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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 and by clicking the tabs above (and on the left on other pages).
Fife Bird Club - 25th Anniversary 2010 sees the 25th anniversary of the club and this will be celebrated at one of our indoor meetings and a special 25th year dinner. Click here for details
Recent Bird News
In the cold snap food sources have become more difficult to find. Red berries are very important for thrushes - shown by this Blackbird and Redwing in St Andrews this January.
Gardens are also important This Fieldfare was in a Dunfermline garden .....
...... while this Woodcock was finding earthworms in a St Andrews garden.
White-tailed 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.
One of the birds released in Fife in 2007............
and another in 2009.......
Find more details of the re-introduction program at - www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/projects/eastscotlandeagles/
See more pictures of the eagles and other great Fife birds in the photo gallery page - click here
***** 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 now at its halfway stage. 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
Latest site update - 31st January 2010
(for new material / comments contact Alastair Inglis - aandjinglis@hotmail.com)
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