BIRDS AND WILDLIFE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

EBwS County Recorder Tim Hayward will give a presentation on the birds and wildlife he encountered during a month-long visit to southern Africa. As well as species unique to that region, Tim also came across some surprising ‘old friends’, European migrants that had made it all the way there all by themselves. The trip took him from Johannesburg northwards through Botswana to the Chobe National Park and the amazing Chobe River, on the northern border with Namibia and Zambia, taking in the birds and wildlife of the Makadikgadi Salt Pans on the way, and also the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe before heading back to Johannesburg. He then headed east for an 8-day visit to the spectacular and enormous Kruger Park.
Indoor meetings are held at the Quaker Meeting House*, 82 Rainsford Road, Chelmsford CM1 2QL. Entrance costs £3.00 for members and £4.00 for non-members (no concessions). A cup of tea/coffee and a biscuit are available during the interval for just £1, but please bring your own mug to save the washing up. There is limited parking on site for blue badge holders and the speaker. The parking meters in the area are currently free to use after 18.30 in the evenings. The nearest public car park is Fairfield Road, which is accessed via Coval Lane, just a three-minute walk from the Quaker Meeting House.