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Welcome to the HOS Website
The Hampshire Ornithological Society records and publishes information about wild birds in the county of Hampshire, England.

This web site is for members and potential members of HOS. Hopefully, visitors to Hampshire will also find it useful.

The Links page includes sites created and maintained by HOS members with site guides, lists and up-to-date sightings. The Hoslist mailing list often has sightings posted to it within hours.

Picture of the Month

Jack Snipe Hayling Island

17.1.2010 Richard Ford

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Breeding Bird Survey 2010

The Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is the main scheme for monitoring population changes of common and widespread birds.  The results are fundamental to bird conservation, and are used by Government and non-governmental organisations to set conservation priorities.

Last year, Hampshire BBS volunteers surveyed over 100 randomly-selected 1-km squares.  In 2010, it will be absolutely vital that we get really good coverage so that we can assess the impact of this winter’s weather.  But we do need more BBS observers please! 

There are nine squares where I especially need volunteers:

SU1408 – Ellingham, SU1802 – Kingston Gt Common, SU3213 – Netley Marsh, SU3416 – Moorcourt, SU4007 – Applemore, SU4856 – near Watership Down, SU6605 – Cosham, SU7733 – Blackmoor, SZ2893 – Everton.

If you live not too far from one of these squares, please consider taking on a BBS this year.  Or if you already do a BBS, then maybe you’d like to do another one in a different habitat? 

The methodology is very simple, and requires just two visits during the breeding season, recording all the birds observed along a set route. For more information,  see http://www.bto.org/bbs/index.htm

Please let me know if you can help, I hope to hear from many of you.

Glynne Evans

The Hampshire Bird Report 2008 was published on Oct 28th 2009. Members should have received their copy by post together with the Second Edition of the BoH Checklist and a booklet of interim maps prepared by John Clark and Glynne Evans from the BTO/HOS Winter Atlas surveys for 2007/08 and 2008/09.

HBR2008 is fully illustrated in colour throughout with work by three well-known artists – Dan Powell, David Thelwell and Jan Wilczur and over 110 photographic plates selected from the 2008 county portfolios of 33 photographers. The contents include:

  1. A review of the year’s birding highlights amongst 267 accepted species.
  2. The 181pp systematic list - compiled by 18 writers - analysing a selection of 75,000 records from the submissions of 380 observers and downloads from a number of databases including the Atlas, WeBS and BBS.
  3. Six papers which give a representation of the varied bird study work in the county from long-term surveys at Martin Down and Normandy; the breeding status of colonising Little Egrets and Red Kites; radio-tracking Red Kites; an identification note on juvenile Marsh Warbler and a photo-spot featuring a putative Central Asian Lesser Whitethroat.
  4. Ringing study report and a comprehensive list of 2008 recoveries.

Non-members can purchase the report (priced at £10.50) from Margaret Boswell, 5 Clarence Road, Lyndhurst SO43 7AL (enclose a cheque payable to HOS for £12.10 to include postage and packing). Copies will also be on sale at the Titchfield Haven NNR Shop. Back numbers can also be purchased for years 2004-07 at least (details as above £9.60 per report inc. p&p).

Alan Cox

Editor

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