Shropshire Ornithological Society
Registered Charity No.: 514487
Welcome to the website of the Shropshire Ornithological Society (SOS). In these pages you will find information about the objectives, activities and work of the SOS. Just select the links on the menu above or in the listing below.
If you find any errors or have material for inclusion on the site, please contact the web manager.
If you have joined the SOS in the last 2-3 weeks, but have not had your application acknowledged, please contact the Membership Secretary on 07713 164 463 or by email at SOSMembership@outlook.com.
Already a member? Do you need to update your membership details? You can do so here?
BREAKING NEWS
Nestbox Mystery. Can You Help? SOS has been contacted by Forestry England about some 80 new bird boxes that have been put up along the Hollies area at the bottom of Haughmond Hill. They have no idea who has installed them. The boxes are numbered, suggesting that they may be being monitored as part of a research project. The purpose of the nestbox installation is unknown to SOS but we are hoping that a member may be able to throw some light on this matter. If you can help, please contact John Arnfield and you will be put in touch with the appropriate person at Forestry England. Thank you.
Open letter to all members from the SOS Chair. Please read HERE!
Shropshire Ornithological Society, Save our Curlews Campaign, Project Results 2024. For the latest results from this project, follow this link.
Shropshire’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). Your Advice Requested! A LNRS is being prepared for Shropshire, one of 48 covering the whole of England, to help meet Government Biodiversity Targets. SOS is involved in identifying the priority bird species, and the actions that will help their recovery. Our revised draft proposals for comment can be found on our website at THIS LINK. Comments should be sent by email to leo@leosmith.org.uk.
Indoor meeting topic changed. The talk originally planned for Wednesday 5 February, 2025 will no longer take place. A substitute presentation will be arranged and advertised on this website.
Field Trip Organiser Position. The Society needs someone to take on the role of Field Trips Organiser. She/he sets up the programme and finds appropriate leaders for each excursion. If anyone wants details of the role, do not hesitate to email Helen Griffiths at fieldtrips@shropshirebirds.co.uk.
NOTICES (SOS)
Go Green and Save Us Money! SAVE YOUR SOCIETY PRINTING COSTS, VOLUNTEER TIME AND POSTAGE & PACKAGING – GET YOUR COPY OF ‘THE BUZZARD’ ONLINE. Further information on this option is available HERE.
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