Help Us To Conserve Dorset's Wild Birds.

The Role of the Dorset Bird Club

To Promote the interest of birds and bird watching in Dorset

To Collate Dorset bird records, produce the annual Dorset Bird Report

To Provide comment and support on local conservation issues

To promote small scale local projects through the Club's Conservation Fund

To initiate, and encourage participation in, local/national surveys.

Join and support the Dorset Bird Club.

Contact: Diana Dyer, The Cedars, 3 Osmay Road, Swanage, Dorset.
or via e-mail to Diana Dyer
Click Here or by phone on 01929 421402

Our Next Field Meeting

Sunday 19th September 2010
Portland Bill (SY683699) 09.30 – morning only. Meet in Sweethill Road car park. Meeting includes a visit to Portland Bill Bird Observatory for a ringing demonstration. - Leader Trevor Thorpe.

For more information contact our outdoor meetings officer Andy Humber by telephone on 01202 718443

Your Help is Required
BTO Atlas

Fieldwork for the Atlas started on 1st November. Two types of records are requested - Roving Records aim to capture all kinds of distribution records, from species lists for grid squares to one-off records of hard to find species, and anything in between.

Timed Tetrad Visits (TTVs) are principally concerned with discovering the broad patterns of relative abundance. A TTV involves walking around a tetrad, birdwatching for 1 or 2 hours and recording everything you see and hear.

To see if there is a Tretrad near you to survey or one you would like to survey:-Click Here

If you would like any information regarding the Atlas survey, eg allocation of tetrads etc, then please do contact the BTO at The Nunnery. Dawn Balmer or Simon Gillings will be pleased to help and to answer any queries you may have or e-mail the BTO by Clicking Here

Available Soon
2008
Dorset Bird Report

There are limited numbers of the Dorset Bird Reports which are available to non-members each year. For more information and to see availability of back copies. Click Here

Wildguides Book Offer
Book Pre-publication offer

To Dorset Bird Club Members on

Nightjars of the world see the

News & Article page for more information.

Wind Farm

Keep up with the proposed Wind Farm, mapped out for the Isle of Purbeck, to learn more Click Here