G’day
Noredah Othman (Marketing Manager, Sabah Tourism) has sent me a tentative program for this years’ bird festival – to be held at the excellent Rainforest Discovery Centre (close to the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary). I believe they are seeking an extra speaker or two, and would like to get into contact with “any bird clubs in Australia who may be interested in attending the event or even exhibiting at the show”.
As Chris Sanderson, Andrew Stafford, Chris Barnes and Carl Clifford can attest, the Borneo Bird Festival is a top event and an excellent launching pad for a birding trip to the region. Airfares to Sandakan from Australia are relatively inexpensive, and the organisers do a good job of looking after their guests.
If you are interested, you can contact Noredah via email at noredah@sabahtourism.com .
The festival website is located at http://www.borneobirdfestival.com/introduction/
The tentative program is as follows:
BORNEO BIRD FESTIVAL
Date: 15 – 17 October 2010
Venue: Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sandakan
Programme
15 October 2010 (Friday)
1000 – 1600hrs – Activities and Booth Exhibitions 1400 – 1600hrs – Launching of the Borneo Bird Festival 2010 1600 – 2000hrs – Bird Race Flag Off – Session 1 1600 – 1800hrs – Guided Birdwatching Walk
1900 – 2030hrs – Guided Walk – Rainforest by Night
16 October 2010 (Saturday)
0630 – 0800hrs – Guided Birdwatching Walk 0500 – 0900hrs – Bird Race – Session 2
1000 – 1045hrs – – Talk 1: Birds of Borneo and its Specialty
“Conservation and Tourism”
1000 – 1800hrs – Activities and Booth Exhibitions 1100 – 1145hrs – Talk 2: Hornbill Conservation 1200 – 1245hrs – Talk 3: Eagle Conservation
1245 – 1400hrs – Break – Lunch
1400 – 1445hrs – Talk 4:
1600 – 1800hrs – Guided Birdwatching Walk 1500 – 1700hrs – Showcase : Environmental Message from Our Children
(Student’s Showcase)
17 October 2010 (Sunday) 0630 – 0800hrs – Guided Birdwatching Walk 1000 – 1045hrs – Presentation & Workshops (Rainforest Hall, RDC):
– Talk 5: Birdwatching Basics and equipment
1100 – 1145hrs – Talk 6: Birding Asia and the Best Places to Go 1200 – 1245hrs – Talk 7: Hornbill Nestbox 1245 – 1400hrs – Break – Lunch 1400 – 1445hrs – Workshop : Bird As Art – Sketch OR Paint 1500 – 1545hrs – Prize Presentation Ceremony
1) Bird Race
2) Bird Photography
1600 – 1645hrs – Closing and Hi-tea============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au
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