NORTHERN IRELAND ORNITHOLOGISTS CLUB

 

The Northern Ireland Ornithologists' Club was formed in 1965. The club's activities are arranged by a committee, elected at the AGM Meeting held each January. These activities are mainly fortnightly meetings, which take the form of illustrated talks by club members or guest speakers, held between October and April, and a series of Field Trips. The club tries to have at least two of the speakers from outside Northern Ireland. Each year the club also organises a major exhibition of colour transparencies taken by Northern Ireland bird photographers. Members are sometimes invited to take part in population studies, on behalf of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), for example. The NIOC is also a member of the "BTO - Bird Clubs Partnership". From time to time the club also organises its own field surveys and the results are made available to non-members and organisations on request.				AIMS To focus the interests of active and enthusiastic birders
Contact Details: Northern Ireland Ornithologists Club Jim Megarry Honorary Secretary The Hill 39 Ballygowan Road Comer Co Down BT23 5PG UK Website: http://www.nioc.fsnet.co.uk