Annual General Meeting 21st February 2015

The BirdLife Trogons Annual General Meeting was held at Sapper's Glen on 21st February 2015

The revised SARS compliant constitution was ratified and the previous committee re-elected.
Andrew Pickles joins the committee as Bird Ringing Coordinator.
Herbie Osborne presented the Chairman's Report and Andy Ruffle gave an update on the Barry Porter Memorial Hide Project.

Stan Culley was the recipient of the 2015 Barry Porter Memorial Trophy for his work on the KZN Rarities Committee and the construction of the wetland on his farm.

Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson, CEO of BirdLife South Africa, gave a very informative presentation about the conservation work being carried out by the organisation. 

All photos by Doug Butcher

Barry Porter Memorial Trophy 2014 Herbie Osborne

The recipient of the Barry Porter Memorial Trophy for 2014 is Herbie Osborne.

 

Herbie receiving the trophy, from Andy Ruffle, at the
AGM on the 18th January 2014.
(Photo Doug Butcher)

Herbie does an excellent job manufacturing and manning our Lions’ Show stand each year.

His participation in the annual Cape Parrot Count is invaluable. Without him we would struggle to get to the vantage points.

He is actively involved in the vulture hide project, providing maintenance skills and also escorting visitors.

You can always rely on Herbie to step up to the plate in the clubs hour of need.

Herbie, thank you so much from all the club members.

Barry Porter Memorial Trophy 2013

Mike receiving his well deserved trophy
(Photo Doug Butcher)

The Birdlife Trogons ‘Barry Porter Memorial Trophy’ for 2013 has been awarded to Mike Neethling for his outstanding work with Cape Vultures  at Oribi.

Mike’s dedication is making a huge contribution to the breeding success of this magnificent bird and it isn’t going unnoticed.

First Barry Porter Memorial Trophy Winner

Andy presents Elaine Whitham with the
Barry Porter Memorial Trophy at the 2012 AGM
(Photo Ron Whitham)

The 2011 committee have come up with a fitting tribute to our former Chairman, the 'Barry Porter Memorial Trophy'.
The trophy will be presented at consecutive Annual General Meetings. The criteria for being nominated for this award will be very broad, but will most likely be restricted to club members only.
At the AGM held on 21st January 2012 at Sapper's Glen, Elaine Whitham was awarded the trophy for 2012 for her outstanding contribution to the club.
Elaine has worked wonders with sorting out the clubs outings venue contact details and her organising skills for the Away Trips and End of Year function made them truly memorable occassions. An example of the way Elaine always goes that little bit further, was when she and Ron diverted into Rhodes, whilst on one of their trips, just to do a recky for our planned Rhodes excursion. She was able to meet the owners of the Hotel face-to-face and the rest is history.