Publications Of The Deeside Naturalists' Society
Reserve Reports
The Society's reports contain a wealth of information about the birds, mammals, flora and fauna found on the Reserve; they also provide records of the development of the Society and the Reserve over the years from its inception in 1973 and we are pleased to present copies here for members to enjoy. You will note that many of these reports were produced on typewriters, before PCs became widely available and before word processing was a twinkle in Bill Gates' eye!One thing that stands out from these reports is the sheer hard work put in by members over the years, making the Reserve the enjoyable facility that it is today. It would be difficult to name names here without inadvertently overlooking someone as so many people put in such a great deal of effort, but you will see, throughout the reports, the names of those to whom the Society owes a huge debt of gratitude. And, of course, thank you to all the un-named members who helped with this work over the years.
The reports available below have been scanned to provide an electronic copy for the website. Where it states - Currently not available - indicates that the Committee do not hold copies of that particular report either in electronic form or a printed 'hard copy'version.
Eventually, we hope to work through the reports and produce some "then and now" information, but a couple of examples will suffice for now. Little Stint are mentioned in the 1976 report but not in the 1989 report; Little Egret were nowhere to be seen in 1976, but the 1989 report notes them as an "exotic addition to the reserve list" when one adult was seen! How things change. And does anyone know what happened to the windmill shown on the map on page 3 of the 77-78 report? Happy reading!
As with everything published on the Society's web pages, these reports are copyright of the Society and may not be reproduced or re-used, except for the personal use of members, without the Society's explicit permission.
Reports
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201620152014201320122009Reports for years 1997 to 2008, 2010 to 2011 are currently not available. If anyone can provide any copies of these could they please contact the website Editor.
92-961989198885-8783-8481-8279-8077-781976Newsletter
The Newsletter is currently issued three times normally in April, August and December and usually in the third week of the month. The latest edition will be added to this page once it has been posted out to the members. It is in PDF format and can be downloaded if required.The Society welcomes any comments or suggestions as to what members would like to see in future editions. Anyone wishing to submit articles should send them to the Editor no later than the first week of the month of publication (see above). Submissions received after that time may be held over to the following issue.
As with all magazines and especially due to the constraints on the size the Newsletter Editor reserves the right to select the ones for publication and to abbreviate where necessary.
The Editor can be contacted via email using the button below. Or by phone: 07896758222.
Newsletters
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Aug 20Apr 20Dec 19Aug 19Apr 19Dec 18 Aug 18Apr18 Dec 17Aug 17Apr 17Jan 17Sep 16May 16Jan 16Sep 15May 15Jan 15
Dec 14Aug 14Apr 14Dec 13Sep 13Apr 13Dec 12Sep 12Apr 12Dec 11Aug 11Apr 11Newsletters prior to 2011 are not available electronically. If anyone can provide any copies of these either electronic or paper could they please contact the website Editor.
Other Publications
Twite Ringing 2016