North Northumberland Bird Club Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
and live on Freeview channel 276
Graham's knowledge and enthusiasm got the NNBC of to a flying start on that first Friday evening, giving a talk titled "Starting Birdwatching". For those first 30 years he was Chairman, Programme Secretary, Newsletter Editor and Field Trip Organiser - though ably supported by an enthusiastic committee.
Over the past 40 years the club has enjoyed a great variety of talks from eminent ornithologists such as Roy Dennis, Professor Ian Newton and David Lindo as well as the many excellent local birders. Local photographers such as Laurie Campbell and artists such as Darren Woodhead have shared their passion and skills with the club.
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Hide AdField trips have been an important feature of club life with annual Dawn Chorus visits to Lord Joicey's estate, monthly outings within the local area and spreading our wings a bit further to Yorkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Northern Scotland and abroad to Spain and Bulgaria.
The club has always participated in the wider birding community. It was involved as soon as it was set up being part of he "Save Druridge Bay" campaign when a nuclear power station was planned there. Locally it supports bird feeders at Bell View in Belford, hides set up at Spindlestone by Charles Baker-Cresswell and the provision of Barn Owl boxes. Fund raising has helped the Italian Bird Protection Group (LIPU) , Albatross Protection from Line fishing and Curlew projects in the region.
From the start, the club has been a very friendly one welcoming starters as well as the more experienced birders and looks forward to many more years of birding together.