Invitation

[Rhodes]

I've received an e-mail about an event taking place tomorrow evening near Kings Cross incase it is of interest to anybody:

 

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The Biggest Twitch

 

Camley Street Natural Park will be holding a free London Bird Club talk on Thursday, 20th January, at 6.30pm.

 

Alan Davies and Ruth Miller will be talking about their "once in a lifetime" bird watching trip.

 

Everyone has dreamt of doing it but very few have actually done it.

 

Packed up their lives and lived their dream, leaving behind the safe and secure for the freedom and excitement of doing exactly what they’ve always wanted to do.

 

This is the tale of two people who did just that, the tale of a world record-breaking journey around the globe. Alan Davies and Ruth Miller had reached a point in their lives when they wanted something more and knew that if they didn’t go for it now, they probably never would. They could find no good reason for not undertaking this fantastic journey and once they’d started telling people about their dream, there was no going back.

 

As keen birdwatchers, both with a love of travel, it seemed obvious to combine these two passions in an odyssey of discovery to see the world’s birds. As the plan developed, they soon realised that this journey could become something more: a world record breaking attempt to see more bird species in a single year than ever achieved before. With an itinerary covering more than twenty countries and a target bird list of over 4,000 species, it was never going to be easy. Could they do it?

 

Follow the ups and downs of their birding year in this fast-paced adventure of birds, people and places. Anyone with an interest in travel, wildlife or human relationships will be gripped by this epic tale.

 

Camley Street Natural Park is located near to Kings Cross, for a map please click here

 

This event is open to both members and non-members, so if you know of anyone who would like to attend please send this email on to them.

 

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[Eastside Urchin]

Cheers mate,I remember hearing about these people when they started their journey and a few weeks in but it seemed to go cold after a while,although it may of been when I was having problems with my pc

[sjj2112]

I met them both at Bird Fair last year and they are a very friendly, down to earth couple. They ended up having a really good year, and the book they have written about it is well worth a read.

[Rhodes]

Sjj2112 - I had no idea you were interested in birds, the feathered variety I mean!

[Beeswax]

I met them both at Bird Fair last year and they are a very friendly, down to earth couple. They ended up having a really good year, and the book they have written about it is well worth a read.

 

I'm looking forward to reading their book.

[Rhodes]

Beeswax - Have you read the book yet, I haven't but I think this is it isn't it. Also see the link to the Biggest Twitch website, you really have to admire all the amazing work Alan Davies and Ruth Miller do:

 

http://www.nhbs.com/title.php?bkfno=186657&ad_id=951

 

http://www.thebiggesttwitch.com/

 

 

 

 

[Rhodes]

Folks, you are all cordially invited to the so called Big Garden Bird Watch this weekend in Downhills Park and the Lordship Recreation Ground respectively, both located in Tottenham:

 

FRIENDS OF LORDSHIP REC and FRIENDS OF DOWNHILLS PARK invite you, your family, neighbours and friends...

 

Big Garden Bird Watch this weekend - national birdwatch survey open to all!

 

12 Noon - Downhills Park - Next Saturday 28th January - meet at the cafe

12 Noon - Lordship Rec - Next Sunday 29th January - meet at the lake

 

There will be common birds photos/recording sheets for everyone who would like to take part.

 

Spend just one hour wandering around the parks either singularly or in small groups (BRING THE KIDS) looking for the many different species that live with us in the parks.

 

We will enter our results afterwards into the RSPB website.

 

The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is in its 33rd year, and last year over 500,000 people took part. It's already the biggest garden bird survey in the world but the wildlife charity says that the more people take part, the more useful the data is. The RSPB hopes to gather the most comprehensive set of garden bird survey results ever this year. There has been almost a 20 per cent increase in results submitted on the weekend of the survey since last year. And in one hour alone last year, the RSPB received just short of 10,000 forms. They really mean it when they say that every garden counts, and it doesn't matter if you saw ten different birds species, one bird or none at all – it's important that they know. These results can help shape the work the RSPB do, and the species and habitats we focus on. If you do take an hour out of your weekend, make sure it counts.

 

Good luck and enjoy yourselves

 

Mal Hawley and Dave Morris

for the Friends of Downhills Park and Friends of Lordship Rec

[Eastside Urchin]

Cheers Rhodes,always worth doing this survey.I won't actually be doing it myself as I will be up in Norfolk but worth doing