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21st March The Events page has just been updated with the line up of top speakers for the remainder of 2025. .Also following on from the organisers meeting on Wednesday, our Conservation Officer Mick Clay has confirmed we have funding in place to begin making a variety of nest boxes. Mick has several volunteers lined up already but would welcome any additional help making nest boxes. For further information contact Mick- conservation@sk58birders.com

At the meeting we also discussed future field trips. If there's anywhere you think we should go, either locally or further afield do let any of the organisers know. We've not run any weekend trips for while, so we could have a long weekend away, such as the Farne Islands. It was also suggested a weeks birding trip overseas- Cyprus being one destination. Do let us know if any of the appeals.

11th March We are delighted to announce that Liz Nugent has kindly accepted an offer to be our new Membership Secretary. Liz joined SK58 Birders last year and is a keen supporter of SK58 Birders. So from the next meeting onwards please direct all membership enquiries to Liz. Her details can be found on the Join Us page and Contacts page.

18th February A reminder to those who haven't renewed their subscriptions for 2025, which were due on 1st January. It's not too late to continue your membership, but do it quickly as the February newsletter will be your final reminder to renew. After this you'll be removed from the membership list!!

Individual Membership	£15.00	children under 16-FREE
Family Membership	£20	covers all at one address
Concessionary Membership	£10	retired, unemployed or student

10th February We've gone through the common summer & winter migrants and updated the Earliest & Latest Migrant dates.. We've also completed the 2024 species list which topped out at 135 species from 5501 records.

27th January SK58 Birders have switched from X (formerly Twitter) to Blue Sky, and can be found at @sk58birders.bsky.social

One from the archives. A few of us would rise early to undertake "Viz-Migging" - Visible Migration watching. Here past member Harlon Senior, looking North for passing migrants at dawn on a September morning in 1993 at NAPT. Note my Opticron HR60 telescope!

Viz-migging @ NAPT- Sept 1993 © Andy Hirst

22nd January Don't forget our first indoor meeting of the new year is on the 28th. This is our AGM, then Mick Clay regaling his trip to Cyprus. Don't be put off by the AGM, it only takes 20-30 mins and offers an insight into how the group is fairing.

17th January Puffin description (July 2024) added to the Descriptions page.

14th January The SK58 Species List has been amended to account for the lumping of Redpoll. Previously (and not too long ago), they were split into Lesser Redpoll (UK species) and Common or Mealy Redpoll (northern species now a race). This reduces the SK58 list from 203 to 202 species.

3rd January The new year is off to a flying start! By this morning 77 species have been recorded already in 2025! In 2024 we resurrected the friendly "Year List Competition", for individual members to record as many species whilst out and about birding in SK58. We can declare Mick Clay the winner with 125 species recorded within the confines of SK58 within the year. Congratulations to Mick, no star prize just a shiny certificate and the respect of your peers! Although a light-hearted affair, it does highlight the decline of local species. In previous years (a decade ago), the winning tallies were in the 130's and 140's.

31st December Why not kick start your new year with a resolution to do more birding locally? This will benefit you physically and mentally and help SK58 Birders with records. It will also increase your appreciation of local birds as you pick upon trends, migration and weather movements of your local birds.