Areas covered:

Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling (excluding Clyde basin).
Council areas of Falkirk and Clackmannan together with Stirling, excluding Loch Lomondside and other parts of the Clyde drainage basin. Not including the Endrick Water, ie Fintry and Balfron. Carron Valley Reservoir is included, but it is proposed that Clyde should cover all the forests south of the reservoir.

Local recorder for the area:

Chris Pendlebury

chris@upperforthbirds.co.uk

23 Ochlochy Park, Dunblane, FK15 0DU

07798 711134

Assistant local recorder for the area:

Neil Bielby

centscotbranch@gmail.com

56 Ochiltree, Dunblane, FK15 0DF

01786 823 830

Upper Forth Area Bird Report

The Upper Forth Area Bird Report is published annually in The Forth Naturalist and Historian Journal.  The journal is published in November.  The journal provides a medium for papers and information relevant to naturalist and historical interests of the Forth Valley area.  As well as the Bird Report, the journal also contains other bird related articles.  Journals older than three years are available online (see www.fnh.stir.ac.uk/journal).

Editor:

N. Bielby, G. Garner & Dr C. Pendlebury

Latest issue:

2023 report, published in FNH Journal volume 47.

Cost:

£17 for hard copy journal or £5 for PDF.

Available from:

For any inquiries regarding the journal please contact Dan Jackman (email danieljoan1@virginmedia.com). Current postage and package rates will apply.

Back issues:

Please contact Roy Sexton RoyGravedigger@aol.com (or as above). Volumes 40, £5 plus £2 p&p and all earlier volumes are £2 plus £2 p&p per volume.

The Birds of Clackmannanshire

For the first time ever, the birdlife of Clackmannanshire has been systematically recorded to produce an ornithological atlas for the County. Click here to read more about it.

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