In Twitchathon 2000 the Hunter Thickheads achieved equal second place in NSW with a total of 191 species. Dates of Twitchathons are given in the calendar . Funds raised in the 2000 Twitchathon went towards Birds Australia's purchase of Newhaven Station in the Northern Territory. Funds raised in the 2001 Twitchathon will go towards SNAG's Cowra woodlands project which aims to reverse the decline of woodland birds in the upper Lachlan catchment. The club's annual Christmas party is a diverting secular event held in conjunction with the December club night .
Business is kept to a minimum.
Members are invited to show their own slides or videos. Competitions are held and raffles conducted. Some members donate prizes, among which a selection of native plants has featured prominently in the past. Top of this page Expeditions From time to time, a group of members will travel to some exotic destination to go birdwatching. A commercial tour guide with specialist knowledge of the birds of the area may be engaged.