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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales[1] and in Scotland.[2] It was founded in 1889. It works to promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment through public awareness campaigns, petitions and through the operation of nature reserves throughout the United Kingdom.[3]

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Formation1889 (1889), Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden, Manchester
TypeConservation charity
HeadquartersThe Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, England
2 Lochside View, Edinburgh, Scotland
Area served
United Kingdom
President
Amir Khan
Key people
  • Kevin Cox (Chairman)
  • Beccy Speight (Chief Executive)
Revenue
£157.7 million GBP (2022)
Staff (2022)
2,231
Volunteers (2022)
10,500
Websiterspb.org.uk

In 2021/22 the RSPB had revenue of £157 million, 2,200 employees, 10,500 volunteers and 1.1 million members (including 195,000 youth members), making it one of the world's largest wildlife conservation organisations.[4] The RSPB has many local groups and maintains 222 nature reserves.

History edit

 
Plaque at Fletcher Moss Park, Manchester, commemorating the foundation of the RSPB

The origins of the RSPB lie with two groups of women, both formed in 1889:

The groups gained in popularity and amalgamated in 1891 to form the Society for the Protection of Birds in London.[8] The Society gained its Royal Charter in 1904.[9]

The original members of the SPB were all women[10] who campaigned against the fashion of the time for women to wear exotic feathers in hats, and the consequent encouragement of "plume hunting". To this end the Society had two simple rules:[8]

  • That Members shall discourage the wanton destruction of Birds, and interest themselves generally in their protection
  • That Lady-Members shall refrain from wearing the feathers of any bird not killed for purposes of food, the ostrich only excepted.

At the time of founding, the trade in plumage for use in hats was very large: in the first quarter of 1884, almost 7,000 bird-of-paradise skins were being imported to Britain, along with 400,000 birds from West India and Brazil, and 360,000 birds from East India.[11]

In 1890, the society published its first leaflet, entitled Destruction of Ornamental-Plumaged Birds,[12] aimed at saving the egret population by informing wealthy women of the environmental damage wrought by the use of feathers in fashion. A later 1897 publication, Bird Food in Winter,[13] aimed to address the use of berries as winter decoration and encouraged the use of synthetic berries to preserve the birds food source. In 1897 the SPB distributed over 16,000 letters and 50,000 leaflets and by 1898 had 20,000 members.[14]

The Society attracted support from some women of high social standing who belonged to the social classes that popularised the wearing of feathered hats, including the Duchess of Portland (who became the Society's first President) and the Ranee of Sarawak. As the organisation began to attract the support of many other influential figures, both male and female, such as the ornithologist Professor Alfred Newton, it gained in popularity and attracted many new members. The society received a Royal Charter in 1904[8] from Edward VII, just 15 years after its founding, and was instrumental in petitioning the Parliament of the United Kingdom to introduce laws banning the use of plumage in clothing.[6]

At the time that the Society was founded in Britain, similar societies were also founded in other European countries.[15][which?] In 1961, the society acquired The Lodge in Sandy, Bedfordshire, as its new headquarters.[6] The RSPB's logo depicts an avocet. The first version was designed by Robert Gillmor.[16]

Activities edit

 
An avocet at the RSPB's Minsmere reserve. This species is used in the RSPB's logo.

Today, the RSPB works with both the civil service and the Government to advise Government policies on conservation and environmentalism.[17] It is one of several organisations that determine the official conservation status list for all birds found in the UK.

The RSPB does not run bird hospitals nor offer animal rescue services.[18]

The RSPB entered into a partnership with UK housebuilder Barratt Developments in 2014.

Reserves edit

 
South Stack reserve, Anglesey, with Ellin's Tower, housing a visitor centre
 
A webcam installed near Sumburgh Head lighthouse, Shetland. The cliffs are home to large numbers of seabirds and the area is an RSPB nature reserve.

The RSPB maintains over 200 reserves throughout the United Kingdom, covering a wide range of habitats, from estuaries and mudflats to forests and urban habitats.[19] The reserves often have bird hides provided for birdwatchers and many provide visitor centres, which include information about the wildlife that can be seen there.[20]

Awards edit

The RSPB confers awards, including the President's Award, for volunteers who make a notable contribution to the work of the society.

