BOS and COVID-19
Updated 26th March 2020
Due to the current Covid 19 outbreak, the BOS has cancelled the April and May indoor meetings. If the current travel & social distancing restrictions remain in place or increase, we will also have to cancel the outdoor meetings scheduled for June through August. Read more ...
Postponed: 6 April 2020 - Indoor Meeting
This meeting has been postponed due to the COVID-19 restrictions. We will reschedule this meeting when social gathering restrictions have been lifted.
Ecology and conservation of the Sociable Lapwing. - Rob Sheldon
Please note this is 1 week earlier than usual because of Easter
The Sociable Lapwing has suffered huge declines in range and population and is now listed as critically endangered. RSPB is working with a number of partners on the breeding grounds in Kazakhstan and on the migration routes and wintering areas in the Middle East and Africa to work out why this enigmatic and beautiful species has declined. Read more ...
Summer Random Square Survey 2020
COVID-19 Update 25th March 2020: This survey will not go ahead this year due to government travel restrictions.
A survey of breeding birds, conducted using 3 visits over 3 months to a random 1km square. Read more ...