I was honoured to be invited to talk at the AGM of the Oxford Ornithological Society last Wednesday, 8th May. I recounted my experiences of birding the Oxfordshire green belt to a turn-out of over 50 members. Inevitably this also involved looking at the massive declines in farmland birds in the last 30 years and the role of intensive agriculture in these declines. But I tried to throw in a few jokes as well. Dr Alan Larkman, OOS Chairperson, then gave an excellent presentation about the valuable conservation efforts taking place on City Farm, near Eynsham. It was great to see some familiar, and some new, faces and to receive some positive feedback too. Special thanks to comrades Badger and Mark for their support.
It was also a pleasant surprise to come across this blog post from OOS secretary Barry Hudson the following morning. Thanks Barry! 