You may have seen the recently circulated details for Springwatch Camp in Malta from 11th April to 26th April, to stop illegal hunting of migrating birds there. See http://www.birdlifemalta.org/conservation/springwatch09/

By coincidence the next talk at Hx Scientific Soc is "Maltese Moments - Exploring Malta by Bus, by Marilyn Willwhol, a speaker we have heard regularly. She generally rips through a couple or three casettes of excellent slides. Seems like she's been just about everywhere in the world! (Not a birder though.)

That's on Tues. 10th Feb. at 7.15 Halifax Central Library,
Northgate, in the downstairs room. Non-members very welcome.
A small donation is invited.