Sussex report

[RockyRacoon]

Hi all, can anyone tell me what shops I could find a copy of the sussex bird report for 2004 when it is out next year sometime. Thank you!

[Elizabeth Bigg]

Hi Jake - I get the Surrey one, as a member of the Surrey Bird Club, but there is a considerable time delay, the latest one being for 2000! Maybe the Sussex Wildlife Trust could give you some information?

Better still, take a look at this: http://www.susos.org.uk/publications.htm

[robinm]

Hi Jake,

I think the Sussex Ornithological Society produces their Bird Reports - Web site (http://freepages.pavilion.net/users/iofage/sos.htm). The website seems to mention the 1997 report as the latest.

I have some involvement with the Kent OS and it takes a long time for these reports to come out - particularly for the counties with more activity. Often records don't come in until well after a year has ended and then they have to be collated and the information provided assessed. A period of over 2 years from the end of a year to production of a report is not uncommon.

Back issues of these reports are often available from the relevant societies.

Good luck.

[robinm]

I think an email to the society may be in order here as they seem to have left up an old version of their site ;)

The 2002 version is the latest one which was published in December 2003.
Thanks Brian. I couldn't believe they were that far behind !!

[Elizabeth Bigg]

I think an email to the society may be in order here as they seem to have left up an old version of their site ;)

The 2002 version is the latest one which was published in December 2003.

The link I gave above (first reply to Jake) has this information too - looks like they have different people working on their website!

[robinm]

The link I gave above (first reply to Jake) has this information too - looks like they have different people working on their website!
I think it may be my fault - I have picked up a link from somewhere which itself is out of date. Yours is right.

[Elizabeth Bigg]

I think it may be my fault - I have picked up a link from somewhere which itself is out of date. Yours is right.

I just wish there could be a huge spring clean on the web - Googling would be so much quicker if all the redundant stuff were swept away!