Published as Issue No. 132
July 14, 2015
Fund-raising event: Friends of Houghton Valley advise “we are having a fab quality music and dance show at the Pines on Sunday 9th August from 3 pm to 5 pm. Afternoon tea is included in the $20 entry fee. Tickets are limited. Concessions for young families are also available.
Featuring: VIVO STRING QUARTET, CLASSICAL HARP – Carolyn Mills, Principal Harpist, NZSO; FLAMENCO GUITAR – Jacob De Ruiter and Mike Kingston; BELLY DANCING; Felina and Mirian Caberlon. Be great to see you there.”
Bird Banding: Peter of Hornsey Rd reports “We had a very successful session at the School (two Sundays ago) catching 97 birds of 5 species. There were 65 new and 32 recaptures, as expected the catch was dominated by silvereyes, also blackbird, dunnock, greenfinch and house sparrow. The oldest caught was banded at Hornsey Rd in Aug 2010, just short of 5 years. Afterwards the banders joined the community gardeners for afternoon tea.”
More data and photos can be found on their blog post of Monday, 6 July 2015.
Norman and contributors