A bird club covering the Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and West Midlands Metropolitan County with a mission to bring together those with a common interest in wild birds and to encourage the study of these birds and the conservation of their habitats.

The club organises regular indoor and field meetings, produces a regular bulletin and publishes an annual report.

Wigeon at Balscote © Derek Hales Red Kite at Balscote © Richard Dunn Reed Bunting at Balscote © Tony Clark Teal © Trevor Easterbrook

UK currently holds approximately a quarter of the global Curlew population, with estimates for England of about 30,000 pairs. National monitoring data show that this population has been in long-term decline since the 1970s and has almost halved in the UK over the last 20 years. In lowland southern England, the population has declined to about 500 pairs, with many colonies on the verge of local extinction. Read more ...

First we will hold the Banbury Ornithological Society's Annual General Meeting, quickly followed by the Annual Quiz - a great time to put formalities aside and enjoy a fun, convivial evening.

A survey where observers are each given a randomly selected 1km square and record all the species encountered and numbers of each for a minimum period of 2 hours between 9am and noon. Read more ...

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