RSPB Medal edit

According to the RSPB:

The RSPB Medal is the Society's most prestigious award. It is presented to an individual in recognition of wild bird protection and countryside conservation. It is usually awarded annually to one or occasionally two people.[21]

Magazines edit

The RSPB has published a members-only magazine for over a century.

Bird Notes edit

Bird Notes
 
Cover of Autumn 1946 issue of Bird Notes, Vol. 23, No. 3
DisciplineOrnithology
LanguageEnglish
Publication details
History1903 (1903)–1966
Publisher
RSPB (United Kingdom)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt1 · alt2)
NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  )
ISO 4Bird Notes
Indexing
CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt)
MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus
ISSN0406-3392
 
Advert for Bird Notes and News from the March 1934 edition of North Western Naturalist magazine. Note early logo.

Bird Notes and News (ISSN 0406-3392) was first published in April 1903.

The title changed to Bird Notes in 1947. In the 1950s, there were four copies per year (one for each season, published on the 1st of each third month, March, June, September and December). Each volume covered two years, spread over three calendar years. For example, volume XXV (25), number one was dated Winter 1951, and number eight in the same volume was dated Autumn 1953.

From the mid-1950s, many of the covers were by Charles Tunnicliffe. Two of the originals are on long-term loan to the Tunnicliffe gallery at Oriel Ynys Môn, but in 1995 the RSPB sold 114 at a Sotheby's auction, raising £210,000, the most expensive being a picture of a partridge which sold for £6,440.[22]

From January 1964 (vol. 31, no. 1), publication increased to six per year, (issued in the odd-numbered months, January, March and so on, but dated "January–February", "March–April", etc.). Volumes again covered two years, so vol. 30, covering 1962–63, therefore included nine issues, ending with the "Winter 1963–64" edition instead of eight. The final edition, vol. 31 no. 12, was published in late 1965.

Editors edit
  • Miss M. G. Davies, BA, MBOU (for many years, until vol. 30 no. 9)
  • John Clegg (from vol. 31 No. 1 – vol. 31 no. 3)
  • Jeremy Boswell (from vol. 31 no. 4 – vol. 31 no. 12)

Birds edit

Birds
DisciplineOrnithology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byMark Ward
Publication details
History1966 (1966)–2013 (2013)
Publisher
RSPB (United Kingdom)
FrequencyQuarterly
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt1 · alt2)
NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  )
ISO 4Birds
Indexing
CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt)
MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus
ISSN1367-983X
Links
  • Journal homepage

Bird Notes' successor Birds (ISSN 1367-983X) replaced it immediately, with volume 1, number 1 being the January–February 1966 edition. Issues were published quarterly, numbered so that a new volume started every other year.

The Autumn 2013 edition, dated August–October 2013, being vol. 25 no. 7, was the last.[23]

Nature's Home edit

Nature's Home
DisciplineOrnithology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byMark Ward
Publication details
History2013 (2013)–present
Publisher
RSPB (United Kingdom)
FrequencyQuarterly
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt1 · alt2)
NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  )
ISO 4Nat.'s Home
Indexing
CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt)
MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus
ISSN2054-3433
Links
  • Journal homepage

In Winter 2013 Birds was replaced by a new magazine, Nature's Home. The editor was Mark Ward. The magazine had an ABC-certified circulation of 600,885.[24]

The RSPB Magazine edit

With the Summer/Autumn 2022 issue, the magazine has been re-titled.

Junior divisions edit

The RSPB has two separate groups for children and teenagers: Wildlife Explorers (founded in 1943 as the Junior Bird Recorders' Club; from 1965 to 2000 the Young Ornithologists' Club or YOC[6]) and RSPB Phoenix. Wildlife Explorers is targeted at children aged between 8 and 12, although it also has some younger members,[25] and has two different magazines: Wild Times for 0-7-year-olds, and Wild Explorer for 8-12-year-olds. RSPB Phoenix is aimed at teenagers, and produces Wingbeat magazine, which is primarily written by young people for young people.[26] The RSPB is a member of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services.[27]

