ABC
Welcome to the
Amersham Birdwatching Club
We meet every 3rd Friday of the month at 7:45pm at:
Large Barn Hall
Community Centre
Chiltern Avenue
Amersham
HP6 5AH
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For more information contact
abcsecretaryamersham@gmail.com
or Alistair McKenzie 07958 792 488
Calendar 2025
(Start time 7:45pm unless noted)
Friday 19th September
Bird tracking: methods ancient and modern
Speaker: Richard Tomlin
Friday 17th October
Wildlife of Upper Teesdale
Speaker: Andy Sands
Friday 21st November
Monitoring seabirds in Norway
Speaker: Dr Annette Fayet (via Zoom in the hall)
Friday 19th December
Hampshire’s special birds
Speaker: Keith Betton
Friday 16th January
Quiz night
Friday 20th February
Wildlife of the Azores
Speaker: Sara Frost
Friday 20th March
RSPB Head of Investigations
Speaker: Mark Thomas (via Zoom in the hall)
Friday 17th April
The Beech Tree
Speaker: John Tyler
Friday 15th May
My love of Africa
Speaker: Tom Way
Friday 20th June
Picnic
Friday 18th September
Wildlife in Finnmark
Speaker: Jeff Blincow
Previous Events
2025
Friday 17th January
Quiz Night
Sunday 19th January
Outdoor Meeting: Stockers Lake (am)
Leader: David Witton
(Please email to register and find out details)
Friday 21st February
Birds in Winter
Speaker: Brian Clews
Friday 21st March
Dancers End: 100 years of Conservation
Speaker: Mick Jones
Sunday 23rd March
Outdoor meeting: Cassiobury Park (am)
Leader: Richard Tomlin
(Please email to register and find out details)
Friday 11th April
Habits for humans: creating a wildlife garden at Little Orchard
Speaker: Jon Mason
Jon has visited all 83 of the Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) sites in the last year, which you can read about here.
Saturday 12th April
Outdoor Meeting: Ivinghoe Beacon
Leader: Alistair McKenzie
(Please email to register and find out details)
Friday 16th May
AGM followed by
Talk: Life in a Nutshell
Speaker: John Tyler
Cheese and wine to follow.
Sunday 18th May (am)
Field Meeting: Wilstone Reservoir
Leader: Richard Tomlin
(Please contact him if you plan to attend.)
2024
Friday 19th April
The Cuckoo and the Nightjar
Speaker: Brian Clews
Saturday 20th April (10am)
Field Trip to Ivinghoe Beacon
Contact: Alistair McKenzie
Friday 17th May
AGM followed by Cheese and Wine
Saturday 18th May
Field Trip to Wilstone Reservoir
Leader: Richard Tomlin
Saturday 22nd June
College Lake Anniversary Picnic
Friday 20th September
Tracking the impact: Chalk Cherries and Chairs
Speaker: Neil Marriner
Friday 18th October
The BBOWT Reserve Challenge
Speaker: Jon Mason
Read more: https://bit.ly/bbowt-jon-mason
Friday 15th November
Antarctic Wildlife
(Zoom meeting in Barn Hall)
Speaker: James Lowen
James is a frequent contributor to BBC Wildlife and author of several books, notably the recent Much Ado About Mothing, A Summer of British Wildlife: 100 Great Days Out Watching Wildlife, winner of the Travel Guide Book of the Year at the 2016 Travel Media Awards, and 52 European Wildlife Weekends.
Read more: http://www.jameslowen.com/
Friday 20th December
Return of the Peregrine
Speaker: Keith Betton