SOS Publications

All publications (except the Bulletin) are available from Geoff Holmes, County Bird Recorder, at 22 Tenbury Drive, Telford Estate, Shrewsbury, SY2 5YF. Cheques should be made payable to "Shropshire Ornithological Society"

the BULLETIN

Published quarterly and supplied free to members. Non-members who would like a sample copy should send a self-addressed A5 envelope with a stamp (37p 2nd class or 44p first class) to the Bulletin Editor, Richard Camp, 3 Barnfield Crescent, Wellington, TELFORD TF1 2ES.

Each issue has an Editorial, reports on recent events, sometimes a book review, a feature on interesting websites, notes on Green Issues. Other regular items include pages on the  National Trust (Long Mynd), Shropshire Wildlife Trust and BTO Survey News in Shropshire, and much more including full details of forthcoming field trips and indoor meetings. The summary of birds seen in the last quarter is included as a separate supplement.

To see a selection of pages taken from the Spring 2008 issue of The Buzzard click here  

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Annual Bird Report for the year 2004.

Published in 2006 at £5.00 (including post and package to UK addresses)

The Report contains the following items 

• The Shropshire Peregrine Group Report 1997 - 2004.
• Breeding Snipe in the South-West Shropshire Hills.
• Yellow Wagtail and Corn Bunting Surveys 2003 - 2004.
• First and Last dates for Summer Migrants
• BTO Breeding Bird Survey 2004
• Venus Pool 2004
• Research Papers and Survey Results 2004.
• plus the Systematic List and Meetings Reports.

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Back Numbers of the Annual Bird Report 

Copies of earlier issues of the Annual Report are still available for the years set out below

2003, 2002, 2001, at £5 per copy and 1998, 1997, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1985,1984, 1983, 1982, 1980/81, 1975/75 and 1960 all at £4 per copy including UK postage costs.

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An Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Shropshire.

This book was published by the Society in 1992 and is one of the most important nature conservation publications produced in the County and is the most detailed study to date of Shropshire breeding birds. The Atlas is based upon six years of fieldwork between 1985 and 1990 and includes up-to-date distribution maps for nearly all of the 122 species of bird now known to breed in Shropshire. An introductory chapter describes the wide variety of habitats to be found in the county and computer generated maps shows the association of particular groups of species with each habitat. Each map is accompanied by a commentary by local ornithologists that help to explain the distribution of the bird and how it relates to habitats.

In his introduction David Bellamy writes "Above all this book again demonstrates the power and effectiveness of co-ordinated volunteer effort in providing a thoroughly good read and, at the same time, a source work for soundly based conservation amid the unrelenting pressures on our countryside, not least its birds."

A few copies are still available at £4.00 including UK post and packing.

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