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Driven Grouse Moor Shooting
PETITION NOW CLOSED DUE TO ELECTION
Many members will be aware that there is a current petition to ban driven grouse moor shooting. In case you haven’t heard about this, it was started by Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) and details can be found via the following link: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/266770
Nuthatches Across the Border
Nuthatch sightings are becoming more regular in Fife so it’s interesting to note what’s happening just over the county border in Perth and Kinross. Check the link below.
Annual General Meeting
Just a reminder that the 2019 AGM will take place in the Dean Park Hotel on 4th July at 7.30pm.
Next Outing
The next FBC outing will be to the Angus Glens on Sunday 23rd June. We will meet at the car park at the RSPB Loch of Kinnordy reserve at 10:00. Would all intending participants please contact Ron McNab in time to make travel arrangements.
Next Indoor Meeting
ID Workshop
Dean Park Hotel Kirkcaldy
June 6th 2019
Identifying birds can be challenging, not only if you are new to the hobby but also if you are looking to branch out into specialist areas such as seawatching or visible migration.
Graham Sparshott shares tips on ways to approach ID challenges including: the features to look for in different situations, the importance of shape, behaviour and flight action, not just plumage and ways to remember calls and songs.
East Neuk Birds: Local Heroes to Global Stars.
Pittenweem Community Library are running a series of evening talks to raise funds for the library and the last of these is by FBC member Will Cresswell. The talk will take place in the Coastline Community Church, Session Street, Pittenweem KY10 2QL on Tuesday 28 May; doors open 7pm for tea, coffee and biscuits and the talk starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5, available at Pittenweem Community Library and Information Centre
Cove Wynd Pittenweem KY10 2LE or on the door. Anyone who can’t buy tickets beforehand and would like to reserve them is welcome to email
FBC member Hazel Mills – her contact details can be obtained from the FBC Chairman.
Access to Edenside Hide
Access to the Fife Bird Club hide at Edenside is strictly for FBC members, by the kind agreement of the landowner. This longstanding arrangement is under threat due to the actions of non-members who have chosen to stand alongside, or in front of, the hide potentially causing disturbance to the wildlife and defeating the purpose of having a hide in the first place. The individuals concerned are asked to respect not only the wildlife, but also requests from Fife Bird Club members and the wishes of the landowner.
The hide overlooks the Eden Estuary Local Nature Reserve and on no account should anyone loiter outside the hide or go beyond the hide and encroach on the reserve itself. The placement of feeders near to the hide is also strictly forbidden.
The reserve hosts a wide range of species and it should be noted that under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, Schedule 1 includes “birds and their young, for which it is an offence to intentionally or recklessly disturb at, on or near an ‘active’ nest”.
Next Indoor Meeting
The next Indoor Meeting will be a presentation from former FBC Chairman, Dr Stuart Rivers, on “Autumn Migration on Barra”. There will also be the bonus of the announcement of the annual awards and a short presentation from Nigel Voaden (Fife Moth Recorder).
7.30pm Thursday 28th March 2019. Dean Park Hotel, Kirkcaldy.