Bird Fair? Martin Mere.

[Morph]

Martin Mere are holding a Bird Watching Festival on the weekend of 29th-30th November. Last year they held a Bird Fair around the same time, does anyone know if this is the same event under a new name or something different ?

[sleipnerofasgard]

There is quite a bit of information about this on the Martin Mere website and one part of it says new for 2008 so i would think it is probably is an annual event,there are plenty of guest speakers and optical demonstrations including Newpro who will be demonstrating the Minox Digiscoping Camera Module, Zeiss, Swarovski and Nikon, could be worth a look

Frank

[sleipnerofasgard]

Just read that this is the Birdfair's 11th year

[Morph]

Last years was nice a much better size than the Rutland Fair and not as crowded. Got some really good info from local (north west) groups on what to see where and when, which led to us having brilliant views of Hen Harrier on the Wirral.

[Morph]

Its this weekend 29th + 30th anyone going ?

[PMG]

Working I'm afraid

Pauline

[Morph]

Originally Posted by PMG

Working I'm afraid

Pauline

I wagged work on tues cos of the good weather and visited Penny (your doing a sterling job there) but water levels a bit high due to the earlier rains. I did here on the grapevine that there is a possibilty of extension to the site if a sports complex is given the go ahead, has there been any development ?

[PMG]

Originally Posted by Morph

I wagged work on tues cos of the good weather and visited Penny (your doing a sterling job there) but water levels a bit high due to the earlier rains. I did here on the grapevine that there is a possibilty of extension to the site if a sports complex is given the go ahead, has there been any development ?

I was in work on Tues afternoon you should have given me a shout!

The Bickershaw golf course, parkland, marina at the swing bridge and housing scheme seems to have gone quiet for the min. We are not sure what will actually happen if it does go ahead - our municipal course is supposed to close and it would be nice to use that land for wildlife but we have no idea what will actually happen as the new Leigh Sports Village is on the opposite side of the by-pass............

Sacriligious to golfers as this might sound - I could imagine hides and more scrapes and ponds where the golf course is now - but somehow I doubt a prime peice of land like this would be used this way? On the other hand I couldn't see anyone building on it the way it has flooded historically and if memory serves me designated flood plain is very close to it. Projections were for the new course too be finished and in use by 2010 but I can't see it with the world economy crumbling and firms like Woolworths going to the wall..............

Pauline

[Morph]

Well we can only keep our fingers crossed, I only wish I lived a little closer to Penny. Judith Smith had a report of a Red-necked Grebe somewhere called Rimmers (I think) in that area where abouts is that ?

[PMG]

Originally Posted by Morph

Well we can only keep our fingers crossed, I only wish I lived a little closer to Penny. Judith Smith had a report of a Red-necked Grebe somewhere called Rimmers (I think) in that area where abouts is that ?

I can't for the life of me think where this is referring to? I've just had a look around the Gt Manchester Birding Website but got no clues from that either - sorry dunno.......

Pauline