AGMs, Annual Reports & Awards

HOC Annual Reports

Herefordshire Ornithological Club (HOC), one of Britain’s longest established and friendliest bird clubs, was founded in 1950 and has over 300 members. Our members have a broad range of interests, experience and expertise. Friendly help, advice and encouragement will be found in plenty whenever you need it.

Each year we produce the Annual Bird Report which contains lots of interesting articles and details of bird sightings across Herefordshire. The Report is available to members of the Club. Copies are available for non members to purchase.

Annual Reports

Members can read ALL reports by logging into the membership access pages in the menu.

Order an Annual Report

Non members can order copies of the Annual Report HERE

HOC Awards

Since 2014 the HOC has awarded the following grants:

2015 – £100 to Herefordshire Wildlife Trust for improvement works at Wellington Gravel Pits
2017 – £10,000 to Herefordshire Wildlife Trust for a new hide at Bodenham Lake as part of the Lugg Wetlands Gems project
2017 – £100 to BTO for Cuckoo appeal
2018 – £10,000 to Herefordshire Wildlife Trust for purchase of land on Lower Lugg Meadows to preserve a Curlew nesting habitat
2018 – £200 to Herefordshire Wildlife Trust for erection of Opsrey nesting platform at Bodenham Lake
2018 – £320 to Andrew Strong & Dan Webb (HOC) for a Sand Martin ringing project on the River Wye
2021 – £5000 contribution to Herefordshire Wildlife Trust purchase of Oaktree Farm – wetland reserve