BASC members in Scotland are being encouraged to take up bird surveying. Three leaflets – T’he Bird Atlas 2007-2011′, ‘The Uplands’ and ‘Why Record Birds?’ – have been published to help get people started.
There is still time for youngsters in County Tyrone to book their place on a country sports activity day on 5 September.
Wildfowlers who shoot over Strangford Lough have teamed up with PSNI, the National Trust and BASC Northern Ireland to educate police officers and the public about their sport.
Youngsters, who are interested in shooting live quarry, will be able to find out more about behaviour and safety in the field at a BASC event next month.
Youngsters in Northamptonshire will be able to learn about airguns at a special event being held in October.
Young shots in the south east have been improving their shooting skills at BASC events this month.
More than 40 Young Shots attended a country sports activity day at Plumpton College in East Sussex on 30 July.
BASC has welcomed Scottish Natural Heritage?s acknowledgement that wildfowling is a sustainable activity at Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve near Dumfries.
Almost 100 shooters from Northern Ireland came along to BASC workshops about lead shot alternatives this month.
