South-west BTO Conference

for Avon, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire

Sunday 18th March 2018, 09:30 – 17:00The Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1DZ

Conference fee: £20, includes coffee, lunch and tea

Everyone welcome!

ProgrammeNB All speakers are confirmed, but running order may change

09:30 Registration

10:00 Chair’s introduction and welcome - Stephen Moss

10:15 Kate Risely (BTO) - Garden bird feeding; why do we do it and what impact does it have?

10:45 Damon Bridge & Alison Morgan (Great Crane Project leader and ringer) - Cranes and Herons on the Somerset Levels

11:15 Tea & coffee break

11:45 Bob Medland - The ringing year at Chew Valley Ringing Station

12:15 Peter Rock - Oh No! Urban Gulls!

12:45 Buffet lunch, tea & coffee

14:15 Paul Castle - Birds of Salisbury Plain

14:45 Edward Mayer - Swift Conservation

15:15 Tea & coffee break

15:45 Ian Henderson (BTO) - Migration and the Whinchats of Salisbury Plain

16:15 Gavin Siriwardena (BTO) - Farmland birds: problem solved after 15 years of agri-environment?

16:45 Closing remarks and raffle

17:00 Close

South-west BTO ConferenceSunday 18th March 2018

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