Bank holiday weekend display about the work of Fund A Bird

Bank Holiday Weekend and the Trust held a conservation weekend talking about its various conservation projects around the world.

Campbell left for fieldwork in Kruger National Park (South Africa) on the White-headed Vulture research project.

Jimmy visited Mary Hare School in Newbury on an outreach visit. Henge Consultancy used the Griffon rooms for a meditation course and this course will continue for the following eight weeks.

The Trust welcomed members of the 100 Club. As a thank you to the members for their continued support in raising funds for the Trust, they were invited to the Trust to hear a talk from Kim on the work of the hospital and Ashley on the Red Kite breed and release scheme.

A tourism leaflet swap was held at the Trust, allowing local tourist attractions and accommodation providers to meet and exchange ideas and tourism leaflets.

Sparsholt College students visited the Trust, and were given a presentation by Kim on the work of the hospital.
Volunteer Lou went on an outreach visit to Liss Infant School.
Three Counties National Trust Association visited the Trust.

A group from Sparsholt College visited the Trust.
Chris Packham, the new Springwatch presenter, held the first of three sell-out talks at the Trust. The first is called "Postcards from Paradise", and features some of the stunning images Chris has taken around the world.

A private birthday party was held in the Griffon Rooms.

The Griffon Rooms were booked for a Christening party.

Devizes Blind Group visited the Trust.

Ashley with the recovering Honey Buzzard

A Honey Buzzard, rare to the UK, was found floating in the Solent and saved in a dramatic rescue by a couple in an inflatable dingy. It is thought that the bird had become exhausted on its migratory route to Britain from its winter home in Africa, and was very thin. The bird will be kept at the Hawk Conservancy Trust to receive treatment until it has gained enough weight to be able to be released back into the wild.

Campbell attended the Annual Conference of the Birds of Prey Working Group of South Africa’s Endangered Wildlife Trust. He gave a presentation on the Trust’s conservation and research work on African vultures.

The Festival of Falconry committee held a meeting in the Griffon Rooms.

Ashley attended the Biaza Annual General Meeting at Edinburgh Zoo.

The Hawk Conservancy Trust set up its own honey factory when a bee hive complete with a swarm of bees was installed in the lower end of Reg's meadow.
Beekeeper and volunteer Jim Frayer has agreed to look after the bees, and is assisted by Sam in setting up the colony in the meadow. Meadow honey is supposed to be the best there is, and we are looking forward to the first pots going on sale in the late summer.

Slight panic today when a swarm of about 2,000 bees was seen in the Great Bustard aviary. Sam bravely ventured into the aviary wearing a mosquito head net and rubber gloves for protection, and scooped some of the bees into a box. Over the next hour the rest of the colony joined them there, and they were safely secured until Jim arrived. Believing them to be the Trust's new swarm, they were taken to the hive, where we found our bees still happily in the hive! So overnight our colony had doubled in size.