Appendix – Local ornithological and wildlife organisations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2010
Summary
THE CAMBRIDGE BIRD CLUB
The club was formed in 1925 by W.H. Thorpe, Bernard Tucker, L.J. Turtle, the Marquis Hachisuka and J.D. Clarke as a frustrated response to the blocking of a move to form different sections within the Cambridge Natural History Society. Originally the membership was restricted to 20 but within five years this was relaxed. The first report was published in 1927. It was originally called the Cambridge Ornithological Club but was changed to the Cambridge Bird Club in 1930. The club has been responsible for keeping records of the county avifauna ever since and has grown considerably to around 350 to 400 members. The Executive Council is responsible for its day to day running and consists of a Chairman, Treasurer, Town Secretary and Undergraduate Secretary, and six other members. Among its officers are: the County Recorder, the Report Editor, the Research Officer, a Field Meetings Secretary and a Ringing Secretary. Meetings are held fortnightly in the lecture rooms of the Departments of Applied Biology and Zoology throughout the September to May period. Field trips by coach and car are arranged within East Anglia (and sometimes further) to sites of ornithological interest. An emphasis on scientific recording and research is matched by the organised work parties to local sites, particularly Wicken Fen, Minsmere and Adam's Road Bird Sanctuary.
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- The Birds of Cambridgeshire , pp. 276 - 277Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1989