Hello, Cold, isn't it? Don't forget to make sure your bird bath (you do have one, don't you...) gets a kettle of hot water, every morning, if it's frozen. ...
Hello, It's been a while. Is it too late to wish you a Happy New Year? Don't forget that Tuesday is Valentine's day - and you know what that means, don't you?...
The perimeter track that provides access to the Gazebo and Bryant bird hides at our Belvide Reserve <http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/belvide/> is closed...
Hello again, Would this be a good time to tell you about the 20+ flock of House Sparrows I have in my modestly-sized garden? They're costing me a fortune in...
Hello again, I hope you remembered to put your clocks forward, this morning! Here is the news: * Our new Annual Report, covering 2003, is out now (it may...
Hello, again, Isn't it good to see the Summer migrants returning? Please don't forget that the Club's Annual General Meeting will be held on this coming...
Here's some exclusive unpublished material from the draft of Rob Hume's 'Life With Birds': http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/biblio/lifewith/lifeintheclub.htm...
Hello, again, We now have over 760 pages on our website! Don't forget that you can watch "Springwatch with Bill Oddie", our President, on television channels...
Hello, We're British Birds' "Website of the Month"! http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/biblio/bb/99-332.htm -- Andy Mabbett Webmaster & Trustee West Midland...
Hello, again, I hope you're all enjoying: 1 The warm weather 2 Seeing all the young birds about (the Blue Tits fledged from my nest box, last week). 3...
Hello, Fancy a change from birds? No, well what about during the hours of darkness, when there aren't that many birds about? The International Space Station,...
Hello again, Did you know that television wildlife presenter Chris Packham recently joined one of our field trips, filming for his forthcoming new series, ...
The RSPB have launched 'Birds Near You' in Birmingham and the Black Country, including a Peregrine watchpoint in Birmingham, other promotional and conservation...
The Club has been advised by British Waterways, as confirmed by the Environment Agency, that an outbreak of blue green algae has been found at Belvide...
Hello, Shouldn't Autumn start after the August bank holiday? Just a thought. #~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~# The latest updates to our website include: * An August...
Sorry for the short notice. -- Andy Mabbett Webmaster & Trustee West Midland Bird Club: ornithology in Staffs, Warwks, Worcs & the West Midlands county, since...
Mike West, West Midland Bird Club secretary and a former Trustee, and a volunteer for the RSPB and a number of other projects and conservation organisations,...
Hello, In the last few days, I've heard Redwings over Birmingham and there have been Goosander at Sandwell Valley; looks like it's time to dig out your hats...
We regret to inform you that Margaret Surman, our former permit secretary and the longest-serving post-holder in the history of the Club, passed away...
On behalf of the West Midland Bird Club, and personally, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas. -- Andy Mabbett Webmaster & Trustee West Midland Bird Club:...
Hello Again, I hope you had a good Christmas. Is it spring already? I've just heard a report of garden daffodils in flower, in Cornwall. Our next annual...
We regret that we will be late in sending out membership renewals for 2007, due to a delay in receiving supplies from one of our suppliers, and apologise for...
Hello, We have been advised that the episode of Chris Packham's "Nature's Calendar", featuring the West Midland Bird Club, will be shown on BBC Two at 6pm on...
Hello, Apologies for the lack of updates to our website in recent weeks - I've been ill, but am on the mend, and catching up, now. I won't bore you with the...
We have received an appeal from the Accidents Investigation Branch of the Department for Transport (<http://www.aaib.gov.uk>), who are presently investigating...