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Here is a date for your diaries, and a new type of event compared to our typical field trips: the LDBWS Bird Race will be a friendly competition in which teams compete to record the most bird species in a day. Take it as seriously (or not) as you wish; ultimately, it’s about having fun exploring our district and enjoying the birds who call it home – after all, not everyone will want to be up at midnight when the race starts! This is absolutely not an event just for expert birdwatchers, it is for all members of the Society to enjoy. While some may choose to cover a lot of miles and have a plan of almost military precision, others may pick a single vantage point or just visit sites that they can reach on foot, that part is up to you!
We are blessed with a wealth of different habitats including coasts, estuaries, freshwater wetlands, woodlands, uplands and farmland, all home to different species. The breeding season will be in full swing, and the 130+ species recorded as possible, probable or confirmed breeders over the last three years by our Breeding Bird Atlas hints at what might be out there. There will also be wader and seabird migration taking place through Morecambe Bay and the occasional winter visitor staying for the summer – this adds up to a huge variety of species to be seen.
To take part, please e-mail [email protected] giving your team name and team members’ names. We will then provide a recording form for you to use on the day. The entry fee of £5 per player can be paid on the day (please note, this fee applies to LDBWS members as well as non-members). We will have three prizes to compete for: The first and most obvious is for the most birds seen in the day. With environmentally responsible travel very prominent in our thinking nowadays, for those who prefer to travel on foot, by bike or by public transport, there will also be a prize category for teams using green modes of transport. Finally, there will be a prize for Bird of the Day for the species which is judged to be the most unusual, unexpected or just plain hard to find.
The emphasis here is very much on this event being a light-hearted, friendly competition. Please continue to report your sightings in the build up to the event and on the day. Of course, you may be aware of the location of sensitive breeding species such as barn owls and we would ask you not to publicise these as usual but to report them to the Society for our Annual Report and Breeding Bird Atlas purposes.
There’s no better way to end a great day of birdwatching than to put your feet up with a well-earned drink and enjoy chatting about the highs and lows of your day with fellow birders. With that in mind, we have hired the Britannia Room at the Silverdale Hotel for the end of the event where we will meet for drinks and the all-important results at 18:00. If you would also like to eat at the Silverdale Hotel then you can do so by phoning the hotel to pre-order.

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