Please note that the Little Owl talk on December 10th has now sold out. We look forward to seeing everyone there. Tickets are still available for the Honey-buzzard talk on January 26th, but will no doubt sell out soon too. Head over to the shop to get your ticket(s).

Our Autumn 2015 newsletter has now been sent out, and can also be downloaded from our documents page.  In this issue, you will find an overview of our raptor ID day hosted by Jimmi Hill, our 2015 Peregrine survey results, analysis of our sightings so far this year as well…

To lighten your winter evenings, GRMG is pleased to offer two talks by well-known species specialists:- Little Owls, with Emily Joachim Thursday December 10th 2015 – 7.30 start.  Pub food available from 6.30.  £5. The Cheese Rollers Inn, Shurdington, near Cheltenham, GL51 4XJ. Emily will talk about this fascinating and photogenic…

Following the 2014 national Peregrine survey led by the BTO, GRMG organised a county wide survey to follow up for 2015 and the findings of this can now be found on our documents page. The GRMG will conduct the survey again next year and if you would like to be involved in any…

The Gloucestershire Naturalists Society have got Chris Sperring MBE speaking on ‘British Owls, their Natural History and Practical Conservation’ on Friday 13th November at 7.30. This will be at Watermoor Church Hall Cirencester (GL7 1NE for satnavs) and will cost a couple of pounds for non-members. Chris Sperring is an…

Since GRMG first began, we have been asking people in the county to submit their raptor sightings throughout the county via our online submission form. This has proven really successful, with nearly 4000 records in the database in less than a year. A big thank you to everyone who continues to…

Just when did the Little Owl first arrive in Gloucestershire? Many thanks to Andrew Bluett and the Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society and Andrew Bluett for the use of this article.

Andrew Bluett has been analysing records for Little Owl in the county. Little Owls are still considered to be alien introductions rather than native, consequently they have no conservation status which makes it very diffcult to attract funding for research in spite of the fact that marked declines have been noted….

A final word from Rob on the Hobby season… As broods near to fledging for most nests at least, we are approaching the best time of year to find breeding pairs of Hobbies, for a few weeks after fledging as the young Hobbies learn the skills of catching slower insects…

The GRMG book shop has opened its doors. In fact, what we’ve really done is create an affiliation with Amazon whereby they pay us a small percentage in commission for sales that we generate. The books are sold by, and shipped by, Amazon. The prices remain the same as the usual…