The AGM of the African Bird Club will be held this year on the 10th October online from 1000 to 1200 BST (0900 to 1100 GMT). Details of the accompanying talks and an invitation to register are in the attached notice and will also be emailed to members. Talks include Robert Cheke on the Sunbirds
The AGM of the African Bird Club was held this year on the 18th October online. The 2 talks presented are available to be watched on the Video Library page They are titled The White-winged Flufftail – using Africa’s rarest and most threatened waterbird as a flagship species for wetland conservation by Dr Kyle Lloyd
The ABC has adopted a new strategic plan for 2025-2030. Please see this summary attached
The British Ornithologists’ Club would like to hear from anyone interested in applying for the position of Club Chairperson. The BOC (https://boc-online.org/) was founded in 1892 and is devoted to the study of avian systematics and species distribution, worldwide. It promotes the importance of avian taxonomy, both as an end in itself and as baseline
For a week from 22 April all donations will be doubled by the Big Give’s Green Match Fund, up to a total fundraising target of £8,000! Africa’s birds are in trouble. As a result, and as you know, ABC has been granting Conservation Awards since 1996. This is very popular and successful with nearly 360
The AGM of the African Bird Club will be held this year on the 26th October online from 1000 to 1200 BST (0900 to 1100 GMT). Details of the accompanying talks and an invitation to register are in the attached notice and will also be emailed to members. Please do put the date in your
We are seeking a new Treasurer to support the board of trustees of the African Bird Club in fulfilling its responsibility for the good governance of the charity and in delivering its strategy. You will be one of five executive officers and as such, have a key role in helping to progress ABC’s status and mission.
As Autumn approaches we will be part of a conference at the Natural History Museum aptly named Avian Odyssey on Saturday 21st September, coinciding with the exhibition at the NHM of Birds: Brilliant and Bizarre. The main Exhibition will be an exciting history of the evolution of birds from the age of the dinosaurs to
This year’s AGM of ABC members was held online on the 28 October 2023. The agenda, including proposals for amendments to ABC’s constitution and details of who is standing for election to Council are available in the notice below. The meeting was followed by talks from invited speakers who spoke on Conservation efforts on Taita
