Bangor Bird Group

*Calling all birders* The @BangorBirdGroup programme of talks starts tonight Wed October 9th, with a Zoom presentation about the birds of Panama. To join and get a full list of events e-mail bangorbirdgroup@gmail.com (📸 Joseph C Boone)

So it’s the time of year for finding, recording and enjoying rare breeding birds, but we must remember to put their welfare first! Here’s some advice from RBBP Secretary @Mark_A_Eaton, and there’s a blog here tinyurl.com/RBBPsafe [1/2]

Anyone interested in working in a beautiful part of the country at Gronant Dunes? External applications are now open for the Little Tern Warden's posts. PLEASE NOTE: the closing date is the 18th March!! Please share!

“If you only do one thing for Welsh wildlife in 2024…please do this” Iolo Williams - President birdsin.wales/an-urgent-mess…

Tonight, Paul Rogers will be giving us a talk about Trinidad and Tobago. It’s a great place to introduce yourself to some cool Neotropical Bird families. PL2 Lecture Theatre in Pontio, Bangor University, Deiniol Road. It is free of charge. Doors open 7pm for a 7.30 start.

Bangor Bird Group lecture tomorrow 7.30pm @PontioTweets PL2! Birds of Trinidad and Tobago with Paul Rogers @BangorBirdGroup

My grandad would’ve been 111yo today & mum just handed me hundreds of his collated bird records inc many of Arthur Whitaker (Derbyshire? Ornithologist). Some incredible status changes, early insights & beautiful record keeping; the building blocks of modern day Ornithology @_BTO

@AlecBMMoore @RSPBSouthStack @bardseyobs @birdsinwales @NatResWales @strandings_man @BTO_Cymru

Dead seal pup & ringed guillemot at Aberffraw (Anglesey) yesterday 28/9/23. G'mot ring number Y12 925, please r/t to appropriate organisation, thanks

An amazing Bird Obs Volunteer training week at @bardseyobs with @bu_bsoc. A massive thank you to @bbfo_warden, @BardseyEmma, @EdJBetteridge & @3kingollie for putting together an epic week. Also a huge thank you @cameron_b_trust, @BangorBirdGroup & @_BTO for sponsoring the week!

Wonderful 🤩 Please do follow our account to hear from some of these young ornithologists in our next programme.

Join us for the last talk of the season tonight! A classic with Steve Culley (@Zoobirder) speaking online from 7.30pm about his trip to Majorca. We will also hold a brief AGM. Not a member? Just email Bangorbirdgroup@gmail.com to get the link.

There is no talk tonight, apologies for any inconvenience caused. Please join us again on 22nd March where @Zoobirder will be enlightening us about the Balearics on zoom.

Last chance to grab your free ticket for tonight's special talk @PontioTweets in Bangor. All welcome!

Very excited for the first face-to-face @BangorBirdGroup in years 😁 It's a free public lecture by Professor Tim Birkhead on Wednesday @PontioTweets, but you do need to book your free seat...eventbrite.com/e/birds-and-us… See you there?

What's that? We're back in person?! Yes we are!! Professor Tim Birkhead will be talking to us at Bangor University about his book 'Bird and Us', covering 12,000 years of shared history between humans and birds. No cost to attend but please book at: eventbrite.com/e/birds-and-us….

This Weds we welcome Anglesey's Senior Archivist, Kelly Parry, to talk on 'Natural History at Anglesey Archives and Oriel Mon', featuring little known Tunnicliffe pieces and historical bird observations. Email BangorBirdGroup@gmail.com if you aren't a member yet!

Shoulda Put a Ring On It! 💍 Tomorrow we'll be hearing from well-known local ringer Stephen Dodd about his ringing projects in Anglesey & Caernarfon. This will be a real insight into our local bird populations as they are today. 🐦 bangorbirdgroup@gmail.com to join in