What an amazing evening, I thoroughly enjoyed every minute! 

The event was held in an old church so full of wonderful architecture, yet the heating created a warm and inviting environment. there were about 50 people attending and all seemed fascinated to hear the talk by Rod, about how we can spot, identify and protect the wild birds on the island. This talk included rare bird visitors to the island like the Snowy Owl which has only ever been seen once! This made me want to go out and search for these rare but magnificent birds.

During the break i looked at all of Rod's photos on display, WOW! He is so talented and has some incredible shots of birds. Some of them i didn't recognise but we soon asked other guests who spent ages explaining where they could be found, what they ate, where they nested and if they were permanent or migratory. Rod also walked around the room chatting to people, he seemed very relaxed and friendly. One person who brought a photo asked him to tell them about the location of the shot, he spend quite a while with them explaining all about where and how he managed to get such a great photo. I thought that was nice that they knew the story behind the photo instead of just buying it form a gallery.  I will definitely be looking out for and attending any of his future events.