The BOS monthly newsletters are available to download for each year from the files below. The newsletters have been compiled into an annual report with an index at the beginning so you can quickly locate the newsletter for each month.
Newsletters
Files:
BOS Newsletters 2018.pdf (12.88 MB) BOS Newsletters 2017.pdf (7.83 MB) BOS Newsletters 2016.pdf (6.88 MB) BOS Newsletters 2015.pdf (6.93 MB) BOS Newsletters 2014.pdf (6.61 MB) BOS Newsletters 2013.pdf (6.17 MB) BOS Newsletters 2012.pdf (7.85 MB) BOS Newsletters 2011.pdf (19.18 MB) BOS Newsletters 2010.pdf (17.08 MB) BOS Newsletters 2009.pdf (22.13 MB) BOS Newsletters 2008.pdf (9.32 MB)
Yellowhammer Survey 2018 - Summary of Results
The BOS conducted a survey of Yellowhammers in the first 2 weeks of July 2018 to determine their population abundance, distribution and breeding status. All members and the general public were invited to participate. 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 ...
Random Square Survey: 23 or 24 November 2019
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 ...