Big Garden Birdwatch edit

RSPB organises bird record data collection in annual collective birdwatching days in Britain. The RSPB describes this as the "world's biggest wildlife survey" and helps inform conservationists to gain a better knowledge on bird population trends in gardens in Britain.[28] The Big Garden Birdwatch was launched as a children's activity in 1979, but from 2001 it encouraged adults to partake as well. In 2011, over 600,000 people took part, only 37% of whom were RSPB members. This event usually takes place in the last weekend of January. From the start of this annual survey records for house sparrows showed a decline of 60%, while starling populations declined by about 80% from 1979 to 2012.[28]

In 2022, nearly 700,000 people took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch, counting more than 11 billion birds.[29]

BirdTrack edit

BirdTrack is an online citizen science website, operated by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) on behalf of a partnership of the BTO, the RSPB, BirdWatch Ireland, the Scottish Ornithologists' Club and the Welsh Ornithological Society (Welsh: Cymdeithas Adaryddol Cymru).[30][31]

Finances edit

 
Fund-raising at the Great British Beer Festival 2016

The RSPB is funded primarily by its members; in 2006, over 50% of the society's £88 million income came from subscriptions, donations and legacies, worth a total of £53.669 million.[32] As a registered charity, the organisation is entitled to gift aid worth an extra £0.25 on every £1.00 donated by income tax payers.[33] The bulk of the income (£63.757 million in 2006) is spent on conservation projects, maintenance of the reserves and on education projects, with the rest going on fundraising efforts and reducing the pension deficit, worth £19.8 million in 2006.

Advertising edit

It was reported in an article in The Daily Mail on 2 November 2014 that claims that the charity "was spending 90 per cent of its income on conservation" by the UK Advertising Standards Authority were incorrect. The article claimed that the true figure was closer to 26%. The Charity Commission investigated the claims, and contacted the RSPB to get it to clarify its web statement. The RSPB complied, with the clarification that 90% of its net income (after expenses, not gross income as received) was spent on conservation, and that conservation activities were diverse, not limited to spending on its own nature reserves. This was accepted by the Charity Commission.[34]

Presidents edit

 
Winifred Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland, painted by Philip Alexius de László in 1912

Chief officers edit

Over time, the organisation's chief officers have been given different titles.[6][35]

Associate organisations edit

The RSPB is a member of Wildlife and Countryside Link.[39] The RSPB is the UK Partner of BirdLife International[40] and manages the South Atlantic Invasive Species Project on behalf of the partner governments.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, registered charity no. 207076". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  2. ^ "Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Registered Charity no. SC037654". Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
  3. ^ . RSPB. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
  4. ^ "Annual Report 2021-2022" (PDF). RSPB. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ Penna (1999), p. 99.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Milestones". RSPB. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
  7. ^ "Fin, Fur and Feather leaflet". Bodleian Library. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "A history of the RSPB, from its humble beginnings, to the thriving far-reaching organisation it is today". Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Charter and Statutes". RSPB. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Five women who founded the RSPB - Natures Home magazine uncovered - Our work - The RSPB Community". ww2.rspb.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  11. ^ Adams (2004), p. 189.
  12. ^ Phillips, Eliza (1890). Destruction of Ornamental-Plumaged Birds (Report).
  13. ^ Phillips, Eliza (1897). Bird Food in Winter (Report).
  14. ^ Jonathan Burt. "Phillips [née Barron], Eliza [known as Mrs Edward Phillips] (1822/3–1916)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50752. Retrieved 19 October 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  15. ^ Boardman (2006), p. 36.
  16. ^ " ". Springwatch. Season 2018. Episode 5. 4 June 2018. BBC Television. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  17. ^ . RSPB. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
  18. ^ "Frequently asked questions". RSPB. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  19. ^ . RSPB. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2007.
  20. ^ . RSPB. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2007.
  21. ^ Reynolds, James (23 August 2007). "Gifted naturalist is awarded prestigious RSPB medal". RSPB. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  22. ^ RSPB Birds magazine, Vol 16 No 01, February–April 1996, page 10
  23. ^ Ward, Mark (Autumn 2013). "Introducing your new magazine, Nature's Voice". Birds. 25 (7). ISSN 1367-983X.
  24. ^ Ward, Mark (30 September 2013). "Nature's Home is coming..." RSPB. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  25. ^ . RSPB. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2007.
  26. ^ "RSPB Family membership - Join Us".
  27. ^ . Ncvys.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  28. ^ a b Birds, Spring 2013, vol. 25, nº5. February – April 2013, page 18.
  29. ^ "Annual bird count in UK gardens raises hopes for greenfinch". the Guardian. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  30. ^ "BirdTrack partners". British Trust for Ornithology. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  31. ^ "Bird Track". National Biodiversity Network. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  32. ^ RSPB Annual Report 28 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, 2005–2006. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
  33. ^ . RSPB. Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
  34. ^ Iles, Harry. "RSPB - 207076" (PDF). Charity Commission. (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  35. ^ a b c RSPB Birds magazine, Vol 13 No 7, Autumn 1991
  36. ^ Jamieson, Alastair (3 October 2009). . The Telegraph. www.telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  37. ^ Hogg, Gemma (12 October 2013). "Miranda Krestovnikoff becomes RSPB President" (Press release). RSPB.
  38. ^ "RSPB appoints Beccy Speight as chief executive". www.thirdsector.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  39. ^ "Wildlife and Countryside Link, Our members". Wcl.org.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  40. ^ "RSPB, Our partnership with BirdLife International". Rspb.org.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2014.

