Species Champions

In February 2013 Fylde Bird Club member Barry Dyson approached the Committee with an exciting new idea which aims to increase the interest in recording common birds - Species Champions. The idea is simple - each Species Champion represents and promotes the recording of their chosen species.

We are asking each Fylde Bird Club member to become the Species Champion for one species. This need not be an onerous task, nor will it involve too much time or effort - members can make as much out of the project as they wish. The only commitment is that Species Champions will be expected to write their species' account for the annual Fylde Bird Report. It is hoped that in addition to enjoying their everyday birding each member will focus particularly on their favourite species. All participating Species Champions will be listed on this page and members will be encourage to report their sightings of the relevant species to them.

Some ideas of how to make the most of the project are:-

pick a common resident, breeding or wintering species rather than a scarcity.
produce breeding reports, fact files or just snippets of information for the newsletter.
collate records provided by members and add them to the sightings page.

To become a Species Champion please email your chosen species (a species that hasn't already been selected) to Fylde Bird Club.