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Welcome to the Cambridgeshire Bird Club website.

Within these pages you will find frequently updated information provided by the CBC about birds and birding in Cambridgeshire. We aim to provide a mixture of information, news and topical articles and photographs so there should be something for everyone with an interest in birds in the county.

To report a rare or interesting sighting in the county please don't delay and follow instructions on the 'What's About?' page.

For topical discussions, join the Yahoo group Cambirds

Take a look at our Partnership Website with the Oursi Bird Club in Burkina Faso

We hope you enjoy your visit and come back soon.

Announcements:

New!! See conference announcement below

20.00 Friday September 12^th Milton Country Park Visitor Centre

Bravo Brazil by Stuart Elsom

Tour Leader, photographer, lifelong Cambs resident and Bird Club member Stuart Elsom takes us on a colourful journey to the toucans, tanagers and trogons of the wonderful Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil.

Check Stuart's website for samples of his photography, including pictures of Brazilian birds

20.00 Friday October 10^th Milton Country Park Visitor Centre

From Soil to Satellites - the search for Jerdon's Courser in India by Ken Norris

Jerdon's courser is one of the most elusive and least understood birds in the world. It is known from only a small area of scrub forest in SE India, and its population is probably <150 birds. No nest, egg or young have ever been seen. This talk describes efforts to describe the habitat requirements of Jerdon's courser, to map its habitat and search for birds in new areas. It also discusses the threats to this species and the difficult problem of resolving conflicts between the needs of poor rural communities and biodiversity conservation.

Professor Norris is Director of the Centre for Agri-environmental Research at the University of Reading. He has wide interests in avian ecology, endangered species ecology and ecological aspects of agri-environmental management

For more information see here including information on the Jerdon's Courser project

10.00-17.00 Saturday October 18^th Cottenham Village College. Field trips Sunday Oct 19th.

Cambridgeshire Bird Club/BTO Conference: Wetlands Weekend

The conference, jointly organised by Cambridgeshire Bird Club and the British Trust for Ornithology, will provide an opportunity for everyone to learn more about Cambridgeshire’s outstanding wetland habitats and their birdlife. On Saturday, there will be a programme of lectures, displays and stalls, and wildlife artist Ben Green will be working on a wetland
painting throughout the day. On Sunday there will be an opportunity to visit wetland sites in the county to learn about the habitats and their conservation. These visits are, of course, optional and are open to those who book for the programme on Saturday with partner or friend.

Download a conference Programme & Booking Form
For other information contact Vicki Harley

Screaming Swifts Survey 2008

This year's Screaming Swifts Survey is now over. We have plotted screaming Swift locations that we know about on this Google Map.

BTO/CBC Atlas 2007-2011

Why not get involved in Atlasing the county, winter and summer, during 2007-2011

See BTO Atlas page and the CBC Atlas page for more details.

WILD BIRD FOOD

Members of the Cambridgeshire Bird Club can buy wild bird food at a 10% discount from Rectory Farm, Landbeach (on the A10 just over 1km N of the A14). Just show your most recent Bulletin or Annual Report as proof of membership. Just one more benefit of joining CBC.

Picture of the month for August:
Northern Wheatear, Nene Washes, 23rd August 2008 © Peter Beesley
Picture chosen by Colin Kirtland
See all the pictures in the Gallery here

2007 winner

CBC photograph of the year, 2007:

Registered charity number 284045.

If you have any comments or suggestions about this site please e-mail simon.stirrup@virgin.net.