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In sad news, a key figure in Birding NSW’s history, Alan Morris AM passed away in late May. Alan, who was the Club’s Patron and a Life Member, was one our founder members and over the years held many positions including President, Vice-President and Editor of “Australian Birds”. Alan was the Club’s current Records Officer (a position he’d held since 1993). He was heavily involved in the formation of our Central Coast Branch just over 30 years ago, where he organised the meetings, the newsletter, outings and camps until he moved to Laurieton on the mid-North Coast of NSW. Alan remained involved with the Club, continuing to contribute to our newsletter and, more widely to the birding community as a moderator on the eremaea birds website.
Alan was admired and respected by everyone in the birding community. His knowledge of birds was extraordinary and he was always very generous in sharing this knowledge. There are many birders around Sydney and wider that benefited from Alan’s guidance and friendship. He was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June 2019 for his significant contributions to bird conservation in NSW. He will be greatly missed.
A Memorial Service for Alan has been arranged, with refreshments to be served at the church after the service. Details are:
Friday 26th June 11am
Camden Haven Anglican Church Laurieton.
2 Mission Terrace Lakewood
The service will be livestreamed – type in Alan Keith Morris into YouTube
About BirdingNSW
Birding NSW is a bird watching club based in Sydney, with a branch on the Central Coast. Our members come from a wide range of backgrounds and have widely different levels of knowledge about birds, from beginners to expert ornithologists. There are also many keen bird photographers among our number. See About Us.
Club Objectives
- To promote the study and conservation of Australian birds and their habitat.
- To encourage bird watching as a leisure activity.
New Members are warmly welcomed. See Membership.
Club Activities
Guided field outings held on weekends and midweek in the Greater Sydney and Central Coast areas and longer trips to rural destinations in NSW provide a total of over 70 activities each year in a variety of good birding habitats. See Activities.
Conservation projects and participation in surveys, both those organised by the Club, and those run by other birding groups, extend the range of birding opportunities. See Conservation
The Sydney and the Central Coast Group hold their own monthly meetings, offering members a chance to get together locally and listen to a speaker discussing bird behaviour or conservation, usually with the help of wonderful audio-visuals.
Club Communications
Since its beginnings in 1970, the Club has considered good communication with members an essential part of its responsibilities. Currently it keeps in touch in several ways.
- A bimonthly newsletter is available to all members, either online by access through a members-only link, or by post.
- The Central Coast Group newsletter, Twitcher, is issued each month either as a paper copy at their monthly meeting or by email.
- Facebook pages are maintained by Birding NSW to share information on Club activities, sightings and photos of the birds of NSW and the ACT and by the Central Coast for members and visitors to the area.
Contacting Birding NSW.
General information: info@birdingnsw.org.au
Membership: membership@birdingnsw.org.au
Activities: activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Newsletter: newsletter@birdingnsw.org.au