New items have been added to the FOR SALE pages on the Ogston website.
If you want to see older posts that no longer show on the page you’re reading, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Older Posts” wording. A really good feature on the new website is that posts automatically get stored in the site’s archives. We no longer have to delete them.
Although the new site has been only running for a short time, posts from the last year have been added and are available should you want to view them.
A few new images taken at Ogston have been added to the Members Gallery
All the images shown in the gallery are the work of Ogston Bird Club members. All images have been taken at either the Ogston or Jim Mart nature reserves.
A few members have contacted the website team to let us know they have not had their copy of the latest newsletter. This may have happened because we do not have an up to date e-mail address for you.
If you’ve not received the latest newsletter could you please let Steve Slack, the club’s Publicity Officer know. You can contact him by E-mail
As per the latest Ogston Bird Club newsletter, can we remind all members that as of next year, the gate lock numbers will be changed in the first weekend of February 2014. NOT May as in previous years.
Please note, membership renewal will take 7 to 10 days in January, so can you please ensure that you get your membership renewal forms to the Membership Secretary as early as possible. This will allow him chance to process them and allow you continued access to both the Ogston and Jim Mart reserves.
Copies of the 2014 membership renewal forms are attached to the latest Ogston newsletter e-mail. If you haven’t received your copy of the December newsletter, please contact the club’s Publicity Officer, Steve Slack by E-mail
As previously mentioned, RSPB Snettisham is closed for the forseeable future, we now know that the large Sanctuary hide was completely washed away in the storm surge and the Roost hide is now badly listing at 45 degrees into what’s left of the lagoon.
The RSPB have also announced that both Blacktoft Sands and Frampton/Frieston are entirely closed
The full report for the Ogston Guided Bird Walk in December has now been added to the website. Thanks to Peter Faulkner for the report.
The final species count was 49: Blackbird, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Collared Dove, Common Buzzard, Coot, Cormorant, Dunnock, Fieldfare, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Great Crested Grebe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Jay, Kestrel, Lapwing, Linnet, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Mistle Thrush, Moorhen, Nuthatch, Pheasant, Pied Wagtail, Pochard, Redwing, Robin, Rook, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Starling, Teal, Treecreeper, Tufted Duck, Wood Pigeon, Wren, Yellowhammer.
Fifteen people and a dog enjoyed the walk, as did a horse which duly fell in line but turned back at a stile.
Thanks to Peter Faulkner for the report.
Not sure if you’ve seen the notice but the following has been added to RSPB Snettisham’s website:
Important Notice! The reserve will be closed for the foreseeable future because of severe damage caused by the storm surge. The path has been badly damaged.
This is a link to a photograph showing three hides at Cley Nature Reserve: http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=475223&d=1386345453
The November monthly bird report for Ogston and the September monthly bird report for Carsington have now been added to the Bird Report Index pages of the website.
