Monthly Diary - July 2005
| 3rd July | Members Wild Flower count held in the wildflower meadow at Trust. |
| 5th July |
A young wild Peregrine Falcon that had been brought into Bird of Prey hospital, after being found injured on a beach, was returned to its nest site at Fawley power station, Southampton. National Power staff were on hand to watch the release, and Trust staff and volunteer monitored the bird’s return for several days after its release. |
| 9th July |
Thames Valley Vultures motorcycle group held a rally at the Trust. Over 250 bikes of various types and sizes roared into the park.
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| 12th July |
Day one of a 2-day course held for newly qualified RSPCA inspectors. Their training sessions were filmed by a television production company for the Discovery Channel |
| 14th JulY | Duffy, our European Eagle Owl, attended a photographic session in London. |
| 15th July | A CD player was set up in hospital foyer, playing the TV coverage the rehabilitation and return to the wild of Ossie the Osprey. |
| 17th July | The first of the Tawny Owl research students arrived to settle into her accommodation. Three other students arrived over the next few days, and begin their tasks of researching release sites and recording evidence of other wildlife there. During the week the students will also help the BTO in ringing the owls, and recording physical details of each bird. |
| 19th July |
Office staff received training on the new software to allow Direct Debit payments for membership renewals. John Chitty, our vet, arrived to health check all the young Tawny Owls prior to their release. |
| 20th July |
A new Bateleur Eagle chick arrived from the Cotswold Falconry Centre. New equipment is fitted to him to start his training routine at the Trust. |
| 21st July | Avon the Barn Owl attended the Officers' Mess dinner at his sponsors, the Joint Helicopter Commands . |
| 22nd JulY | The Trust lent a hand at the local village fete with their ferret racing team. All funds raised from the fete's raffle were donated to the Trust. |
| 25th July | Radio transmitters were fitted to the young Tawny Owls, and two groups of staff, students and volunteers set off to a secret location to release the owls. All were released successfully, and the students will continue to track the birds and monitor their progress until September. |
| 27th July | The Geoffrey Dashwood Bronze Vulture was collected by the raffle winners, Mr & Mrs White. |
| 29th July | Falconer Mike Riley attended an appointed person first aid course |
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