Monday, September 29, 2008

Flock to Stanford this weekend & do it with the Birds!

Dear Amanzi1

 

Finally all our work and arrangements are coming together and this weekend will be the 5th Stanford Glendower Bird Fair.   Our yellow boards are up all around the Overberg and we include the programme here for your convenience. 

 

We wish to remind you once again that the Fair is an opportunity to listen to several speakers and to join the guided outings.    Our speakers and guides are all experts in their fields and should not be missed.   Visit www.stanfordbirding.co.za for more information. 

 

Flock to Stanford and do it with the Birds!

 

Kind regards

 

Philippa Castle

 

STANFORD GLENDOWER BIRD FAIR  3 - 5 October 2008

FRIDAY 03 OCTOBER 2008

Time

Program

Tariff

Venue

09:00

Dutch Reformed Church Stanford Flower show. All weekend

Free

church building

14:00

Snakes & Reptiles

Free

Okkie Smuts Hall

17:00

Information desk opens.

 

Stanford Galleries Café

17:00

Sunset market on Village Square

 

Stanford

18:00

Free Glendower Whisky tasting. Welcome by Chris Weedon, marketing director of Glendower. Snacks provided.
Dave de Beer will do a short presentation on the official status of the Overberg as an Important Birding Area.
Cash bar available.

 

Stanford Galleries Café

19:00

till 23:00 Band: Guess Who (beer tent & food available)

Free

Market Square

SATURDAY 04 OCTOBER 2008

07:00

till 11:00 Guided outing to find Blue Cranes with Bronwyn Botha, Crane field worker for Endangered Wildlife Trust. Depending on weather patterns, we may find chicks.
Booking essential through Stanford Tourism.

Free

See notes below

08:00

till 10:00 Dave de Beer will guide a bird walk around Stanford.

Free

Meet at Tourism Office

09:00

 till 17:00 Stanford Country Carnival
Entertainment, stalls, beer tent, car boot sale, Children’s Used Toy Faire, Children’s Entrepreneurs market

 

Market Square

09:00

till 17:00 Snakes & Reptiles

Free

Okkie Smuts Hall

10:00

Raptor Show by Eagle Encounters. This annual institution never fails to attract and amaze viewers.

Free

Community Centre

10:30

Bazaar in the church hall - fresh produce, cakes, pudding, pankakes and used articles.

Free

Dutch Reformed Church

11:00

N G Church Bazaar & Fynbos Exhibition

 

NG Church & Hall

11:30

Talk on sea birds by Peter Ryan, Conservation Biologist and avid birder who believes in amateur involvement in ornithology.

All talks are free

Municipal Board Room

12:45

Free for lunch

 

Stanford

13:45

till 15:00 Peter Chadwick talk on Cape Vultures and the birds of De Hoop Nature Reserve. (Read his article in June issue of Country Life magazine)

All talks are free

Municipal Board Room

15:00

till 16:00 Marijke Honig, author of ‘Bird Gardens’ in Africa Birds & Birding magazine presents a talk on gardening for birds, followed by a visit to a local garden.

All talks are free

Municipal Board Room

16:15

Garden visit with Marijke Honig.

 

Vlei Street garden

18:30

Evening function – informal supper with Phil Hockey as guest speaker. His talk is entitled “Avian sex: honesty or deception?”
Photographic Competition prize giving.
Cash bar.
Booking essential through Tourism office.

R70p.p

Stanford Galleries Café

SUNDAY 05 OCTOBER 2008

07:30

Dr Phil Hockey will guide a walk on Flower Valley Farm. This is a rare opportunity for our area and not to be missed. Maximum 20 people. Coffee/tea & muffins provided. Booking essential.

R75p.p

See notes below

09:00

till 11:00 Snakes & Reptiles

Free

Okkie Smuts Hall

09:30

NG Kerkdiens inter denominational service, The Pro Musica Choir from Hermanus with soprano Bea Whittaker, sings in the service

 

Dutch Reformed Church

11:00

Guided Stanford Heritage walk. View historical buildings and hear about the history of Stanford.

Free

Meet at Tourism Office

13:00

till 15:00 Birding Picnic at Mosaic Farm
Click here for full program

R80 pp

Mosaic Farm

  

NOTES ON CERTAIN EVENTS

Glendower Whisky Tasting Friday 03 October: 18h00 at Stanford Galleries Café Long Market Street entrance. Free Glendower Whisky with snacks.

Blue Crane Outing Saturday 04 October: Bronwyn Botha, field worker for the Endangered Wildlife Trust, will lead a group from Hermanus through Overberg farm land to several Blue Crane roosts and explain her work. This pleasant country outing also offers various other sighting opportunities, especially raptors. Pack own breakfast and coffee.
Booking essential through Tourism Bureau.
Meet Stanford :
06h25 at Caltex Garage to depart 06h30
Meet Hermanus:
06h50 at Caltex Garage near circle off Main Road.
Enquiries Royd Frith 028-3410896.

Guided Stanford Bird Walk Saturday 04 October : Dave de Beer, bird expert, will lead a walk to bird spots. Meet 07h55 outside Stanford Tourism, Queen Victoria Street. Booking required.

Flower Valley Sunday 05 October: Dr Phil Hockey will guide a walk on Flower Valley Farm. Maximum 20 people. Booking essential. Cost R75 per person. Meet Stanford : 06h50 at Caltex Garage for departure 07h00.

Guided Stanford Heritage Walk Sunday 05 October: View some historical buildings and hear about the history of Stanford. Meet 10h55 outside Stanford Tourism, Queen Victoria Street. Booking required.

    

VENUE DIRECTIONS

Look out for yellow sign boards All directions given as if travelling from entrance to Stanford off R43/R326 intersection

Okkie Smuts

Okkie Smuts School hall entrance in Shortmarket Street. After the Stanford Spar and Stanford Tourism Bureau turn left into Shortmarket Street. The hall is the 4th building on the right.

Klein River

The riverside boat launch. Travel down Queen Victoria Street to the second 4-way stop. Turn right into Church Street and then left into the lower end of Du Toit Street; or right into Longmarket Street and left into King Street.

Stanford Galleries Café

The Art Gallery & Café is situated on the corner of Queen Victoria and Longmarket Streets, at the first 4-way stop street.

Caltex Garage

Corner of Queen Victoria Street and R43/R326 intersection.

Community Centre

Travel down Queen Victoria Street, take second road (Bezuidenhout Street) left. Follow down for 3 blocks. The Community Centre is half way down the 3rd block, beyond the dam, on the right .

Dutch Reformed Church

Turn in Queen Victoria Street. At second 4-way stop turn left. Church is on the corner and the hall next door to it.

Municipal Boardroom

Municipal Boardroom. Entrance behind the Municipal offices in Queen Vic. St. , next to PO Boxes.

IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT ANY OF THE DIRECTIONS, THE TOURISM BUREAU OR INFORMATION AT STANFORD GALLERIES CAFé WILL GUIDE YOU

 

www.stanfordbirding.co.za  WHERE BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER

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Should you wish to keep abreast of the latest entries into the Stanford Birding Photographic Competition, you may view them online at http://picasaweb.google.com/Philippa.Castle/StanfordBirdingPhotographicCompetiton2008#

 

Entries closed on Friday 26th September at 5pm.  Please feel free to leave your comments.  Judges decision is final and no correspondence shall be entered into.

 

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