Saturday 6 January         10am - 4pm
Shellness & capel fleet
Meet at the seawall at Leysdown to walk to Shellness & see the wader roost, (TR042699) ME12 4RJ. Afterwards to Capel Fleet raptor watchpoint (TR013689) ME12 4BA for marsh harriers & short-eared owls.
Thursday 11 January      7:30pm - 9:45pm              
Northfleet School for Girls, Hall Road, Gravesend DA11 8AL
BIRDING ALASKA” by Barry Wright.  Enjoy spectacular scenery and hear about the special birds and mammals living in this wild land.  
Sunday 21 January          10am - 4pm
Dungeness Lighthouse and RSPB reserve (WC)
Park in the Old Lighthouse car park (TR088169) TN29 9NB. Gulls, gannets & grebes & later at the RSPB reserve (TR067184) TN29 9NF ducks, egrets (and possibly bitterns) on the new RSPB islands.  
Tuesday 23 January        2pm - 4pm          
Masonic Halls, Wrotham Road, Gravesend DA11 0PA
WILDLIFE OF SPEYSIDE” by Duncan MacDonald. Join us for this Scottish tour through Speyside’s unique habitats and exciting wildlife. 
Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 Jan      1 hour 
Big Garden Birdwatch
Record the wildlife you see in your garden for 1hr. Submit your results on the RSPB website and be part of the 2018 BGBW!
Happy New Year

The North Kent Marshes are a very special area and worth preserving at all cost.