Shropshire Ornithological Society
Registered Charity No.: 514487
Welcome to the website of the Shropshire Ornithological Society (SOS). In these pages you will find information about the objectives, activities and work of the SOS. Just select the links on the menu above or in the listing below.
If you find any errors or have material for inclusion on the site, please contact the web manager.
BREAKING NEWS
SOS Needs an Accountant. SOS is in need of a qualified accountant to prepare its relatively simple accounts for submission to the relevant governmental bodies. If you are a member of the Society who is qualified and would be willing to take on this job, either personally or through your company, we are more than happy to pay. Alternatively, if you know of an accountant who you could recommend to do the Society’s accounts, please get in touch. SOS Treasurer, Jean Rickard <jeanrickard98@outlook.com>.
VP Members’ Hides Door Code Change. Effective immediately, the key codes on the doors of the members’ hides at Venus Pool reserve have been changed. You will find the new code on your membership card
Field Trip Organiser Position. NOW CRITICAL!. The Society needs someone urgently to take on the role of Field Trips Organiser. It must be reiterated that, if this role is not filled, there will be no Field Trips being run by the Society, a role which is required by our constitution. Please note that the Organiser does not necessarily lead field trips. She/he sets up the programme and finds appropriate leaders for each excursion. If anyone wants details of the role, do not hesitate to email Helen Griffiths at fieldtrips@shropshirebirds.co.uk. [0310]
NOTICES (SOS)
Go Green and Save Us Money! SAVE YOUR SOCIETY PRINTING COSTS, VOLUNTEER TIME AND POSTAGE & PACKAGING – GET YOUR COPY OF ‘THE BUZZARD’ ONLINE. Further information on this option is available HERE.
NOTICES (LIKE-MINDED ORGANISATIONS)
Ellesmere Heronwatch Camera System. Ellesmere Heronwatch is a long established birdwatching project where volunteers guide the public using multiple video cameras and telescopes to see right into the huge nests of a breeding colony of grey herons in a nearby unique island location, giving close-up views of egg sitting, hatching, and rearing chicks not otherwise seen. But due to age and being exposed to the elements 365 days a year, most of the cameras and cables have now failed. Out of a total of 15 cameras that were installed almost 10 years ago, the majority give no images at all, a couple give poor images and only one gives good images. Because this is obsolete technology none of the equipment can be repaired. The small team of volunteers that run this immensely popular project wish to return this unique free, fully accessible, all age, all ability, all weather project which is permanently housed in the popular visitor location The Boathouse at Ellesmere in Shropshire, to its former glory. For more information and offers of help, see https://www.spacehive.com/ellesmere-heronwatch-camera-system.
Swift Walk. Swift is on the Red List of Birds of Conservation Concern in Shropshire. It is one of the few species we can all help practically. One of the main causes of decline is loss of nest sites in buildings, as a result of “improvements” or conversions. Sites can be protected through the planning system, if we supply the Council with the addresses where Swifts nest. We are helping the Swift Group in Shrewsbury, and want to involve as many people as possible. Please see the attached poster, and come on the Swift Walk on 2 July.
Iolo Williams talk in Shrewsbury on September 2nd. Select this link for details.
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