Leigh Ornithological Society

L.O.S. Friday Night Presentation - Friday 4th April 2025

“What’s so special about birds”

Our penultimate presentation of this season is by Dr Alan Bedford who returns to the LOS to present which is romp through all the biological aspects of birds that make them different from other vertebrates including the differences in structure and biology.

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This is a new presentation and we will be the first group to whom this talk will be given. Dr Bedford's past presentations to us have always been really fascinating, informative and very accessible to non-experts and this promises to be the same.

Friday April 4th 2025 Derby Room, Leigh Library, WN& 1EB. Seated for 7:30pm please.

L.O.S. Friday Night Presentation - Friday 7th March 2025

The Birds of Liverpool Bay

This talk, by Chris Tynan (Leader of Liverpool RSPB Group) will look at the four river estuaries:

The Ribble
The Alt
The Mersey
The Dee

Chris will be describing the birds and the places to watch them.

Meet upstairs in the Derby Room at Leigh Library,

WN7 1EB on Friday 7th March 2025

7:15pm seated for 7:30pm please. Everyone is welcome.

L.O.S. Friday Night Presentation - Friday 7th February 2025

The Bittern Diaries

Mike Roberts

Mike’s presentation focuses on his photography of bitterns and their behaviour.

Mike also considers the status of bitterns in the UK and attempts to bring about their recovery.