Meetings
Indoor meetings are held on the second Monday of the month starting at 7.30pm, at The Banbury Cricket Club, White Post Road, Bodicote OX15 4BN. View map
Directions to outdoor meetings and start times are pubished in the Newsletter and on this website.
10 December 2018 - Indoor Meeting
The AGM and Quiz.
14 January 2019 - Indoor Meeting
Bird Trends and Conservation needs - Mike Curnow and Mike Pollard
Mike Curnow has been working to produce a report on the bird trends in the BOS area compared to national trends. Read more ...
11 February 2019 - Indoor Meeting
Tree Sparrows - Matt Prior
Matt's conservation work with birds is an all-consuming hobby. Read more ...
11 March 2019 - Indoor Meeting
New Zealand - Frances and Adrian Buckel
Frances and Adrian will be giving a presentation on their recent visit to New Zealand. Read more ...
8 April 2019 - Indoor Meeting
On Farthinghoe Reserve - A hidden gem - Tim Pridmore
Tim has lived in Middleton Cheney for over 30 years and has been involved with wildlife conservation all his life. He has now been the voluntary warden at the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust's (BCN) Farthinghoe Local Nature Reserve for 15 years continuing the work carried out by the late Cliff and Joyce Christie.
Read more ...
13 May 2019 - Indoor Meeting
Steart Marshes - Tim McGrath, Head of Working Wetland Landscapes at Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)
Rising sea levels are putting the squeeze on our coasts, so WWT and the Environment Agency have created Steart Marshes, near Bridgwater – one of the UK’s largest new wetland reserves. Read more ...
Outdoor Meeting: on 12 June 2019 @ 7pm
Details of the venue will be published here and in the Newsletter nearer the time. Read more ...
Outdoor Meeting: on 8 July 2019 @ 7pm
Details of the venue will be published here and in the newsletter nearer the time. Read more ...
Outdoor meeting: on 12 August 2019 @ 7pm
Details of the venue will be published here and in the newsletter nearer the time. Read more ...
9 September 2019 - Indoor Meeting
Curlew Moon - Mary Colwell
Mary is a writer, producer and commentator on the environment. Read more ...
14 October 2019 - Indoor Meeting
Women Who Saved the Birds - Tessa Boars
Why have the women who saved British birds from the millinery trade been overlooked? Read more ...
11 November 2019 - Indoor Meeting
Birding my local patch - John Friendship-Taylor
The highs & lows of visiting your own patch, in search of wildlife. Read more ...
9 December 2019 - Indoor Meeting
The AGM and Quiz.
Bird Trends in the Heart of England 1977-2016
This report by the BOS reviews the population trends of Farmland and Woodland species in south central England compared to the whole of England for the 40 year period 1977 to 2016. Read more ...
Random Square Survey: 23rd or 24th February 2019
A survey where observers are each given a randomly selected 1km square and record all species and numbers of each for a minimum period of 2 hours between 9am and noon. Read more ...