FIFE BIRD CLUB

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.

	find details of club meetings and outings, great birdwatching sites in the region, and bird hides erected for club members at some sites
	admire some Fife birds in the photo gallery - photos by club members
	send in your bird records - the bird reporting page explains how
	the total numbers of species recorded in mainland Fife since 1980 are listed in the annual totals page
	read about some current projects - including the BTO Bird Atlas and Bird Club Partnership
	want to join us? for membership application / renewals details click 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 *****

The irresponsible conduct of a small minority of birders in Fife has been to the fore again recently.

Please remember to put the birds first and to respect the environment.

A code of conduct can be found at www.bto.org/notices/birdwatchers_code/bwc.pdf

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.

Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS)

Another BTO survey

A dedicated group of volunteers carry out a monthly count of waterbirds around the county - and around Britain. This long term survey provides data to highlight 'hot spots' and to show trends in waterbird numbers over the years.

If you'd like more information and maybe think of volunteering, check here.

Latest site update - 30th August 2010

for new material / comments contact Alastair Inglis - aandjinglis@hotmail.com