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African 
Bird 
Membership Services Post Vacant 
Challenging and exciting position available 
Membership Services Officer needed to build 
membership and develop strong sales 
Responsibilities include: 
• Handling membership subscriptions 
• Working with volunteers 
• Helping in recruitment drives 
• Organising and facilitating a considerable 
number of member activities and services 
• Handling enquiries by mail, on the phone or by 
email 
• Maintaining a membership database 
• Handling orders and sales of publications and 
other items 
• Organising the packing and distribution of 
publications 
The position requires someone who can demonstrate: 
• Excellent writing skills 
• Excellent interpersonal skills 
• Is a good organiser, planner and is able to pay 
attention to detail 
• Can work with an MS Access database 
• Interest in natural history, outdoor activities 
and conservation 
• At least a Diploma in Marketing or Sales or 
other relevant qualification 
To apply send an application letter and CV to the 
Membership Services Manager, Nature Kenya by 4th 
January 05. 
Thank you, for your interest. 
Club 
- working for birds in 
A frica 
Members of Nature Kenya can 
now join the African Bird Club 
and pay minimal subscription 
rates (800/- or as a student 
500/-), which are well below 
the normal rates. 
All money raised through this 
scheme will be used to promote 
bird-related conservation in 
Kenya, so please pay more than 
the indicated minimum if you 
feel you can afford to do so. 
ABC's aim is to promote 
knowledge about and the 
conservation of African birds 
and their hobitots ABC takes 
a Continent-wide view and 
maintains a Conservation Fund 
to complement and support the 
work of local societies, such as 
Nature Kenya, and of 
international conservation 
organisations working in 
Africa. 
The African Bird Club is a 
charity (Charity No 1053920) 
registered in the United 
Kingdom. 
The ABC Bulletin 
The ABC Bulletin is published 
twice-yeorly and is packed full 
of feature articles about: 
- news and recent reports from 
around the region including 
details of new species, 
conservation updates, etc 
- fully illustrated identification 
articles for difficult groups 
such as the greenbuls 
- informed reviews of Africa- 
related binding books and sound 
recordings 
- guides to top binding spots in 
Africa 
Why join ABC? 
As well as receiving the ABC 
Bulletin full of articles relating 
to African birds, binding and 
conservation, members become 
part of a diverse community 
spread not only throughout 
Africa, but on the other four 
continents as well, united by a 
shared passion for African 
birds. 
Evening Sky 
Continued from page 2 
Saturn rises about midnight 
ond is visible before dawn. 
Reddish Mars is seen higher 
each morning in December, 
Mars is very close to Venus on 
the 7'^ and 8’^, on the 10*'’ the 
thin silver of our moon is also 
nearby. Come new year. Mars 
rises some 2 hours before the 
sun. 
CLASSIFIEDS 
Reach over 1000 
members by advertising in 
Nature Net 
Rates for Classifieds: • Up 
to 25 words 250/- • Up to 
50 words 500/- 
Ads • 1/4 page (3> 1750/- • 
1/2 page @ 3000/- 
• with image +500/- 
December meteor 
showers 
A meteor shower is produced 
when the orbit of the Earth 
intersects with a cloud of dust 
particles. These particles are 
most often formed by the 
disintegration of a comet or 
asteroid. Most visible meteors 
are about the size of a grain of 
sand; a few are larger. These 
particles burn up as they enter 
the earth's atmosphere, 
forming “shooting stars" or 
"burning spears". 
The Seminid meteor shower is 
Dec A"" - Dec 16"’ and viewing 
conditions are expected to be 
very favourable. Look for more 
“shooting stars" than usual in 
the night sky on those days, 
peaking on the morning of 
December 14"' 
O 
J 
JANUARY 
WATERBIRD 
COUNTS 
To participate please contact 
'Kariuki Ndang 'ang 'a at the 
Department of Ornithology, 
Nairobi Museum 
tei 3742161-4 or email 
kbirds@africaonline. co. ke 
