stuart winter
My Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Cups at WHL
Which organisation has the honour of being Britain's oldest birdwatching club?
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Britain's oldest birdwatching club (2 Viewers)
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P.G.Wodehouse on birding, and general question about birding history in the UK
'I had forgotten you were a bird-watcher till you reminded me just now. You went in for it at Oxford, I remember. It isn't a thing I would care to do myself. Not,' I hastened to add, 'that I've anything against bird-watching. Must be most interesting, besides keeping you' – I was about to say...
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david kelly
Getting grizzlier.
The Scottish Ornithologists Club was formed in 1936 but I think the West Midlands Bird Club is a wee bit older.
David
David
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Not sure I would call the BOU a club.
The Birmingham Bird Club (from which the WMBC evolved) published its first report in 1934.
The Birmingham Bird Club (from which the WMBC evolved) published its first report in 1934.
Paul Chapman
Well-known member
Cambridge Bird Club was 1925:-
www.cambridgebirdclub.org.uk
Our history
The Cambridge Bird Club promotes the study, recording and conservation of birds in Cambridgeshire and encourages a wider interest in natural history and the protection of county wildlife habitats. The Club was founded in 1925 in memory of Professor Alfred Newton F.R.S. (1829–1907). Newton was the
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Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
The oldest British club is the Oxford Ornithological Society founded in 1921.
dwatsonbirder
Well-known member
The RSPB was founded in 1889, receiving royal charter in 1904. Arguably the largest birdwatching club in the UK - history here. Over the other side of the Atlantic, the US was only one year behind (1905).
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
When does a club become an organisation?
I believe the oldest club in the USA was the Nuttall Ornithological Club formed in 1873.
I believe the oldest club in the USA was the Nuttall Ornithological Club formed in 1873.
Bismarck Honeyeater
Barely known member
The British Ornithologist’s Club was founded in 1892.
dwatsonbirder
Well-known member
As per the title of the thread - I'd say that settles it!
