contact details are included the back of the newsletter.<\/p>\n Secondly<\/strong>, if you have not already heard, the parking arrangements at Carsington<\/u><\/strong> were changed on 25 February to a system of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), whereby vehicles\u2019 registration numbers are filmed on entry and exit and charged the relevant amount.\u00a0 People can pay at machines before they leave or online within 24 hours.<\/p>\n The Visitor Centre Car Park charge is \u00a33 for 2 hours, \u00a35 all day or \u00a349 for an annual ticket (with those registration numbers automatically logged by the system). \u00a0Millfields Car Park is \u00a32.50 for 2 hours or \u00a34 all day, again by ANPR.\u00a0 The only exception is Sheepwash Car Park, which has no facilities and remains a pay and display system, with drivers paying \u00a31.50 for 2 hours or \u00a33 all day.\u00a0 Blue Badge parking is free, but drivers must still initially register onto the system.\u00a0 If you\u2019ve any doubts, please visit Severn Trent\u2019s own website: https:\/\/www.stwater.co.uk\/wonderful-on-tap\/our-visitor-sites\/come-visit-us\/carsington-water\/parking-at-carsington\/<\/a><\/p>\n And finally<\/strong>, we have two future events<\/u><\/strong> to tell you about … A warbler walk<\/u><\/strong> is taking place at Carsington Water on Sunday, 17 May (9am, meet outside the Visitor Centre), led by Roger Carrington and Simon Roddis, who will help you find as many of our summer visitors as possible \u2013 by sight and sound!\u00a0<\/p>\n Two weeks later, on the 31st<\/sup>, a members outing<\/u><\/strong> will set off to Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust\u2019s reserve at Far Ings, \u00a0\u00a0situated close to the southern end of the Humber Bridge.\u00a0 This reserve includes a number of different habitats, including reed-beds, wetlands and woodland, so should give us a good variety of birds.\u00a0 Time permitting we will also visit Alkborough Flats, a wetland where the Trent and Ouse meet to form the Humber.\u00a0 We will meet up in the Far Ings Visitor Centre car park at 10.15am (the address is Far Ings Road, Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 5RG). \u00a0The centre has toilets and refreshments. \u00a0\u00a0If anyone would like to share a lift, please contact Chris Lamb by email at\u00a0 cflamb@yahoo.co.uk<\/a> \u00a0or on 01629 820890.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n CBC COMMITTEE ADDS A NEW MEMBER … BUT MORE ALWAYS WELCOME!<\/strong><\/p>\n Preceding the talk at February\u2019s indoor meeting, we held our Annual General Meeting where we were able to announce a new member of the committee.\u00a0 Peter Fletcher had attended a meeting last year as an observer and agreed, in principle, to join the committee as club secretary but had to wait until the AGM to be formally voted on.\u00a0 At the same time, we announced that ex-officio member of some years Jon Bradley had decided to stand down, leaving six people on the committee (see panel at end of newsletter).\u00a0 This means we are still thinly spread organisationally and more help in future would be welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to the first Bird Club newsletter of 2020.\u00a0 The dawn of the new decade has certainly not been without incident, with Britain battered by the weather, and now the world watching anxiously to see how the threat of Corona virus will affect us in terms of health, travel, economy and, in the short term 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