West Midland Bird Club: What Was New, Earlier in 2007

This page gives an overview of what was added to, or changed on, this site, in 2007 (and occasionally other brief news, too).

The most recent changes are listed first. Minor updates and corrections, and the removal of expired information, are not included.
Date.	Addition or Change.
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29 December	Many additions to our list of locally-relevant articles from British Birds magazine (new additons marked thus: ).
29 December	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
27 December	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
23 December	Blithfield mid-air collision: appeal for witnesses.
22 December	Latest news from Grimley Gravel Pools.
18 December	Latest news from Sandwell Valley.
16 December	Our December 2007 Bulletin.
10 December	Recent sightings at our Belvide Reserve.
10 December	Recent sightings at Blithfield Reservoir.
9 December	Warwickshire wildlife photographer Nick Trotman added to the "Galleries" section of our links page.
8 December	A last minute change of venue for our Birmingham Branch field trip of 9 December 2007.
7 December	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
4 December	Executive Committee response to allegations of person falsely posing as a West Midland Bird Club representative.
4 December	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
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28 November	The Black Country Urban Park.
28 November	The West Midland Bird Club garment shop is now on-line.
28 November	BBC News: "Coventry egg thief admits stealing again"
28 November	Coventry Telegraph: "Record ninth conviction for Coventry bird egg thief"
27 November	Erratum for our Annual Report for 2005.
24 November	Our latest county bird lists (for 2005).
24 November	A new page of annual bird totals for our counties and region.
24 November	A new page of cumulative bird totals for our counties and region.
24 November	We have now recieved planning permission for the new, two-tier replacement hide at our Belvide Reserve. All being well, the new hide will be erected in early spring 2008.
24 November	Recent sightings at our Belvide Reserve.
19 November	October bird sightings at Blithfield Reservoir.
17 November	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
17 November	Latest news from Grimley Gravel Pools.
15 November	Techncial note: Our page footers, including the footer of this page, now have links to social networking sites where you can bookmark our pages and share them with other people .
15 November	Not only do we now have a West Midland Bird Club group on Facebook (a "social networking" service), but we believe that we're the first bird club in the world to do so!
15 November	New web address for Teresinha Roberts, bird-carver, in the "Commercial" section of our links page.
13 November	Our Annual Report for 2005 is published.
7 November	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
7 November	Latest news from Sandwell Valley.
6 November	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
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30 October	Recent sightings at our Belvide Reserve.
28 October	RSPB North Staffordshire Local Group's 25th Anniversary Celebrations, added to our diary for November 2007.
23 October	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
20 October	BTO Garden BirdWatch results for our four counties.
17 October	September bird sightings at Blithfield Reservoir.
14 October	Aves Argentinas / Asociación Ornitológica del Plata added to our list of Natural History organisations older than us.
12 October	More Solihull Branch indoor meetings for 2008.
12 October	More Solihull Branch field trips for 2008.
9 October	More Tamworth Branch indoor meetings for 2008.
9 October	Latest news from Sandwell Valley.
7 October	New URL for Solihull RSPB Local Group, the list of RSPB Local Groups on our 'useful links' page.
7 October	More local birders' picture sites added to the 'Photo Galleries' section of our 'useful links' page.
6 October	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
4 October	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
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29 September	Techncial note: We now have a KML file of West Midland Bird Club locations, including our reserves and branch meeting places, which you can view in on-line mapping sites (e.g. view our KML file in Google Maps ), or programmes like Google Earth or NASA World Wind .
28 September	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
25 September	Read our first Bulletin!
25 September	More local birders' blogs added to the 'Members & Friends' section of our 'useful links' page.
25 September	Our September 2007 Bulletin.
24 September	Feed the Birds Day, added to our diary for October 2007.
24 September	'Nuneaton Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary' added to the 'rescue organisation' section of our useful links page.
24 September	Recent sightings at our Belvide Reserve.
20 September	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
20 September	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
19 September	Latest news from Grimley Gravel Pools.
15 September	August bird sightings at Blithfield Reservoir.
15 September	Latest news from Sandwell Valley.
10 September	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
3 September	Sutton Coldfield Natural History Society winter programme, added to our diary for 2007.
3 September	Dudley Rock and Fossil Festival, added to our diary for September 2007.
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29 August	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
25 August	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
20 August	Latest news from Sandwell Valley.
19 August	A note about a Green-winged Teal in Warwickshire, from a 1954 edition of ‘British Birds’ magazine.
19 August	Revised rules for visiting Blithfield Reservoir.
19 August	Report of our Bodenham Arboretum nestbox project in 2007.
19 August	Extra bus and train services to our Ladywalk Reserve.
18 August	Kidderminster Indoor Meetings for 2007.
14 August	Recent sightings at our Belvide Reserve.
14 August	July bird sightings at Blithfield Reservoir.
14 August	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
3 August	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
3 August	Latest news from Sandwell Valley.
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29 July	Latest news from Grimley Gravel Pools.
