OfficersChairman John Mitchell 17 Woodland Avenue, Dursley, Glos. GL11 4EW 01453 546174

Vice Chairman John Tyler Cambrai, 31A Cam Green, Cam, Dursley. GL11 5HL 01453 542879

Hon. Treasurer Chris Usher 32 Sunnyfield Road, Hardwicke, Glos. GL2 4QF 01452 721863

Hon. Secretary Ruth Mitchell17 Woodland Avenue, Dursley, Glos. GL11 4EW 01453 546174

Programme Secretary Mike Robinson45 Parklands WUE GL12 7LT 01453 842566

CommitteeMembership Secretary Linda Tyler Cambrai, 31A Cam Green, Cam, Dursley. GL11 5HL 01453 542879

Bulletin Editor - Colin Crew 01454 853257Bulletin Distribution - John Tyler 01453 542879Website - John Mitchell 01453 546174Conservation Officer - Roy Jellings 01453 810176

Roberta Goodall, Maggie Jordon, Ron Swanwick.

Other PositionsLibrarian - Louise Bailey 01454 528290

NOTE:The Society cannot accept any responsibility for any members or visitors personal effects or for any incident involving injury, etc. to any member or visitor attending these activities.

Subscriptions Student £5, Single £10, Family £15 (2015) Student £7, Single £13, Family £18 (2016) Visitors welcome (£2.00p per visit)

DURSLEY BIRDWATCHING AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY

PROGRAMMEFor

May 2015 - April 2016

Indoor meetings are held on Mondays at 7.45pm at the Dursley Community Centre, Rednock Drive, Dursley,

Gloucestershire GL11 4BX

For more information about the Society please visit our website at

www:dursleybirdwatchers.btck.co.uk

or Email: dbwps@yahoo.com

DBWPS is a registered charity No. 1003480

Dursley Bird Watching & Preservation Society10% discount on all Wild Bird Products

and Garden Related items

Located in the Gloucestershire market town of Dursley, The Dursley Pet Shop is a friendly town centre shop that can supply a wide range of products, including wild bird food, bird feeders, pet food and accessories.

Additionally we also stock a variety of seasonal garden items such as seeds, bulbs, plants and sundries.

17 Parsonage Street, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4BW.

Tel: 01453 542798 www.dursleypetshop.co.uk

January 2016th Sun 10 River Exe, Devon (MB) Mike Robinson

thMon 11 Arctic Summer ・Finland / Norway (I) Gerry Griffiths thSat 16 Film Evening Slimbridge (SE) Andrew CooperrdSat 23 Oldbury Howard Lloyd

thMon 25 Top Shots (I) Keith Offordth stSat Jan 30 & Sun 31 - Winter Weekend, Slimbridge (SE)

February 2016 th Sat 6 Cotswold Water Park Ken Cservenka

thMon 8 Members Evening (I)thSat 13 River Windrush Valley Walk Chris Rodell

Sun Starlings at Dusk Somerset Levels (Later start) (MB) st21ndMon 22 Bird Identification ・A new approach part 2 (I) Terry Bond

Sat 27th Sharpness, Berkeley Pill

March 2016thSun 6 Forest of Dean (Early Start) Roy Jellings

thMon 7 Ken Cservenka AGM (I) followed by a Wildlife of Exmoor th Sun 13 Portland Michael OatesthSun 20 Saul / Fretherne Walk Chris Rodell

st Mon 21 'Every Picture Tells a Story' (I) Peter Preece April 2016Sat Gloucester Urban Walk Gordon Kirknd2

thSun 10 Sand Point Somerset (MB) Mike RobinsonthWed 13 Cam Long Down Roland La PortathSun 17 Arne and Dorset Heaths (MB) Michael Oates

rd Sat 23 Early Migrants at Frampton Nick Goatman

September 2015thSun 6 Morning Slimbridge Safari (8.00am) Martin McGill

thSun 13 Frampton Country Fair. (SE) thMon 14 Walking the Malverns for Wildlife (I) Ian Butler

thSat 26 Newport Wetlands (MB) Howard Lloyd thMon 28 Wader Quest (I) Rick Simpson

October 2015ndFri 2 Sketching Walk (Part of Dursley Walking Festival) Ron SwanwickrdSat 3 Dursley Urban Walk (Part of Dursley Walking Festival) Ron Swanwick

th Sun 11 Coach Trip to Llanelli (SE)th Mon 12 Wildlife Encounters in Australia (I) Robert Miles

thSun 25 Tichfield Hampshire (MB) Chris UsherthMon 26 Wildlife Photography (Mostly Local & UK) (I) Mike Smith

November 2015st Sun 1 Talybont (MB) Mike Robinson

thMon 9 Birds of Southern India (I) Paul BowdenthSat 14 Severnside Howard Lloyd

thSun 29 Chew Valley Lakes Roland La Porta thMon 30 Peregrine Falcons - Biology (I) Steve Watson

December 2015ndWed 2 Swan Feed Slimbridge (6.00pm) (SE)

thSun 6 Frampton Winter Wonderland Nick GoatmanthMon 14 Xmas event (I)

Next programme runs from May 2016 - April 2017 ( )Changes to original Programme

May 2015 ndSat 2 Cotswold Water Park Ken CservenkathFri 8 Evening Nightingales at Frampton Nick Goatman

thSun 10 Bustard Project Salisbury Plain (MB) Louise BaileythThurs 28 Brokenborough Martin Saunders

June 2015 thSun 7 Forest of Dean Roy Jellings

thWed 10 Ozleworth Area Colin Durber thSun 14 Purton Circular Walk Jane Bridge stSun 21 Coach Trip to Otmoor, Oxfordshire (SE) Louise BaileythWed 24 Nightjars John Arrowsmith

thSat 27 Slimbridge – an evening around the grounds Martin McGill

July 2015 thSun 5 Craig Cerrig (MB) Mike RobinsonthSat 11 Whittington Lodge Farm Ian Boyd

stTues 21 Afternoon in Lower Woods (Wickwar) John Ryman thSun 26 Somerset Levels (MB) Mike Robinson

thWed 29 Slimbridge Safari (6.30pm) Dave Paynter

August 2015thThurs 13 Tomorosa Reserve / BBQ / Walk (Olveston) (SE) Tom Brown

thSun 16 Frampton, Canal, River & Lake Nick GoatmanthSun 23 Usk Reservoir & Kite Feed (Wales) (MB) Michael Oates

thThurs 27 Slimbridge (8.30am) Roy Jellings and Mike Robinson

(I) = Indoor Meeting (MB) = Minibus (SE) Special Event