Lecture: An introduction to the birds of Al Wathba Wetland Reserve: why and when they are there and how to identify them! by Oscar Campbell

TIME: Refreshments from 7pm, lecture from 7.30pm

VENUE:  Alayzia ballroom 1, Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Oscar Campbell, originally a chemistry teacher at the British School Al Khubairat, is the chairman of the Emirates Bird Records Committee. He has carried out original research and published extensively in local, as well as international scientific publications, recording and counting populations of important resident and migratory birds around the UAE. He plans to continue researching and recording rare and endangered bird species such as the Socotra cormorant, of which Abu Dhabi hosts 35 percent of the world’s population. His diligent work in the research of birds has awarded him Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak prize for Natural History in June 2013.