The Cheshire and Wirral Ornithological Society. The county
society that has so much to offer...
- The latest information on conservation issues and local bird
studies...
- A nationally acclaimed annual Bird Report...
- An unrivalled quarterly newsletter: BIRD NEWS...
- Workshops, high tide and migration watches and other events...
- A winter programme of monthly illustrated talks by renowned
lecturers...
The society was founded in October 1988 and,
based on individual membership, it quickly became an important part of the county
birdwatching scene.
The objectives of CAWOS are to promote and
encourage the study, recording and preservation of species and habitats within the
designated recording area of Cheshire and Wirral. The county is uniquely placed within the
British Isles and attracts a variety of breeding and wintering birds.
The society liases with other local societies,
conservation groups, statutory bodies, local councils and government organisations. It
also periodically holds conferences and exhibitions to promote birdwatching in general and
Cheshire in particular.
Threats to habitats are a very real problem
these days and to be able to counter these, it is essential that we hold as much
information on the county’s avifauna as possible. Bird populations do fluctuate
naturally, but the decline of certain species is giving cause for concern. You can help us
monitor the situation. Your records are not only published annually, but they give CAWOS
vital information that can be used to protect these birds and their habitats.
With the wealth and variety of habitats and
associated birdlife, Cheshire and Wirral can offer much in the way of birding.
Help us keep it that way
Join CAWOS!
As a member you will receive:
BIRD REPORT
A nationally acclaimed annual bird report giving information on every species of bird
recorded during the year.
BIRD NEWS
A high quality, quarterly newsletter containing projects and surveys, conservation
news, sites to watch, recent reports, county rarities, readers notes and letters, and a
diary section detailing meetings of affiliated societies.
OUTDOOR EVENTS
Various identification workshops, high tide watches and October migration watches are
held during the year.
MEETINGS
A winter programme of indoor meetings is held, usually at the Knutsford Civic Centre
on the 1st Friday of the month, starting at 7:45pm.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership is available for the following subscriptions from 1st January 2003:
(Application form below)
- Individual £12 (from £10)
- Junior £6 (from £5
- Family £15 (from £13)
- Corporate £12 (from £10).
Application should be made to the Membership
Secretary. Subscriptions are renewable on January 1st each year, but the subscription of
any new member joining on or after October shall cover the succeeding calendar year, save
that members so joining shall not be entitled to receive the Bird Report published
in the year they are joining.
All members receive the annual Bird Report,
a quarterly newsletter and details of the summer and winter programmes of indoor and
outdoor meetings arranged on behalf of the Society.
OBJECTS
The objects of the Society shall be for the public benefit:
- To advance public education in ornithology and related matters
and in particular to promote the study of birds and other wildlife within Cheshire and
Wirral.
- To support and encourage the preservation, conservation and
study of wild birds and places of ornithological interest, especially within Cheshire and
Wirral, and to protect these from injury, ill-treatment or destruction.
- To promote the recording, study and researching into all
aspects of the avifauna of the Administrative County of Cheshire as designated on 1st
April 1974 together with the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral (including the Hilbre Islands)
and to collate, maintain and publish the useful results of such recording, study and
research.
In furtherance of the above objectives but
not further or otherwise the Society shall have the following powers:
- To publish reports, newsletters and other papers of
ornithological interest or as may be deemed by the Society suitable or desirable for
promoting its objects.
- To co-operate with the British Trust for Ornithology, the
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and other similar organisations in scientific
ornithological enquiries and in promoting wildlife protection and conservation, and where
Council may so decide, to subscribe to such organisations.
- For the above purposes to raise and maintain funds, and in
connection therewith to fix subscriptions and to receive donations, legacies and other
gifts and to make and publish appeals and requests for financial assistance, and to enter
into and accept covenants to pay an amount for a fixed number of years.
- To do all such lawful things as are necessary for the
attainment of the aforesaid objects.
----Please print out the form below
and post along with your subscription fee----
Cheshire & Wirral
Ornithological Society
Reg. Charity No. 702484
If you require further information please
email the membership secretary at memsec@cawos.org
Please print this and then send the completed
form to the Membership Secretary:- D M COGGER, 113 NANTWICH ROAD, MIDDLEWICH,
CHESHIRE, CW10 9HD |