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Tickets are now available to members for our Spring Event 3/4 May

Saturday 3rd Mudchute Park and Farm tour with light refreshments
Personalised tour by domestic waterfowl guru and TV personality Tom Davis
Evening meal at Browns, Butler’s Wharf
To eat at 7pm the event price include 2 courses, choices must be made in advance
Sunday 4th Regents Park and Avian tour at London Zoo
meet at 10.30 location at the park tba after booking

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Great Lives — Sir Peter Scott

Released yesterday on BBC Sounds, this account of the great man is definitely worth a listen. “Make the boy interested in natural history,” wrote Captain Scott from his tent in

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The Winter edition of Waterfowl has just been posted along with the latest Breeder Directory. We hope you enjoy the content over the festive season. If you’d like to see

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BWA Party and AGM

Our party weekend at Hellidon Lakes is open to all! We have 2 free rooms (each including one banquet meal) available. You can be in with a chance to win

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Build a box!

Build a box! Join us on 19th May for our social spring open day. Tea and cake, look at waterfowl, WKQT* and more! Richardsons Sawmill have cut us planks so

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BWA member event

The BWA will be visiting the beautiful Edwardian country hall and estate on the outskirts of Leeds – Lotherton Hall. Lotherton’s Wildlife World tells the story of its natural heritage,

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Pal-Mates … weekend web tip

Grass nesters such as this American Wigeon Mareca americana depend on camouflage and subtlety. Never look them in the eye! Any brown dimorphic female can abandon the nest if she feels

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Pal-Mates … weekend web tip.

Do you know what’s in an egg? We are pretty familiar with the eggshell, made primarily from calcium carbonate, the chemical compound which also makes up the majority of sea shells,

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Pal-Mates … weekend web tip

Today is World Wildlife Day. The aim is to raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. 3rd March was chosen to commemorate the signature of the Convention on

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