ELBF was set up in August 1997 as a forum for local birders to network more easily and to accumulate data on the local avifauna and most importantly to promote the importance of local patch birding. It has evolved somewhat over the last ten years with the creation of our website and our continued involvement in local events and surveys. We have become the information hub for this area but rely on your records and photos to keep things fresh and up to date.

The dates and venues for the next three Forum meetings are as follows:

On 2 June we will be meeting in the Bittern Information Point at Fishers Green, again at 7.30. We'll use the Information Point for the Log and then go for a stroll to listen to Nightingales and feed the mosquitoes.

Good birding- Mike Dent

An obliging Hobby at RSPB Rainham Marshes - Priscille Preston