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RSPB redirects here Not to be confused with Railways Sports Promotion Board The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSPB is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales 1 and in Scotland 2 It was founded in 1889 It works to promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment through public awareness campaigns petitions and through the operation of nature reserves throughout the United Kingdom 3 Royal Society for the Protection of BirdsFormation1889 1889 Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden ManchesterTypeConservation charityHeadquartersThe Lodge Sandy Bedfordshire England2 Lochside View Edinburgh ScotlandArea servedUnited KingdomPresidentAmir KhanKey peopleKevin Cox Chairman Beccy Speight Chief Executive Revenue 157 7 million GBP 2022 Staff 2022 2 231Volunteers 2022 10 500Websiterspb org ukIn 2021 22 the RSPB had revenue of 157 million 2 200 employees 10 500 volunteers and 1 1 million members including 195 000 youth members making it one of the world s largest wildlife conservation organisations 4 The RSPB has many local groups and maintains 222 nature reserves Contents 1 History 2 Activities 2 1 Reserves 2 2 Awards 2 2 1 RSPB Medal 2 3 Magazines 2 3 1 Bird Notes 2 3 1 1 Editors 2 3 2 Birds 2 3 3 Nature s Home 2 3 4 The RSPB Magazine 2 4 Junior divisions 2 5 Big Garden Birdwatch 2 6 BirdTrack 3 Finances 4 Advertising 5 Presidents 6 Chief officers 7 Associate organisations 8 See also 9 Notes 10 Bibliography 11 External linksHistory edit nbsp Plaque at Fletcher Moss Park Manchester commemorating the foundation of the RSPBThe origins of the RSPB lie with two groups of women both formed in 1889 The Plumage League 5 was founded by Emily Williamson at her house in Didsbury Manchester as a protest group campaigning against the use of great crested grebe and kittiwake skins and feathers in fur clothing The house is now in Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden 6 The Fin Fur and Feather Folk was founded in Croydon by Eliza Phillips Etta Lemon Catherine Hall Hannah Poland and others 7 The groups gained in popularity and amalgamated in 1891 to form the Society for the Protection of Birds in London 8 The Society gained its Royal Charter in 1904 9 The original members of the SPB were all women 10 who campaigned against the fashion of the time for women to wear exotic feathers in hats and the consequent encouragement of plume hunting To this end the Society had two simple rules 8 That Members shall discourage the wanton destruction of Birds and interest themselves generally in their protection That Lady Members shall refrain from wearing the feathers of any bird not killed for purposes of food the ostrich only excepted At the time of founding the trade in plumage for use in hats was very large in the first quarter of 1884 almost 7 000 bird of paradise skins were being imported to Britain along with 400 000 birds from West India and Brazil and 360 000 birds from East India 11 In 1890 the society published its first leaflet entitled Destruction of Ornamental Plumaged Birds 12 aimed at saving the egret population by informing wealthy women of the environmental damage wrought by the use of feathers in fashion A later 1897 publication Bird Food in Winter 13 aimed to address the use of berries as winter decoration and encouraged the use of synthetic berries to preserve the birds food source In 1897 the SPB distributed over 16 000 letters and 50 000 leaflets and by 1898 had 20 000 members 14 The Society attracted support from some women of high social standing who belonged to the social classes that popularised the wearing of feathered hats including the Duchess of Portland who became the Society s first President and the Ranee of Sarawak As the organisation began to attract the support of many other influential figures both male and female such as the ornithologist Professor Alfred Newton it gained in popularity and attracted many new members The society received