Durham Bird Club

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS(I) TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF ORNITHOLOGY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ORNITHOLOGY AND RELATED MATTERS, IN PARTICULAR, WORKING WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA COVERED BY DURHAM BIRD CLUB, THAT IS PRIMARILY THEAREA OF THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF DURHAM, BOUNDED BY THE RIVERS TEES AND TYNE, TOGETHER WITH THE FORMER STARTFORTH RURAL DISTRICT OF THE NORTH RIDING OF YORKSHIRE.(II) IN FURTHERANCETO INITIATE RESEARCH ON THE BIRDS OF THE AREA AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH, TO HOLD MEETINGS FOR THE READINGS OF PAPERS, SHOWING OF FILMS, DISCUSSION OF RECORDS AND SIMILAR MATTERS ANDTO CO-OPERATE IN NATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL ENQUIRIES.TO EDUCATE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB AND OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT BIRDS BY MEANS OF TALKS, OUTINGS, FIELDWORK AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES AND TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE STUDY OF BIRDS.TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS.TO WORK WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS SHARING SIMILAR AIMS.