Recorder tasks are divided between the County Recorder and Assistant Recorder as follows:
Recorder: Chris Heard, specialisation in bird identification. Chairman of the Berkshire Rarities Committee. 3, Waterside Lodge, Ray Mead Road, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 8NP. Telephone 01628 633828.
Assistant Recorder: Derek Barker, specialising in breeding birds in Berkshire. Secretary to the Berkshire Rarities Committee. 40, Heywood Gardens, Woodlands Park, Maidenhead, SL6 3LZ.
A Club for birdwatchers throughout Berkshire, with indoor and outdoor meetings, surveys and publications, including Birds of Berkshire annual reports – see page 2 for details. Collects bird records for the county, is responsible for the county database and administers ‘The Birds of Berkshire Conservation Fund’, a charity.
Secretary, Renton Righelato, 63 Hamilton Road, Reading, Berks RG1 5RA
Telephone 0118 926 4513 Email: renton.righelato@berksoc.org.uk
www.berksoc.org.uk
A Club for birdwatchers in the Newbury area with a recording area of 10 miles radius of the town. Offers indoor and outdoor meetings, surveys and publications.
Secretary, Trevor Maynard, 15 Kempstone Close, Newbury, Berks, RG14 7RS
Telephone 01635 36752 Email info@ndoc.org.uk
www.ndoc.org.uk
Publisher of monthly newsletters of birds reported in the County with a news summary and detailed listings of sightings. Records are welcome for publication.
County Ornithological Services. Contact Brian Clews, Telephone 07071 202000 or email
Organising group for the new County Atlas. Convenor: Chris Robinson (See BTO entry).
Charitable Fund managed for the benefit of Berkshire’s birds, preferably, but not exclusively, related to wetland birds and sites. Enquiries and applications to: Secretary, Renton Righelato (see Berkshire Ornithological Club entry).
An independent website devoted to offering a free resource to birdwatchers in Berkshire and providing news, photographs and records of birds with additional optional information services.
www.berksbirds.co.uk
Local representative for BTO matters including organising surveys: Chris Robinson, 2, Beckfords, Upper Basildon, Reading, Berks, RG8 8PB Telephone 01491 671420 Email berks_bto_rep@btinternet.com
Conservation volunteers managing Lavell’s Lake local nature reserve near Dinton Pastures Country Park, Wokingham. Bird walks, work parties, occasional meetings and newsletters. Contact Chairman Fraser Cottington at Fraser.cottington@ntlworld.com or see www.foll.org.uk
Conservation volunteers who manage Moor Green Lakes Nature Reserve near Eversley. Work parties, Newsletters an annual report and access to bird hides. Website is www.mglg.org.uk. Contact Membership Secretary: Keith Littler, 316 Yorktown Road, College Town, Sandhurst, Berks, GU47 0PZ
A local Club devoted to the conservation of birds in the Theale area, west of Reading. Indoor and outdoor meetings, annual bird race and survey work. www.freewebs.com/tabcg Contact Cath McEwan, Secretary, Email Catherine@cmcewan.fsnet..co.uk
Groups promote and represent the RSPB in the local community. Activities include indoor and outdoor meetings and fund raising events. Further details from the RSPB www.rspb.org.uk or directly from:
East Berks Local Group - see www.eastberksrspb.org.uk
Reading Local Group – see www.reading-rspb.org.uk
Wokingham and Bracknell Local Group – see www.wbrspb.btinternet.co.uk