The Yellowhammer population in Durham may have been in decline for many years. The Birds of Durham (Bowey and Newsome, 2012) notes that Tristram (1905) reported that it had “decreased much in numbers in late years”, while Temperley (1951) recorded a marked decline in the decade before his book was written. Since then local and national data suggest further decline, in County Durham perhaps more noticeable in areas west of Durham City. DBC is therefore running a breeding season survey of the species in 2022 to try to determine its true status across the county. Details and reporting form at https://durhambirdclub.org.uk/dbc-survey-yellowhammer Please use hashtag #DBCYellowhammer on social media.
Updated: Mar 19, 2022
Following a small number of reports of Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at sites in the dales in 2020 and 2021 the Club's Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Survey from 2018 is being revived in the early Spring of 2022. For details see https://www.durhambirdclub.org.uk/lesser-spotted-woodpecker
Updated: Mar 16, 2022
Planning is now underway for the 2022 Club Annual General Meeting, which will take place on Tuesday 10th May at 7.00 p.m. at the Washington Wetland Centre, Barmston Lane, Pattinson, Washington NE38 8LE.
The documentation for the business part of the meeting will be added here over the next few weeks.and will be complete no later than 25 April, with most papers available well before that.
The meeting will include annual elections. It is vital for the future of the Club and the development of its activities that we should strengthen the Board of Trustees. At present several of the permitted twelve seats are vacant. A printable/downloadable form for nominations to the Board, to be received no later than Saturday 23 April, can be found here.
Following the formal agenda there will be a quiz arranged by Club Trustee and Treasurer Mark Harper.