Kent Ornithological Society 
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- Martin Collins
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Conor makes a welcome return to KOS to give a personal, narrative account of the natural history of this mystery-shrouded bird of prey: how it lives, where it lives, and why it might have been missing from our lives. Conor's search takes him to some unexpected places, at home and overseas. The talk focuses on how this adventure turned into the essay that won the BBC Wildlife Nature Writer of the Year award, and then the book.
*(This talk was postponed last March and opens our season of talks this November.)
Reviews of Conor’s book:
‘This book establishes Jameson as a nature writer of the first rank. I defy anyone not to enjoy it.’- Scottish Birds (Jeremy Greenwood)
‘A thoroughly engrossing, sometimes even tense, read...a great book to dip into for inspiration.’ - Bird Watching
‘I liked Conor's previous book, but I like this one even more.’- Mark Avery
Feedback from previous talks:
‘Brilliant Conor, we all enjoyed it tremendously!‘ RSPB North-East Hampshire
I thoroughly enjoyed your talk yesterday, it was very interesting, great photography and hilariously funny as well - I know that everyone else enjoyed it too. Thanks again for a brilliant talk. Essex Bird Club
'We had five new members join on the night and a lot of that is down to you and your passion for Goshawks. It was fascinating and I'm still reading your book. Hopefully you can come back next year and talk to the group about your new book.' Portsmouth RSPB
To join this online talk simply click the link below:-
Date and time: Nov 19, 2025 07:30 PM GMT
https://zoom.us/j/93488098713?pwd=438IwfDMHVNhd0hrGkhb9DKdfExPEv
Meeting ID: 934 8809 8713
Passcode: 986768
Talks last approximately 40 minutes with time then for questions and discussion from participants. We look forward to seeing you 'online' on November 19th at 7.30pm.
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- Chris Roome
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This Sunday - May 11th - KOS Open Day at Dungeness RSPB Reserve 10.00am - 4.00pm - Join Us!
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- Martin Collins
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For those cooler days that will soon be here - beanie hats are now available from the online store.
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- Martin Collins
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KOS is delighted to announce that members can now show their support for the society by purchasing and wearing a range of quality clothing displaying our KOS logo. Whether it is cool or warm there will be something suitable from our new partnership with Kent based and family run company ‘Logo That Polo’ for any birder wishing to show they are a member and KOS supporter.
There is a choice of garments and a range of colours, all with our iconic KOS Sandwich Tern logo designed by the well-known Kent bird artist – and a long time KOS member - Stephen Message. Using a sustainable sales model, every garment is sourced and branded to order so there will be no unsold clothing sitting wasted on shelving. All order processing is carried out by ‘Logo that Polo’ and a percentage of the income from sales is passed to KOS.
KOS Chair Andre Farrar: “I’m so grateful to our growing membership for all the support you give to KOS. I’ve often been asked if we could show off our logo on some merchandise – and now we can! As well as making KOS more visible across the county, each purchase helps to raise funds for the Society. “
To view the store please visit https://logothatpolo.co.uk/store/kosoc/ or follow the link from the website menu.
Please remember that as every item is produced to order it is essential to use the sizing guides available on the store website for each item.
