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The Cheshire and Wirral Ornithological Society. THE county society, that caters for the amateur and expert birdwatcher alike, has much to offer...

  • Information on conservation issues and local bird studies...
  • A nationally acclaimed annual Bird Report...
  • An unrivalled newsletter: BIRD NEWS...
  • A winter programme of monthly illustrated talks

THE birdwatchers' voice for Cheshire and Wirral, actively liaising with county and national conservation organisations, local councils and landowners.


LATEST NEWS:
The annual Bird Report for 2011 is now available. The 160 pages of text includes 78 maps, graphs and tables, and 12 beautiful illustrations. Also, included are 19 colour photographs, which best capture some of the highlights of the year. Click on the image to read the synopsis.
The Atlas has now been published as a special website which is free for anyone to view and explore by following this link.
SURVEYS
VOLUNTEERS WANTED - Woodcock Survey 2013. Check this link if you wish to volunteer and for further information.
The WINTERING GOOSANDER SURVEY is now complete. Check this link.
The BREEDING WARBLERS SURVEY. Check this link for the latest situation.
The 2011 RAVEN SURVEY is complete. Check this link.
APPEAL FOR WeBS VOLUNTEERS - Counters are urgently required to support Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) work on the Mersey Estuary. Follow this link for more information.
Follow this link for the count dates in 2013.
2012/2013 Programme - The programme for the new season is now available. Click on this link for further information.
Cheshire and Wirral Gazetteer - the latest gazetteer is now available. Click on this link for further information.
GREAT NEWS - The Society has been awarded the inaugural Marsh Local Ornithology Award in recognition of the outstanding contribution the Society made to local ornithology with the 'Atlas'. Click on this link for more details.
Scientific papers - CAWOS is very keen that the Atlas database and indeed all records held by the Society should be analysed further and used more for study.
So far, two papers based on the Atlas data have been published in scientific journals. Two papers based on CAWOS annual records dating back to the 1970s have also recently appeared. Follow this link.
MERSEY TIDAL POWER PROJECT UPDATE:
Project on hold!

Please see this link for further details.

FRODSHAM MARSH WIND FARM PROJECT UPDATE the current situation is available through this link.



Site last updated: 4 April 2013