In March 2020 the BTO launched their Chaffinch Appeal to raise funds to help them research why the UK population of Chaffinch is undergoing a significant decline.

The BOS has produced a report which uses their survey data to determine the local status of Chaffinch and to compare it with the national situation using BTO data.

You view/download the report using this link: Status of the Chaffinch in the BOS Area.

This meeting marks the start of our outdoor programme, events start at 7pm, and the venue and directions will be advertised here and in the monthly newsletters nearer the time.

The Long Day Count is carried out by teams of observers in each of the twelve 10km squares recording the number of bird species seen during a maximum of 12 daylight hours on the second Sunday in May each year. Read more ...

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