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Mike Ball’s online talk on 26 February 2026 - My Templecombe Patch
28th Feb 2026

Mike Ball gave an illustrated Zoom talk about his local patch in south-east Somerset. This was a personal look at birding his Templecombe patch through the seasons, highlighting changes over the year and some of the more surprising species he has encountered close to home.

Link to the Mike Ball Illustrated Zoom Talk

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Somerset Birds 2023 annual report
21st Nov 2024

Available from the Somerset County Bird Recorder Brian Gibbs. Please e-mail him if you would like a copy (members receive a copy as part of their annual membership) at briandgibbs23@gmail.com and he will post you a copy once you have transferred £14 (which includes postage and packing) to the SOS account: Sort Code: 60-14-30, Account number: 62564943.
Somerset Birds 2021
27th Oct 2022

Somerset Birds 2021 will be sent out to paid up members in the next few weeks.