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FIFE BIRD CLUB
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Welcome to Fife Bird Club (FBC)Registered as Scottish Charity No. SC 029686
The club was formed in 1985 by a group of keen birdwatchers to promote bird watching in Fife and its neighbouring areas.
Find out more about the club here.
Recent Bird News
It's a good time to be looking for seabirds These terns were pictured at Hawkcraig in July / August -
Sandwich Tern..........
.........and Roseate Tern
A crop of vagrants appeared recently -
A Pectoral Sandpiper was on Rossie Bog in July
A male Ring-necked Duck visited Birnie Loch, consorting with a female Tufted
............on 21st May
...... on 26th July at Angle Park
See more pictures of Fife birds in the photo gallery pages - click here
If you are a member and would like to have your photos included in the photo gallery, send them to aandjinglis@hotmail.com Photos should have dimensions approx. 750 by 550 pixels.
White-tailed Sea Eagles A 5 year project to re-introduce this species into the East of Scotland has been going on since 2007. Keep your eyes out for this magnificent bird of prey in Fife.
This one was at Fife Ness on 29th August 2010, showing its tag and transmitter aerial
Find more details of the re-introduction program at - www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/projects/eastscotlandeagles/
***** Birdwatchers' Code of Conduct *****
Please Check It Out And Remember To Follow It
The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) runs a range of projects & surveys that depend on volunteer birdwatchers. Why not take part? THE BIRD ATLAS PROJECT This BTO (British trust for Ornithology) project is going well - 3 winters completed and 2 breeding seasons. If you want to take part you can register for an area to cover in winter and /or summer. Details are provided by the BTO Regional Representative and FBC Committee Member - Norman Elkins jandnelkins@btinternet.com Check the Bird Atlas page for details of the project, including how you can add breeding records for the Fife area.
Latest site update - 30th August 2010 for new material / comments contact Alastair Inglis - aandjinglis@hotmail.com
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