West
Midland
Bird
Club
Studying Birds in Staffordshire, Warwickshire,
Worcestershire and the West Midlands since 1929
A very Merry Christmas to all our members and to all birders wherever you are sampled with good birdwatching throughout the festive season and throughout 2025!
Avian influenza. What do I do?
If you find one dead bird of prey, 3 or more dead gulls or wild fowl, 5 or more dead birds of any species: report online at
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-dead-wild-birds asap. If you want to submit a report without providing contact details, phone Defra on 03459 33 55 77 Do not touch or pick up any dead or dying bird. Defra May arrange to pick up dead birds to collect and test
Know your egrets from herons and cranes!
There is plenty of information at hand within these pages, however, please do not hesitate in using the contact us
page via the menu or the secretary@westmidlandbirdclub if you would like to take a personal approach to gathering information; the Club Secretary will be pleased to deal with any enquiry. There is great scope to become involved in a wide range of Club activities, likewise you can go about your birding activities on a personal level and simply enjoy what the West Midland Bird Club has to offer in assisting your interests.