29 July	Recent sightings at our Belvide Reserve.
29 July	June bird sightings at Blithfield Reservoir.
29 July	Details of Wednesday evening work parties at our Ladywalk Reserve.
23 July	We've reduced the price of 'The New Birds of the West Midlands'.
23 July	Important: We've changed our postal address.
23 July	Latest news from Grimley Gravel Pools.
17 July	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
4 July	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
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24 June	Worcestershire Bat group added to the bats section of our useful links page.
22 June	Recent sightings at our Belvide Reserve.
20 June	A change of meeting place, for our Nightjar Walk on 29 June.
19 June	May bird sightings at Blithfield Reservoir.
19 June	Latest news from Sandwell Valley.
4 June	Report of nestlings rung at our Ladywalk Reserve in 2007.
4 June	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
4 June	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
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22 May	Recent sightings at our Belvide Reserve.
22 May	April bird sightings at Blithfield Reservoir.
22 May	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
17 May	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
8 May	Recent sightings at our Belvide Reserve.
8 May	Latest news from Sandwell Valley.
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26 April	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
13 April	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
6 April	Latest news from Sandwell Valley.
6 April	March bird sightings at Blithfield Reservoir.
6 April	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
3 April	News from our recent AGM, including our new Chairman and Secretary.
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29 March	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
28 March	Latest news from Grimley Gravel Pools.
28 March	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
23 March	Major new local reserve: RSPB Middleton Lakes , Staffordshire.
23 March	1891, 1909 and 1995 changes, affecting Staffordshire boundaries, Warwickshire boundaries, West Midlands boundaries and Worcestershire boundaries.
23 March	'RSPB Family Festival and Birdwatchers Summer Fair' at Middleton Hall, added to our diary for June 2007.
23 March	'Birds aound the Malverns, 2007 edition', added to our bibliography for Worcestershire.
15 March	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
11 March	Warwickshire wildlife photographer Jeff Wesson added to the "Galleries" section of our links page.
11 March	Description of a recent Tamworth Branch Field Trip.
11 March	Blithfield Reservoir parking permits are now available for eligible members, who did not receive them with their membership cards.
8 March	Latest news from Sandwell Valley.
8 March	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
6 March	Our March 2007 Bulletin is out now.
5 March	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
2 March	February bird sightings at Blithfield Reservoir.
1 March	Stills from our appearance on 'Nature's Calendar'.
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27 February	There will be a Work Party at Ladywalk Reserve on 3 March.
25 February	More Tamworth Branch Field Trips for 2007.
24 February	Details of Warwickshire Birding 2006 (including mail order information) added to our list of local birding DVDs.
24 February	Tamworth Branch Indoor Meetings for 2007.
24 February	Tamworth Branch Field Trips for 2007.
24 February	'Parrots through Biologists' Eyes: Intelligence to Conservation' (lecture evening, 28 February) added to our diary for 2007.
24 February	See us on television: Nature's Calendar on BBC Two on Thursday, 1 March at 6pm.
24 February	Details of our newest Annual Report (for 2004).
24 February	Our latest county bird lists (for 2004).
21 February	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
20 February	Ernest Bradford RIP.
19 February	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
19 February	Latest news from Grimley Gravel Pools.
9 February	Latest news from Sandwell Valley.
9 February	January bird sightings at Blithfield Reservoir.
9 February	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
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28 January	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
25 January	Phillip Satchell's Coton Lakes pictures added to the "Photo Galleries" section of our links page.
23 January	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
20 January	'The Parrot in Art' exhibition (January–April) and related talks (Wednesdays in February) added to our diary for 2007.
15 January	Stafford Branch Indoor Meetings for 2007.
15 January	Stafford Branch Field Trips for 2007.
13 January	Latest news from Grimley Gravel Pools.
13 January	Warwickshire BTO representative Mark Smith, added to the "Local Birding " section of our links page.
12 January	Solihull Branch Indoor Meetings for 2007.
12 January	Solihull Branch Field Trips for 2007.
10 January	RSPB South-West Staffordshire meetings added to our diary for 2007.
10 January	The RSPB's 'Wild Night Out' on 3 February.
9 January	Report of wildfowl counts at our Ladywalk Reserve in 2006.
9 January	Latest sightings and news from Tittesworth Reservoir.
6 January	Birmingham Branch Indoor Meetings for 2007.
6 January	Birmingham Branch Field Trips for 2007.
6 January	Kidderminster Indoor Meetings for 2007.
6 January	Kidderminster Branch Field Trips for 2007.
6 January	Other club metings for January onwards.
5 January	Latest news from Sandwell Valley.
3 January	December bird sightings at Blithfield Reservoir.
2 January	Recent sightings at our Ladywalk Reserve.
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