The monthly Club Meetings are held at the Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland from 19:00 on the second Wednesday of each month, with pre-meeting ‘supper’ from 18:30, except for January during summer holidays. Meetings are recorded, with online access provided to members to view at a later date, for those that cannot attend, to maximise accessibility.
The format of the meetings includes a presentation from a Main Speaker, a “Bird of the Evening” presentation and an open forum for the sharing of recent bird observations. Upcoming activities and other important Club notices are also announced. In February the Bird of the Evening presentation is replaced by the Club’s AGM.
Please register your in-person attendance for a Club Meeting in advance with the Club Secretary, Marg Clarke on 0412 616 030 or at secretary@hboc.org.au
Club Management Committee Meetings are held on the Wednesday preceding each Club Meeting from 18:30 at the Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. All members are welcome to attend – please contact the Club Secretary in advance to notify the Management Committee of your intention to attend.
2023 calendar of Club Meetings:
| DATE | MAIN SPEAKER | BIRD OF THE EVENING |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 8 Feb | Milly Formby – Sharing the Awesome-ness of Shorebirds from 5000 ft. | Club AGM |
| Wed 8 Mar | Akos Lumnitzer – Predators of the Skies | Louise Williams |
| Wed 12 Apr | Tom Clarke – Celebration of 20 years of Mangrove Removal at Stockton Sand Spit | Drew Garnett |
| Wed 10 May | Phil Straw – The World’s Longest Flight | Neil Fraser |
| Wed 14 Jun | Dick Jenkin – Galapagos Islands | Sandeep Kaur |
| Wed 12 Jul | Vicky Austin – Femal bird vocalisations | |
| Wed 9 Aug | Simon Griffith – The Sparrows in the Mining Towns: a Bioindicator of Contamination | |
| Wed 13 Sep | Andrea Griffin – radio-tracking shorebirds in the Hunter Region | |
| Wed 11 Oct | Shoshana Rapley – Bush Stone-curlews | |
| Wed 8 Nov | Nine Nifty Ninjas – the 2023 Birdwatching Migration to Japan | None |
| Wed 13 Dec | Xmas Club Night | N/A |