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.
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If you have joined the SOS in the last 2-3 weeks, but have not had your application acknowledged, please contact the Membership Secretary on 07713 164 463 or by email at SOSMembership@outlook.com.
Already a member? Do you need to update your membership details? You can do so here.
BREAKING NEWS – SOS NOTICES
- Shropshire Ornithological Society, Save our Curlews Campaign, Project Results 2025. The webpage has been completely updated so, for the latest results from this project, follow this link.
- SOS & VP IN THE NEWS, YET MORE! See the BBC Shropshire account at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly724z7vzzo.
- SOS & VP IN THE NEWS –Wireless tech tunes in to capture county birdsong. If you would like to pursue the potential of this bio-technological innovation and monitor the bird songs identified at VP (or for any similarly-equipped site), download the BirdWeather app to your phone in order to contact the equipment on site. A short video on how to do this is available here. (In the video, you will hear the abbreviation “PUC. This stands for “‘Portable Universe Codec” but don’t let that intimidate you. It is essentially the box of electronics at VP, and elsewhere, that is capturing the birdsong and delivering an ID based on its acoustic properties.)
- Shropshire Ornithological Society, Save our Curlews Campaign, Project Results 2024. For the latest results from this project, follow this link.
- Shropshire’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). Your Advice Requested! A LNRS is being prepared for Shropshire, one of 48 covering the whole of England, to help meet Government Biodiversity Targets. SOS is involved in identifying the priority bird species, and the actions that will help their recovery. Our revised draft proposals for comment can be found on our website at THIS LINK. Comments should be sent by email to leo@leosmith.org.uk.
- 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 FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS
- Introductory Birdwatching Course Offered by NT Carding Mill Valley. For more information on this opportunity, please follow THIS link. All enquiries should be directed to the instructors named on the poster NOT to this website.
Shropshire Ornithological Society. Registered Charity No. 514487 (SOS)
Shropshire Ornithological Society 2005. Registered Charity No. 1108166 (SOS2005)
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