Great Bustard in Purbeck
November 26, 2011 by wosuser
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/9381090.World_s_largest_flying_bird_spotted_in_Purbeck/
Langford Lake news – BBC and Salisbury Journal
November 26, 2011 by wosuser
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-15903017
Birds delay migration due to unseasonably warm autumn
November 21, 2011 by wosuser
How to enter WOS photographic competition
November 19, 2011 by wosuser
The annual WOS photographic competition takes place at the December indoor meeting 7.30 pm on Wednesday 14th December at the Crown Centre, Devizes. All you have to do is come along to the meeting with your photos (A4 size or 10 x 8 inches). PLEASE ARRIVE BY 7.10 pm SO YOUR PHOTOS CAN BE DISPLAYED BEFORE THE START. You can enter up to 3 photos, one in each of the categories:
- Wiltshire bird
- UK bird
- Other wildlife / natural history
All photos must be taken this year and be of WILD subjects (no captive animals / birds from sanctuaries / pets). A prize will be awarded to the best in each category as chosen by the members present.
Work Party Sunday 11th December 2011 on Cleveland Scrapes
November 14, 2011 by wosuser
Views onto the recently-created Cleveland Scrapes (Lake 74) are becoming increasingly encroached by the growth of vegetation upon the scrapes as well as at Twitcher’s Gate. Several local birders have asked if this situation can be remedied.
On Sunday 11th December, the CWPT’s Volunteer Rangers will be on Cleveland Scrapes to clear vegetation growth along the shoreline visible from Twitcher’s Gate. This work will improve views onto the scrape and will improve the current situation. We also plan to do some work at Twitcher’s Gate too, if we can involve sufficient people to create 2 teams.
We’d like to invite local birders to support this work and come and help. The more people who help, the more we can improve views onto the scrapes. You’ll also get to see the scrapes and lagoons in situ and see why they are able to attract the numbers of species that they do!Clearly this is a temporary situation and a temporary ‘fix’ until we can develop more permanent solutions. But the success of this will depend upon how many people may support this work.If you’d like to support this work, please let me know so that we can plan teams and provide sufficient tools etc.
We will be meeting at the Ranger Compound, adjacent to Twitcher’s Gate (north shore of Lake 74, off Cerney Wick Lane) at 10am. Please bring wellington boots, lunch and refreshments. We’ll provide the mince pies, tools, and gloves.
Please contact Gareth Harris, Biodiversity Manager, Cotswold Water Park Trust 01793 752730 or gareth.harris@waterpark.org
Who on Google Earth is killing the world’s fastest bird of prey?
November 13, 2011 by wosuser
http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/295469-who-on-google-earth-is-killing-the-worlds-fastest-bird-of-prey
Legacies to help Wiltshire wildlife
November 13, 2011 by wosuser
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/latestheadlines/9358981.Legacies_to_help_Wiltshire_wildlife/
Nick Adams talking about Stone Curlews in Wiltshire – BBC
October 31, 2011 by wosuser
Click on the link below to listen to the Living world programme on the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qyz3
Members: Please update your standing order
October 23, 2011 by wosuser
The annual subscription is going up from 1st January 2012. The new rate for both Ordinary and Family members is £15. If you pay by standing order, please be sure to update your standing order.
Bittern revival: Boom time for UK’s loudest bird
September 2, 2011 by wosuser
