Recording Area Map
Checklist to the birds of the area (detailed)
Membership details

Spring 2005

Editorial - Welcome
Sightings in the LDBWS area
Surveys in the LDBWS area
RSPB Bowland News
Wildlife Of Lancashire
Local birding League
News From the Ringing Group
Marks Birding Diary
Ring Ouzels
Birdtrack
Tree Sparrows
Tit Bits
Dates for the Diary

Autumn 2004

Editors notes
Bird club ideas
Forthcoming Meetings
News from the ringing group
Birdlife Cyprus - Raptor watch
Swift Survey summary

Summer 2004

Editors Introduction
Forthcoming meetings
Recent sightings
A brief history of Mediterranean Gulls in North Lancashire
News from the ringing group
Marks Birding Diary
Swift Study
Mute Swan Study
Birding League

January 2004

Editorial
Recent Sightings
BTO Conference
Forthcoming Meetings
News From The Ringing Group
A Cape of Good Hope Pelagic
Marks Diary

Autumn 2003

Editorial
Recent Sightings
Twite in the South Pennines
Forthcoming meetings
Marks birding league diary
Buzzard and Raven Survey
News from the ringing group
BTO Surveys
Yellowhammer survey
Heysham Nature reserve 20 years on.

Spring 2003

Editors Introduction
Bird Watching in SD36
Programme of Talks 2003/4
Local Birding League
Marks Diary
LDBWS / RSPB summary of Outing 2002/3

Autumn 2001:

Welcome to the September Newsletter
Where have all the Bearded Tits gone? (John Wilson)
My kind of birdwatching ( Pete Marsh)
Sightings since the last Newsletter
Submitting records for next year’s Annual Report (Pete Crooks)
Forthcoming events
Marks Birding League Diary (Mark Prestwood)
Local Birding League (John Mason)

Summer 2001:

Welcome to the June Newsletter (Pete Marsh)
Recent Sightings (Pete Marsh)
Finland late April 2002 (Pete Marsh)
Marks reality Diary (Mark Prestwood)
My Favourite Birds (John Wilson)
My kind of Bird Watching (Brian Townson)
Reality Birding League (John Mason)
Ringing recoveries (Pete Marsh)

Spring 2001:

Welcome to the March Newsletter (Pete Marsh)
My kind of birding (Mike Robinson)
Recent sightings: December to March (Pete Marsh)
Ringing with a purpose (John Wilson)
Ouzeling in Morocco (Kevin Briggs)
Warton Crag
Siskins in spring (Andrew Cadman)
Mount Vernon CBC plot
Moth recording (Pete Marsh)
Marks reality diary (Mark Prestwood)
Reality league scores (John Mason)
Forthcoming Events
Gull ringing project (Pete Crooks)
BTO Tarmac Challenge
AGM

Winter 2000

My kind of bird watching (John Wilson)
Honey Buzzards - drift migrant or overlooked breeding species? (Pete Crooks)
Local names (Ken Harrison)
Rare/Scarce birds in the LDBWS area, 2000 (Pete Marsh)
Local reality birding league - Scores and diaries. (John Mason, Pete Marsh )
Marks Diary (Mark Prestwood)
Recent sightings (Pete Marsh)
Fin Whale, Heysham Harbour (Jon Carter - Morecambe Visitor)
Recording and records for 2000 (Pete Marsh)
Obituary - Rex Stott (John Leedal)
Sweden (Robin Griffiths)
Local Events Quiz (Ray Hobbs)

Autumn 2000:

Introduction and editorial comment (Pete Marsh)
Recent Sightings (Pete Marsh)
Tree Sparrow nest box scheme (Paul Cammack)
Alaska 2000 (Ken Harrison)
What's in a name (Derek Collins)
Local reality birding league (John Mason)
Forth coming events
Local Site Guide - Jenny Browns Point (Robin Griffiths)
LDBWS on the Web (Ken Harrison)
Marks Diary (Mark Prestwood)
Ringing recoveries (Pete Marsh)
Secretaries notebook

Summer 2000:

Introduction and Editorial comment (Pete Marsh)
Tree Sparrow nest boxes at Cockersands (Paul Cammack)
Spring in Hungary.  John Wilson visits Leighton Mosses twin reserve
Dotterel passage on Wardstone
Recent sightings (Pete Marsh)
North Lancs Naturalists meetings 
A spring small sit. Static bird watching.  (Jean Roberts)
Local reality birding league scores (compiled by John Mason)
Marks diary (Mark Prestwood)

Spring 2000:

Introduction and editorial comment  (Pete Marsh)
Recent sightings (Pete Marsh)
A return to the good old days?  John Wilson remembers how it used to be and speculates for the future.
Marks diary.   Mark Prestwood recounts is local highlights
Local "reality birding league" scores.  (John Mason)
Notes from the BTO rep. Surveys etc.  (Dave Sharpe)
The Big (or little) Sit.  Static bird racing.
Nest boxes for tree sparrows  (Jean Roberts)
Garden Birdwatching  (Jill Blackburn)
Forthcoming Events

Winter 1999:

Introduction  (Editorial comment by Pete Marsh)
The Leighton Moss Bearded Tits have an excellent year
Local events inc. RSPB Local members group, LWT and North Lancs Naturalists
Goldcrest passage through Heysham 1985-99  
Recent sightings late June to mid September  
Wetland Bird Survey (inland and coastal wildfowl counts)
Fixed point birding
The Birds of Sunderland Point (and other issues)
1999-2000 Winter Programme
The Local Reality Birding League
Marks Diary (diary of a local leaguer)

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