Meetings
The Committee will continue to review meeting arrangements regularly in line with Government and Health Service COVID19 Guidelines and will publicise any further changes as widely as possible via emails to members and on this website.
Changes to the Cricket Club Entrace
The entrance to the Cricket Club has been redesigned and is no longer in Whitepost Road. Coming off the Oxford Road (A4260) at the roundabout follow the road sign to Bodicote, but do not take the next left towards Bodicote; follow the road into the new Davis Wilson Homes estate, Blackwell Drive. Immediately turn left off Blackwell Drive (before you get to the houses) - as if you are going into the new primary school car park - and then turn right onto the Cricket Club drive. Their new sign is on order and may be in position before our next indoor meeting. View map.
The BOS will endeavour to take all Covid19 precautions; hand gel will be available and members are asked to wear face coverings in line with Government rules. The programme is still in development for the latter part of the year and may be subject to change.
10 January 2022 - Meeting via Zoom @ 7.30pm
A Members' Evening - Mike Pollard and Chris Mason will give us an update on the species they each study in the Banbury area. Read more ...
14 February 2022 - Indoor Meeting @ 7.30pm
Adventures in Peru - Alan Peters
In his illustrated talk Alan will describe a trip taken in November 2019 visiting a range of wonderful habitats from the Pantanos de Villa marshes south of Lima to see Great Grebe, Cinnamon Teal, Black Skimmer and many other species amongst 1000’s of Franklin’s Gulls while squadrons of Peruvian Pelicans patrolled just offshore. Going out in a fishing boat to circle an uninhabited island to get up close and personal with Neotropic, Guanay and Red-legged Cormorants and a small numbers Humboldt Penguins. Read more ...
14 March 2022 - Indoor Meeting @ 7.30pm
Sandwich Bay through the seasons: a video diary - Nick Smith
A talk illustrated by a film showing many of the birds and other wildlife around Sandwich Bay in southeast Kent. Filmed within the Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory recording area, it covers a wide range of species as well as location shots and includes a sound track for many of the birds. Read more ...
11 April 2022 - Indoor Meeting @ 7.30pm
The Madagascar Pochard - saving the world’s rarest bird - Peter Cranswick WWT
Peter Cranswick has been at the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust for around 30 years, in recent times focusing on the conservation of threatened species. He enjoys project managing the new and unknown: aerial surveys of waterbirds, Flight of the Swans, saving the Madagascar Pochard – the more challenging - the better Read more ...
9 May 2022 - Indoor Meeting @ 7.30pm
Woodland Birds: What might the government’s tree planting targets mean for our birds? - Emma Garner CEH
Dr Emma Gardner is an ecologist and research fellow based at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. She works with researchers, NGOs, practitioners and stakeholders to investigate how human and biodiversity benefits can be achieved in tandem through woodland creation.
The government has pledged to increase tree planting to 30,000ha per year by 2025. This target is primarily motivated by the desire to use trees to absorb carbon dioxide, as part of efforts to arrest climate change. But where are all these trees going to go? If these targets really are put into practice, all these extra trees have the potential to drastically change our landscapes. Read more ...
Outdoor Meeting: 13 June 2022 @ 7pm
Details for this meeting will be pubished here and in the newsletter closer to the time.
Outdoor Meeting: 11 July 2022 @ 7pm
Details for this meeting will be pubished here and in the newsletter closer to the time.
Outdoor Meeting: 8 August 2022 @ 7pm
Details for this meeting will be pubished here and in the newsletter closer to the time.
The changing fortunes of Curlew Numenius arquata in the heart of England in the past 100 years
This new paper, published on World Curlew Day on 21 April 2022, describes the current and historical status of the Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata in an area of 1200 square kilometres centred on Banbury. Click here to link to the paper Read more ...