{"id":1980,"date":"2026-02-18T13:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T13:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:47:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:47:56","slug":"18-april-2026-birds-and-buffalos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/18-april-2026-birds-and-buffalos\/","title":{"rendered":"18 April 2026: &#8216;Birds and Buffalo&#8217;: visit to Menster Brill Nature Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Birds &amp; Buffalo&nbsp;at&nbsp;Menster Brill Nature Reserve<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are delighted to invite you to a guided nature experience organised by Louise Benjamin (Cambridge) and our member Philip Birget (Oxford). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will meet in on <strong>Saturday morning 18 April, at 9am<\/strong> at the Munsbach football club car park\u00a0and have the chance to observe at close quarters the careful work of monitoring and recording local birdlife including bird ringing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 11am, the visit will continue to the nearby buffalo hide in Mensdorf (5-minute drive), where we hope to see the reserve\u2019s European water buffalo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image.png 338w, https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 85vw, 338px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A beautiful Bluethroat  <\/em>(Photo: Philip Birget)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The morning will conclude with a light lunch, kindly provided for us by Louise Benjamin at her home nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A beautiful Bluethroat  <\/em>(Photo: Philip Birget)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sign-up: Louise Benjamin at:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:l.benjamin@benjamin.lu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:l.benjamin@benjamin.lu\">l.benjamin@benjamin.lu<\/a>\u00a0cc,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:chair@oxford.lu\">chair@oxford.lu<\/a>, or via Louise\u2019s WhatsApp: +352 621 288 484<\/strong>.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Participation:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; text-align: justify; white-space: normal; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0the event is free of charge. <\/span><br><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; text-align: justify; white-space: normal; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>However, <\/strong>a\u00a0small donation of\u00a0\u20ac25-30 to\u00a0<i>Fondatioun H\u00ebllef fir d\u2019Natur<\/i>\u00a0would be greatly appreciated.<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; text-align: justify; white-space: normal; font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; text-align: justify; white-space: normal; font-size: 12pt;\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><br><b style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Iban:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; text-align: justify; white-space: normal; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0LU89 1111 0789 9941 0000<\/span><b style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><br><b style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Reference:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; text-align: justify; white-space: normal; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0Schlammwiss 18.03.26 visit<\/span><b style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; 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