Handy guide to our feathered friends

Royal Gazette Staff

Created: Dec 17, 2015 07:00 AM

Boost for birdwatchers: one card features breeding birds on one side and migratory land birds on the reverse, the other has seabirds with wetland birds on the reverse (Photograph courtesy of Bermuda Audubon Society)

The Bermuda Audubon Society has recently released two new bird identification cards to help new birdwatchers.

One card features all of Bermuda’s breeding birds with migratory land birds on the reverse side, while the second card features Bermuda’s seabirds with migratory wetland birds on the reverse.

Andrew Dobson, the president of the society, said: “There has been a demand for this sort of card for a long time and educational sets of these cards will be made available to all schools free of charge in the new year courtesy of a grant from the Bank of Bermuda Foundation.

“The cards are laminated and should be popular with both residents and visitors.”

The cards will also be available for purchase at a host of locations, including the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo, the Botanical Gardens, the Bermuda Bookstore, the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, the Bermuda Craft Market and Hand Made Bermuda.

Identifying species: one card features breeding birds on one side and migratory land birds on the reverse, the other has seabirds with wetland birds on the reverse (Photograph courtesy of Bermuda Audubon Society)

Plenty of information: one card features breeding birds on one side and migratory land birds on the reverse, the other has seabirds with wetland birds on the reverse (Photograph courtesy of Bermuda Audubon Society)

Free to schools: one card features breeding birds on one side and migratory land birds on the reverse, the other has seabirds with wetland birds on the reverse (Photograph courtesy of Bermuda Audubon Society)

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Handy guide to our feathered friends