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Newsletter of the Lancaster and District
Birdwatching Society |
May's News from L&DBWS
May 2003 |
NEXT WINTER'S PROGRAM OF TALKS
29 September | Birds as Flying Machines | Paul Rogers |
27 October | Taymyr Birds | Brayton Holt |
24 November | Birds of Prey on Migration | Paul Doherty |
26 January | Members evening | |
23 February | The Complete Owl | Michael Leach |
29 March | Birds on the Great Eastern Flyway | Mick McKarrett |
26 April | Fish and their Predators | Cameron Durie |
WORKING PARTIES AT HEYSHAM NATURE RESERVE
These are on the first Sunday of each
month starting at 10.00hrs
Thursday 5 June 19.00hrs BRACKEN BASH AT WARTON CRAG - SD499731
NLNT outings - Sundays at 10.30
15 June | Latterbarrow | SD441828 |
13 July | Burns Beck Moss | SD596881 |
10 August | Heathwaite | SD 470774 |
BUZZARD & RAVEN ENQUIRY
Many thanks to all who have sent in reports of displaying birds. Records of birds seen in May and June are also needed to further clarify the picture. Birds that object to your presence by mewing are all most certainly nesting. The numbers of pairs of breeding Buzzards in some areas is amazing - there appears to be nine pairs in the Leighton/Warton Crag area. A few years ago there was two pairs at the most! So please keep the records coming in.
The same applies to Ravens- remember that some pairs are now nesting in trees so it is very easy to miss a pair so all sightings are welcome although it may be getting a bit late for this early nester, but records of family groups would be welcome.
Send all records to John Wilson 40 Church Hill Ave Warton Carnforth LA 5 9NU or
PHOTOS FOR ANNUAL REPORT
John Carter would love to have any good photos that you have of the non-common-or-garden birds that turned up last year. His address is in the Annual Report
DIGITAL PROJECTOR
Most speakers still use conventional slides and those who have had a digital presentation have brought their own projector. However, at the members' evening a digital projector would be valuable now that so many have digital cameras and the Committee will be considering getting one. However, if a member has access to one that they would be able to bring to the occasional meetings that would be very cost effective. Please contact a Committee member if you could help with this.