RSPB Walsall Local Group: Indoor Meetings

We meet on the third Wednesday every month, except in July and August, when we have a rest, and December, when we meet earlier. Our venue is St Mary's Primary School, Jesson Road, Walsall WS1 3AY (just south of the junction with Mandeville Gardens). Grid reference: SP019977 (here are some maps).

Buses on route 51 (Walsall bus station — Birmingham) pass nearby: alight outside the County Hotel, Birmingham Road, about five minutes walk away (CENTRO have timetables). The school also has a car park.

Doors open at 7pm, for a 7.30 start. Admission costs just £2. Refreshments are served, for a nominal charge.

Our speakers are chosen to appeal to anyone with an interest in birds, be they a beginner or an expert. Non-members are most welcome, though we hope you will consider joining the RSPB, especially if you attend regularly. We look forward to seeing you!

**Programme for 2012**
Date	Speaker & Subject	Details
18 January 2012 7:30– 9:30pm	Patrick Clement: The Magic of Moths	Patrick has held a lifelong passion for natural history and nature photography. In recent years he has developed a serious interest in moths and in this talk he reveals just why he finds the subject so fascinating.
22 February 2012 7:30– 9:30pm	Nick Martin: Secret Wildlife of The Cairngorms	Join wildlife photographer Nick Martin as he discovers some of the special animal and birds of the Scottish Highlands. From elusive Pine Marten to cryptic Ptarmigan find out how these highland specialists exist in the most remote yet beautiful parts of Scotland.
21 March 2012 7:30– 9:30pm	Rosemary Winnall: A Garden for Wildlife	Find out how to make your garden more friendly for wildlife.
18 April 2012 7:30– 9:30pm	Nick Moyes: Urban Peregines	Nick runs the Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project; monitoring birds in very similar circumstances to those on Walsall Town Hall.
18 May 2012 7:30– 9:30pm	Dr. Orea Anderson: The Race to Save the Albatross	Anderson, Policy Officer for the BirdLife Global Seabird Programme, covers the main threats to this incredible group of birds and the work of RSPB and BirdLife to attempt to stem the tide.
19 September 2012 7:30– 9:30pm	Philip Mugridge: Birding in Bulgaria	European Birding at its best. Bulgaria boasts many varied habitats from the Black Sea coast to high mountains. Philip's illustrated talk will take us through these habitats showing the varied and often colourful birds of a relatively undiscovered country, on the edge of Asia.
17 October 2012 7:30– 9:30pm	RSPB Films	By popular request, a selection of short RSPB films; inclduning a new one about the Common Crane.
21 November 2012 7:30– 9:30pm	Colin McShane: Lundy Island	Colin is a bird ringer and editor of the Lundy Field Society Annual Report.
19 December 2012 7:30– 9:30pm	Peter Hunt: The Other Mallorca	A collection of images to help dispel the myth that this island is only for 18–30 clubbers. Come along for the ride and enjoy the real Mallorca and some of its wildlife, far removed from the excesses of Magaluf. Plus some festive cheer!

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