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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