Events

Unless otherwise specified, you do not need to be a member of the RSPB (or the local group) to join us on our events, and birdwatching experience is not necessary. If you have any questions please call the contact number shown with the event details.

February 2012

Sun
19

WEEKEND GROUP OUTING - Loch of Skene - "Wildfowl and evening Goose Flight".

Location: Meet at Loch of Skene car park [OS38 NJ787080]
Latitude/longitude: 57.16263,-2.35514 (Google map)

Leader John Wills. Contact Mark Sullivan. Please note afternoon start

Time: 2 pm

Price: No Charge

Telephone: 01224 861446

Wed
22

MIDWEEK GROUP OUTING - "Focus on RED Kites"

Location: Meet: Echt Village car park
Latitude/longitude: 57.14128,-2.43200 (Google map)

Leader: Jenny Lennon, (Red Kite Officer, RSPB Scotland, 10 Albyn Terrace, Aberdeen, AB10 1YP)



Contact Mark Sullivan

Time: 10am

Price: No charge

Telephone: 01224 861446

March 2012

Sun
4

WEEKEND GROUP OUTING - Ugie Mouth and Peterhead "Gull Identification"

Location: Meet at Ugie Mouth car park Golf Road Buchanhaven [OS30 NK 120473]. Note afternoon start
Latitude/longitude: 57.51626,-1.80147 (Google map)

Leader Chris Gibbons. Contact Mark Sullivan

Time: 1pm

Price: No charge

Telephone: 01224 861446

Tue
6

INDOOR MEETING - "Raptorphilia"

Location: Venue: Large Lecture Theatre, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences,
Tillydrone Avenue, University of Aberdeen
Postcode: AB24 2TZ (Google map)

Keith Offord. Keith is a renowned speaker and co-owner of Wild Insights tour company and a Raptor specialist - a highlight of our winter programme—not to be missed.

Time: 7.30

Price: £1 Charge for admission. Plus £1 donation for tea / coffee & homebakes.

Fri
16

MIDWEEK GROUP OUTING - Loch of Kinord "Breeding wildfowl and woodland birds"

Location: Meet at the Burn o'Vat car park [OS44 NO429997]
Latitude/longitude: 57.08549,-2.94199 (Google map)

Leader Hilary MacBean

Time: 10am

Price: No charge

Telephone: 01339 887793

April 2012

Tue
3

INDOOR MEETING - "Wildlife Photography in Costa Rica and the British Isles"

Location: Venue: Large Lecture Theatre, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences,
Tillydrone Avenue, University of Aberdeen
Postcode: AB24 2TZ (Google map)

Speaker: Mark Caunt.

Time: 7.30 PM

Price: No charge - £1 donation for tea/coffee & homebakes

Thu
26

MIDWEEK GROUP OUTING - Rattray Farm "RSPB farmland conservation policy and impacts"

Location: Meet at Loch of Strathbeg Starnafin Visitor Centre [OS30 NK057581]

Latitude/longitude: 57.61286,-1.90659 (Google map)

Leader Hywel Maggs the RSPB's NE Scotland farmland birds officer. Contact Mark Sullivan

Time: 10am

Price: No charge

Telephone: 01224 861446

Sun
29

WEEKEND GROUP OUTING - Glen Prosen "Upland and moorland birds"

Location: Meet RSPB Loch of Kinnordy, by Kirriemuir [OS 54 NO359539]

Latitude/longitude: 56.67301,-3.04471 (Google map)

Leader Trevor Donaldson

Time: 10 am

Price: No Charge

Telephone: 01224 591259

May 2012

Sun
13

WEEKEND GROUP OUTING - "Dawn Chorus" Outing to Corrennie Forest, followed by visit to Laird's Throat

Location: Meet at Alford main village car park [OS37 NJ579160]. Please note early start.
Latitude/longitude: 57.23278,-2.69996 (Google map)

Leader Trevor Donaldson. In event of bad weather forecast contact Trevor the evening before.

Time: 4.30 am

Price: No charge

Telephone: 01224 591259

Thu
24

MIDWEEK GROUP OUTING - Loch of Strathbeg - "Summer Migrants and breeding birds"

Location: Meet at Loch of Strathbeg Starnafin Visitor Centre [OS30 NK057581]

Latitude/longitude: 57.61286,-1.90659 (Google map)

Leader Dave Gill

Time: 10 am

Price: No charge

Telephone: 01631 806252

Wed
30

Land Rover trip into the higher reaches of the Glen Tanar Estate

Location: Glen Tanar Estate - near Aboyne

A four hour Land Rover trip into the higher reaches of the Glen Tanar Estate in search of raptors, grouse, high country and pine forest breeding birds and mammals.

Wednesday 30th May (plus provisional additional booking Thursday 31st May, subject to demand)

Cost £50pp Booking essential.

If interested please register with Hilary MacBean hilary.macbean50@hotmail.co.uk

N.B. time subject to confirmation with Hilary

Time: 10am

Price: £50pp

Booking essential

E-mail: hilary.macbean50@hotmail.co.uk

June 2012

Wed
20

MIDWEEK GROUP OUTING - Evening outing to Potarch "Roding woodcock and crepuscular creatures"

Location: Meet at Potarch Bridge car park [OS 45 NO 607972]
Latitude/longitude: 57.06580,-2.64738 (Google map)

Leader Hilary MacBean

Time: 7.30 pm

Price: No Charge

Telephone: 01339 887793