This is a provisional programme and is subject to change should there still be Covid-19 restrictions
June | 26-27 | Saturday to Sunday | Assemble Friday evening. AGM during the weekend. Equipment maintenance and possible cannon netting for summering waders |
July** | 10-11 | Saturday to Sunday | Resighting on one or both morning tides. |
July** | 24-25 | Saturday to Sunday | Resighting one or both morning tides. (Possible cannon netting on saltmarsh and/or mist netting in Lincs). |
August | 21-27 | Saturday to Friday | Autumn Passage – 1 Assemble Saturday lunch time – volunteers also needed to recce/resight on Saturday morning tide. First catching expected to be Sunday. Various opportunities for cannon netting, mist netting and colour-ring resighting throughout the week. Last catching on Thursday with departure Friday morning after putting equipment away and tidying base. |
September | 6-12 | Monday to Sunday | Autumn Passage – 2 First catching possible Tuesday 7th morning. Various opportunities for cannon netting, mist netting and colour-ring resighting throughout week. |
September** | 24-25 | Friday to Saturday | Mist netting Friday; Lincs or Gedney. |
October | 9-10 | Saturday to Sunday | Assemble Friday evening. Cannon netting, mist netting and colour-ring resighting. |
October** | 23-24 | Saturday to Sunday | Resighting on one or both morning tides (no catching). |
November | 6-7 | Saturday to Sunday | Assemble Friday evening (high tides) Cannon netting, mist netting and colour-ring resighting. |
November** | 20-21 | Saturday to Sunday | Resighting on one or both morning tides (no catching). |
December** | 4-5 | Saturday to Sunday | Resighting on one or both morning tides. Possible mist netting. |
December** | 26-27 | Saturday to Sunday | Resighting one or both morning tides (no catching). |
** These dates are dependent on sufficient interest, forecast weather and a leader available.
Costs
A charge is made to cover the cost of food and running expenses including equipment and rings. Current prices are £8 per tide attended including the longer visits in August and September. This is reduced to £5 per tide when attending fieldwork sessions when no catching is anticipated. Participants attending for a single tide and not taking advantage of the food / accommodation or other facilities provided by the group are charged £5). Car drivers are reimbursed by the group for fuel used whilst ferrying people and equipment about. Families are welcome to bring children and charges for children are by negotiation.