Somerset Birding News
Somerset Birds 2018
Somerset Birds 2018 has been printed and will be sent out directly to Members soon.
Non-Members can obtain a copy for £10 from Brian Gibbs. Members can obtain additional copies for £8.50 a copy. See https://somersetbirding.org.uk/publications
‘Artists for Albatrosses’ – an expedition to South Georgia
Don’t miss a unique opportunity to catch this illustrated talk given by renowned Wildlife Artist Chris Rose.
Friday November 8th, Combe St Nicholas Village Hall (South Somerset, near Chard), 7.30pm.
In early 2010 Chris spent 5 ½ weeks on board a 20m yacht, sailing a total of over 4,000km (in some of the roughest seas on the planet!) to draw and paint the wildlife and landscapes of the Antarctic archipelago of South Georgia. The resulting work formed an exhibition in London with the aims of raising funds for the Royal Society for the Protection of Bird’s (RSPB) Save the Albatross campaign and of raising awareness of the plight of albatrosses and other seabirds in the Southern Ocean.
This illustrated talk is an account of the expedition and will feature photographs (and a few videos) of this remarkable place and its wildlife, plus some of the artwork.
For full details, click here.
2019 Members’ Day and AGM
Our 2019 Member's Day will take place on Saturday 21st September, between 1.30 and 5.30 p.m. It will again feature the Society's AGM and a variety of interesting talks on aspects of Somerset birds and birdwatching, and will be a good opportunity for Members to socialize. Our previous such events in 2017 and 2018 were well received and the food was enjoyed by all present!. So please come along and give us your support. For full details of the Programme click here. There will be a raffle, a ringing table and plenty of good food. A map showing the location of Cheddon Fitzpaine Village Hall can be found here.
In order to speed up proceedings at the AGM, we are publishing various AGM documents in advance. Please click on the following links for the relevant documents:
SOS Donates Wildlife Camera to SW Children’s Hospice
The Society has recently donated an outdoor camera to the South West Children's Hospice at Charlton Farm, Wraxall, so that children, parents and visitors can closely monitor the bird life using their garden feeders, while remaining in their refectory. The idea by the Community Fundraiser, Emma Parker was considered the most worthy of suggestions by our President, Stephen Moss, and Roger Dickey, Eve Tigwell and Dick Best went along to see how the project was working. They were also given a tour of the facilities and met staff and volunteers. Such is the success of the camera at the hospice, that SOS is intending to sponsor membership of the hospice in the Garden Bird Watch scheme, thus hopefully establishing an enduring link with this very worthy organisation.