Tay Ringing Group

hosts the

43rd Scottish Ringers’ Conference

Carrbridge 10th – 12th November 2017

Hotel

Carrbridge Hotel, Carrbridge PH23 3AB. Telephone: 01479 841202

BTO Sales

Due to logistics at the hotel and to give more time to chat and discuss issues with BTO staff there is no shop this year but goods can be delivered to you at the conference.Pay via Ringing Sales as usual but mark the order fordelivery at Scottish Ringers’ Conferenceor phone Anne Trewhitt on 01842 750050 by Monday 6th November.

Displays and Posters

Posters are welcome and display boards will be available. Let us know in advance.

Group Meetings

If you plan to hold a group meeting e.g. CES, Seabirds etc. let us know so that we can make an announcement.

Conference Fees

Residential charges include B&B, meals and coffees. Day rates include lunch and coffees only (not accommodation or dinner). Costs are based on delegates sharing rooms. Remember to indicate who you are willing to share with.

Booking Confirmation & Receipts

Once your payment has cleared, please assume your booking is accepted unless we advise the conference is full and return payment.

If a receipt is essential please provide a Stamped Address Envelope or indicate if email attached receipt is acceptable.

Cancellations

Cancellations may be possible up to the end of October. No refunds can be made after October unless your vacancy can be filled.

Name Badges

Name badges must be worn at all times during the conference for security purposes.

Enquiries and Correspondence

Contact: Shirley Millar, TRG, Edenvale, 1 Lydox Cottages, Dairsie, Fife KY15 4RN. Tel 01334 870988, Email:

43rdScottish Ringers’ Conference

Carrbridge10th – 12thNovember 2017

Friday 10th

From 1600Check-in and collect badge

2100Short talks & Slides including:Gulls – Hayley Douglas, Owls– Neil, Morrison,
High RiseNets – MikeNicoll,New Forest Birds – Ailidh Barnes

Saturday 11th

0800 – 0900Resident’s Breakfast

0900 – 0950Check-in & Coffee

0950 – 1000Welcome & Housekeeping

1000 – 1030Will Cresswell – How do small migrant birds cross barriers like
the Sahara and the Mediterranean

1030 – 1100Iain Malzer – The space use of bearded tits on the Tay

1100 – 1130Coffee

1130 – 1200John Calladine – Short-eared Owls - movements and habitat
use assessed with old and new technologies

1200 – 1230Bruce Lynch –The Progression of post-fledging moult inMeadow Pipits

1230 – 1300Stephen Westerberg – Whinchat RAS & juv dispersal at RSPB
Geltsdale

1300Lunch and afternoon for birdwatching, meetings, demos etc.

1600 – 1630Coffee

1630 – 1700Greg Conway – What can novel tracking studies tell us about Nightjar and Tree
Pipit movements?

1700 – 1730Fiona Torrance – Grey Partridge tagging and the PARTRIDGE project

1730 – 1800Francis Daunt – Seabirds and the Isle of May

1800 – 1830BTO News, questions and discussion

1930 Conference Dinner – by ticket only

EveningEilidh’s quiz, refreshments from the bar, more raffle tickets!

Sunday 12th

0800 – 0930Residents' Breakfast

1000 – 1030Jeroen Minderman – Tits and Pits

1030 – 1100Rachel Steenson – Ticks and Disease

1030 –1100Coffee

1130 – 1200Rachael Wilbourn – Landscape genetics of a North Americansongbird

1200 – 1230Mike Nicoll – Peregrines in Angus

1200 – 1230Conclusion, Competitions & Raffle - you can never have toomanyraffle tickets!

1230Lunch & Depart

Note: Talks may be subject to change at short notice

43rd Scottish Ringers’ Conference, 10th – 12th November 2017

Booking Form - print and return both pages of booking form

Name(s):______

Address:______

______

Email (essential)______Tel ______

Ringing Group/Area ______

This booking is for a total of ___ persons. Give names & addresses of others if different from above (required for hotel safety regulations).

______

______

If this is a single booking, please indicate who you are prepared to share a room with: ______

I / We wish to book: / No. Places / Total Cost
Full weekend: £109 per person
(incl. B&B Fri & Sat, Stovies Fri evening, Lunch Sat & Sun, Dinner Sat)
Saturday to Sunday Lunchtime: £90 per person
(incl. B&B Sat, Lunch Sat & Sun, Dinner Sat)
Day visitor Saturday + Dinner: £36 per person
(incl. Lunch and Dinner)
Day visitor Saturday £19 per person
(incl. Lunch only – NOT dinner)
Day visitor Sunday £19 per person
Overall Total

Preference: Twin Room  Double Room  (Rooms are subject to availability)

Vegetarian  Other dietary requirements ______

Print & Postboth pages of booking form and cheque for TAY RINGING GROUP to S. Millar, Edenvale, 1 Lydox Cottages, Dairsie, Fife, KY15 4RN

Please continue overleaf

43rd Scottish Ringers’ Conference, 10th – 12th November 2017

Booking Form - print and return both pages of booking form

I am Paying by Cheque

I/We enclose a cheque for £______payable to Tay Ringing Group.

I am Paying by Bank Transfer

Due to popular demand we are experimenting with online payment. Please help to make this work by completing the following:

Transaction Reference – all payments should include a reference with SRC17 and your name (e.g. SRC17-Millar,S)

My transaction reference is: ______

Transaction Date

I made a payment of £______on the following date ______

Please make payment to the following Bank of Scotland Account:

Account name: Tay Ringing Group, Sort Code: 80-12-35, Account no: 00665667

Receipts

I/We require a receipt of payment by email 

I/We require a receipt of payment and enclose an S A E for same 

Posters

I wish to display a poster I can bring my own display boards Yes/No

BTO News and Questions Session

Let us know if you have any questions or points you would like BTO to address during the Saturday afternoon session:

Signed: ______Date: ______