HOW TO JOIN
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You'll find joining the Bristol Ornithological Club very straight forward and extremely rewarding.
Regular indoor meetings are held during the winter months, where a wide range of well known ornithologists are invited to talk to us about their own areas of interest. These meetings provide an excellent opportunity for club members to get to know each other and to exchange opinions and information in a relaxed, friendly and informal atmosphere. Young members and beginners are particularly welcome.
Field meetings and evening walks are held in all months of the year, regularly to sites in the local area, but also to other productive bird watching localities within a couple of hours' drive of our area. These normally include coach trips, besides which, efforts are made to 'car pool' to all of our more distant destinations. In addition to the weekend meetings, regular weekday walks, covering a wide variety of local sites, are arranged by the Tuesday Group who encourage a particularly informal atmosphere. All of these events have subsequent reports submitted to Bird News.
Field trips with the BOC occur on three weekend each year to various English and Welsh destinations. We have spent extended week-ends in Scotland, Ireland and Normandy.
BOC holidays are arranged at home and abroad. In recent years holidays, of a week's length, have included visits to the Camargue, Estonia, Lesvos, France, Gambia, Romania and the Spanish Pyrenees. Other excursions included a spring trip to Holland and a late autumn visit to Holy Island.
To join the BOC simply contact:
■ Membership Secretary: Judy Copeland [email protected] (Please include your name and address)
■ Membership Subscription Rates 2009 ■
Ordinary Member £14.00
Junior Members (Under 18/ full-time student) £7.00
Family (Additional family member) £4.00
Senior Citizens & anyone suffering financial difficulties may pay at a reduced rate by arrangement.
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