Fylde Bird News WhatsApp Group
The main purpose of the Fylde Bird News group is to alert people to rare and scarce birds as soon as possible. However, please remember that every post goes to everyone on the group and there’s a balance to be struck between disseminating useful information and minimising the number of alerts.
Anyone who is on the group can post instant messages giving news of rare and scarce birds.
The group is administered by local birders outside of the Fylde Bird Club's organisation and is therefore not an official Fylde Bird Club service.
It is open to all members and non-members alike, who wish to join and have installed the WhatsApp app on their Smartphone. If you wish to join the group please email to receive joining instructions. The service is free and the WhatsApp application is a free download.
Guidelines for Using the Fylde Bird News WhatsApp Group:
Please use the Bird Club’s on-line Sightings Page to submit routine records of birds that are frequently seen (and rarities as well). It makes life easier for compiling the annual records, if everything goes into the Sightings Page. http://data.fyldebirdclub.org/sightings.aspx
Anyone who is on the group can post instant messages giving news of rare and scarce birds.
The group is administered by local birders outside of the Fylde Bird Club's organisation and is therefore not an official Fylde Bird Club service.
It is open to all members and non-members alike, who wish to join and have installed the WhatsApp app on their Smartphone. If you wish to join the group please email to receive joining instructions. The service is free and the WhatsApp application is a free download.
Guidelines for Using the Fylde Bird News WhatsApp Group:
- Please post details of rare and scarce species seen on the Fylde.
- Feel free to request directions to rare birds and provide such directions. However also use the Bird Club’s on-line site guide: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1tI1HtYeWOu20dRoRPM087DziY5Vsegcb&ll=53.847703969060014%2C-2.8513510209586523&z=11
- Please do post images of unidentified birds to request help as soon as possible.
- Provide updates on scarce birds (at a reasonable frequency related to the rarity of the species and how long it’s been present).
- Provide reports of the first sightings of returning migrants.
- Please restrict reports to birds within the Fylde Recording Area (Sea to A6 & Rivers Ribble to Conder)
- Please do not use this service for chat, e.g. ‘well done’, ‘thumbs up’, etc. The Fylde Birding Chat group, or personal messages, are the appropriate means to conduct these exchanges. If you want to send a personal message to someone who is using the service, please use their individual mobile number and not the group WhatsApp service.
- At times, important announcements may be posted by the administrators.
Please use the Bird Club’s on-line Sightings Page to submit routine records of birds that are frequently seen (and rarities as well). It makes life easier for compiling the annual records, if everything goes into the Sightings Page. http://data.fyldebirdclub.org/sightings.aspx
An example page from the Fyde Bird News WhatsApp group
