Welcome to the home page of the
Cornwall Bird-Watching and Preservation Society
dedicated to the study and conservation of birds in the county of Cornwall, in the far south-west of England.
The Society, which celebrated its 75th Anniversary in 2006:
owns or manages six nature reserves
runs weekly field meetings
publishes a comprehensive annual report
issues four annual newsletters, Palores
supports conservation-led initiatives in Cornwall
For details of how to join, see the Membership page.
Banner photo by Adrian Langdon
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Please e-mail pictures, news, articles and comments to the webmaster |
Members' Pictures
Further pictures can be found on the Gallery pages
Gannet 19/06/2009Pendeen (Sam Williams)
GS Woodpecker and Jay 20/06/2009Stithians (Simon Taylor)
Red Kite 01/06/2009The Lizard (Tony Blunden)
Razorbill and Guillemot 19/06/2009Pendeen (Sam Williams)
Hobby 12/06/2009The Lizard (Tony Blunden)
Manx Shearwater 19/06/2009Pendeen (Sam Williams)
Woodchat Shrike 31/05/2009The Lizard (Tony Blunden)
Grey Wagtail 12/06/2009Respryn (David Braun)
Jay 11/06/2009(Farleigh Rice)
Willow Warbler 06/06/2009St.Just (Sam Williams)
Cirl Bunting 31/05/2009Cornwall (Len Hadley)
Whitethroat Display Flight 05/06/ 2009Stithians (Matt Sallis)
Whinchat 09/06/09De
Lank Valley. Bodmin Moor
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**Reminder** Field Meeting Info |
Wednesday 8th July Boat Trip Newquay CBWPS & CWT |
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**Reminder** Field Meeting Info |
Wednesday 8th July Hells Mouth Gordon Millsl |
The Society is pleased to announce that it has appointed a new treasurer.
He is Tony Jones from the Torpoint area. He can be reached by mailing treasurer@cbwps.org.uk
In addition the wardens of our reserves can be contacted through the
list below.
Simon
Taylor, the warden of the CBWPS reserve at Stithians Reservoir,
has decided to discontinue his daily blog in its present form. But worry
not ,since up to date information on this excellent birding site
will now be posted on a new forum. It can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stithians_wildlife/
Dave
Thomas has a report on the recent evening boat trip off Newquay. To see
what they got up to click
here. 12/6/09
New
Society Officers and Committee members
MAER LAKE APPEAL NOW £23,338!
Why
not try the CBWPS Forum? This is the place for members to share bird
sightings and other relevant information. You will also find more
photographs and files relating to the society's activities. Guidelines and access are to be found on the Forum
Page or through the Forum button on the Banner heading. You will
need to be a member of the forum group for access to some areas. Start by finding the
'Join this Group' button when you have entered the Forum
Stithians Reservoir Hides
The Stithians warden reports that due
to some regrettable security issues regarding the Main Hide, this
and Southern Cut Off hide will now be locked at approx 4.45pm and
re-opened in the morning. Anyone wishing to stay later should contact
the warden in advance. Consideration will be given in the event of a
rarity turning up.
06/04/09
Spring
has Sprung at Windmill Farm
Of the 153 species that are on the Windmill Farm
bird list 34 have bred there, and this year things are underway. Andy Pay
reports that Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler and Grasshopper Warbler are on
territory. Let's hope this is a successful breeding season.
Passing through have been Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper and a
Hoopoe.
Windmill Farm is a long way down our County and a major trek for some of
our members, but a visit at this time of year could be well worthwhile.
And as an added bonus don't forget the Choughs just down the road .
Colin
Selway has started a photo album in the Forum relating to birds with
identifiable prey. Many photographers have pictures which are
'binned' as of not being of suitable quality but still contain
interesting information. The album is open for anybody to add
pictures on this theme. 05/04/09

With Spring well and truly here the 2009 species list for Stithians Reservoir and Walmsley Sanctuary are mounting up.
Visitors to Stithians' hides report 94 entries to date, which is 13 higher than last year at this time. Click here to see the Stithians 2009 Species List including the Golden Eagle!! See the Stithians Blog for details of this bird
Walmsley's list has reached 117. Walmsley's Species List for 2009
Why not visit these great birding site and see if you can add to the
list?
'Where
to Watch Birds in Devon and Cornwall' by Dave Norman and Vic
Tucker.
The
5th. edition of this invaluable book has just been published. One of the
authors is a current CBWPS member and ex committee member, the other,
although once a society member now does most of his birding in Devon. I
suppose somebody has to.
To read
the scope of this book click Here
Seawatch
South West 2009 : Volunteers required
For further information see their home page www.seawatch-sw.org
| The 2006 edition of
Birds in Cornwall has now been published. Distribution by post
to the members has been completed
Congratulations to Derek Julian and his team in overcoming a number of difficulties to produce this edition. |
John
Chapple has kindly supplied links to some of his videos, including the
Great Spotted Cuckoo seen at Bartinney/Chapel Carn Brea recently. Now
added the Great Grey Shrike at Stithians and the Snowy Owl at St.Gothian
Sands. Look
Here.
A
For Sale page has been established for
members to advertise their unwanted Natural History related items as
well as items they are seeking. Try it Here
A
day out on the river. A report on the Tamar Birdwatching Cruise on 24th
Feb. Here
A
report on the field meeting of 15th February Here
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Cirl Bunting Revival Cirl buntings are breeding again in Cornwall thanks to the RSPB’s cirl bunting reintroduction project in partnership with Paignton Zoo, Natural England and the National Trust. Read more about the project on the Articles Page and learn how you can help with monitoring the birds' progress.
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Articles
from
Palores
by
Derek
Julian
on
history
of
various
rare/scarce
species
in the
county
now
available
online
here
"Birds in
Cornwall"
An update regarding the outstanding annual bird reports is here.
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Field
Meetings - Volunteers needed
We run regular field meetings, often in conjunction with the RSPB Cornwall Group. We are looking for a few extra volunteers to lead an occasional meeting in their area. You don't need to be an expert, just reasonably competent at identifying common birds. If you would like to help, please e-mail here.
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Did you know that membership of Cornwall Birds is FREE to students under 18?
Contacts (click to e-mail):
secretary chairman vice-chairman treasurer conservation palores membership webmaster recorder