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Dear BTO Supporter
Welcome to your East Glamorgan Winter 2017 newsletter. Looking over the past year, it’s pleasing to see continued growth in membership and participation in a wide range of volunteer surveys in our region.
Hopefully, this newsletter gives you a taste of local activity and will encourage you to get further involved in the work of the BTO. We are planning a few events this year and look forward to seeing some of you over the coming months.
Best wishes
Wayne Morris
BTO Regional Representative
Daniel Jenkins-Jones
BTO Assistant Regional Representative and Wetland Bird Survey Local Organiser
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We have 200 BTO members in the East Glamorgan region, with a further 615 volunteers who have taken part in our surveys.
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Glamorgan Bird Club hold a full programme of events through the year, including indoor meetings, field trips and more.
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National Nest Box Week runs 14-21 February 2017, with the aim of encouraging everyone to put up nest boxes to enhance biodiversity and conservation of our birds. Why not get involved?
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BTO Glamorgan Local Members' Day
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10:00am - 2:00pm, 26 March 2017
Parc Slip Nature Reserve
Fountain Road
Aberkenfig
Bridgend CF32 0EH
We are pleased to be hosting our first BTO Glamorgan Local Members' Day. An opportunity for members, volunteers and all with an interest in bird studies to meet like-minded people, and get a taste of one or more of the BTO’s volunteer surveys.
Birdwatchers by Ken Mattison, on Flickr
Kelvin Jones, BTO Cymru’s Development Officer will be attending, and we plan to have both indoor and outdoor activities, including a quiz, some short presentations and practical survey exercises around the reserve.
Dr Rob Parry of the Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales will also bring us up to date with bird conservation activity around the the reserve, including the latest on the Lapwing Project.
The event is free of charge, but spaces a limited so please book early to secure a place.
For more info, or to book your place, please contact Wayne.
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Sanderling by Jeff Slocombe
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This time last year, volunteers from across our region were counting birds around our coastline for the BTO’s Non-Estuarine Waterbirds Survey. We were thrilled that 21 volunteers stepped up to count 57 of our 58 survey sectors between Penarth and Kenfig.
Data is currently being analysed and we expect the results to be made available online in March 2017, but, in the meantime, here are some top line NEWS headlines from the BTO East Glamorgan region.
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We were delighted with local participation in the House Martin Nest Study in 2016, with nest sites being monitored from St Brides Major to Caerphilly, and from Tonypandy to Cardiff Bay. Anecdotal reports suggest that last year’s breeding season was later than normal and the BTO has decided to repeat the nest study in 2017.
If you know of sites where House Martins nest in your area, look out for the Spring Newsletter to find out how you can get involved.
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Glamorgan Swift Champions
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Following the publication of the 