Army Birding

The nestbox check scheduled for 15 April is cancelled.

The Ringing Weekend (1 of 5) at Merryfield Airfield scheduled for 10-12 Apr is cancelled.

Just finished reading Isabella Tree's book Wilding - The Return of Nature to a British Farm.

In my opinion this is a must read book for all AOS members.

See https://www.isabellatree.com/books

Geoffrey McMullan's new book More Birds Than Bullets is released on 30 January 2020 . Details about the book, including pre-order options, can be found at the More Birds Than Bullets website: https://morebirdsthanbullets.yolasite.com/ Geoffrey's other publications can be found on his Discover Nature...

Message from the Chairman: It is with great pleasure that I can announce that the new President of the Army Ornithological Society is Maj Gen Kevin Abraham CB late RA . A long-standing member of the ABWS and AOS, General Kevin is a very keen birder and looks forward to taking an active role in the S...

Please note that returns for the 50th anniversary dinner, complete with payment, are required to be with Hon Sec by no later than Mon 11 Sep.
Thank you.

Sounds quite reasonable to me compared to £700 for an iPhone. Bet the comms aren't good though.

The Cyprus Weekly reports are now being published via the Blog (see http://www.armybirding.org.uk/blog/cate ... as-birding)

See the home page (http://www.armybirding.org.uk/) & download the full details.

A selection of Lesser Spot Finder's photographs are now available to view on Flickr (see http://www.flickr.com/photos/armybirdin ... 058039992/).

Thank you Roger.

I had them down as Linnet at the time but couldn't find that 'buzz' in any of the sound recordings. Don't these birds know how they're supposed to sound?!

I'll keep plodding through the sound recordings for Linnet and Redpoll.

Cheers.

Out this morning on a BTO Nightingale Survey visit. A large flock of finches flew by at treetop height. I do not get a good view but they were generally dull. However, they were making a distinctive 'buzz' contact call and they were not Goldfinches. I have been through most of my own and online soun...

Full details of the GBHi, including factsheets, can be found at the following web site: http://www.ufaw.org.uk/gbhi.php.

The latest photos can now be seen in the Gallery http://www.aos-uk.com/gallery.html under Afghanistan 2010.

The photos can now be seen in the Gallery http://www.aos-uk.com/gallery.html under Afghanistan 2010.

As requested, can anyone confirm the ID for the Bay-backed Shrike?