a Royal Charter in 1904 8 from Edward VII just 15 years after its founding and was instrumental in petitioning the Parliament of the United Kingdom to introduce laws banning the use of plumage in clothing 6 At the time that the Society was founded in Britain similar societies were also founded in other European countries 15 which In 1961 the society acquired The Lodge in Sandy Bedfordshire as its new headquarters 6 The RSPB s logo depicts an avocet The first version was designed by Robert Gillmor 16 Activities edit nbsp An avocet at the RSPB s Minsmere reserve This species is used in the RSPB s logo Today the RSPB works with both the civil service and the Government to advise Government policies on conservation and environmentalism 17 It is one of several organisations that determine the official conservation status list for all birds found in the UK The RSPB does not run bird hospitals nor offer animal rescue services 18 The RSPB entered into a partnership with UK housebuilder Barratt Developments in 2014 Reserves edit nbsp South Stack reserve Anglesey with Ellin s Tower housing a visitor centre nbsp A webcam installed near Sumburgh Head lighthouse Shetland The cliffs are home to large numbers of seabirds and the area is an RSPB nature reserve The RSPB maintains over 200 reserves throughout the United Kingdom covering a wide range of habitats from estuaries and mudflats to forests and urban habitats 19 The reserves often have bird hides provided for birdwatchers and many provide visitor centres which include information about the wildlife that can be seen there 20 Awards edit The RSPB confers awards including the President s Award for volunteers who make a notable contribution to the work of the society RSPB Medal edit Main article RSPB Medal According to the RSPB The RSPB Medal is the Society s most prestigious award It is presented to an individual in recognition of wild bird protection and countryside conservation It is usually awarded annually to one or occasionally two people 21 Magazines edit The RSPB has published a members only magazine for over a century Bird Notes edit Bird Notes nbsp Cover of Autumn 1946 issue of Bird Notes Vol 23 No 3DisciplineOrnithologyLanguageEnglishPublication detailsHistory1903 1903 1966PublisherRSPB United Kingdom Standard abbreviationsISO 4 alt Bluebook alt1 alt2 NLM alt MathSciNet alt nbsp ISO 4Bird NotesIndexingCODEN alt alt2 JSTOR alt LCCN alt MIAR NLM alt ScopusISSN0406 3392 nbsp Advert for Bird Notes and News from the March 1934 edition of North Western Naturalist magazine Note early logo Bird Notes and News ISSN 0406 3392 was first published in April 1903 The title changed to Bird Notes in 1947 In the 1950s there were four copies per year one for each season published on the 1st of each third month March June September and December Each volume covered two years spread over three calendar years For example volume XXV 25 number one was dated Winter 1951 and number eight in the same volume was dated Autumn 1953 From the mid 1950s many of the covers were by Charles Tunnicliffe Two of the originals are on long term loan to the Tunnicliffe gallery at Oriel Ynys Mon but in 1995 the RSPB sold 114 at a Sotheby s auction raising 210 000 the most expensive being a picture of a partridge which sold for 6 440 22 From January 1964 vol 31 no 1 publication increased to six per year issued in the odd numbered months January March and so on but dated January February March April etc Volumes again covered two years so vol 30 covering 1962 63 therefore included nine issues ending with the Winter 1963 64 edition instead of eight The final edition vol 31 no 12 was published in late 1965 Editors edit This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Miss M G Davies BA MBOU for many years until vol 30 no 9 John Clegg from vol 31 No 1 vol 31 no 3 Jeremy Boswell from vol 31 no 4 vol 31 no 12 Birds edit BirdsDisciplineOrnithologyLanguageEnglishEdited byMark WardPublication detailsHistory1966 1966 2013 2013 PublisherRSPB United Kingdom FrequencyQuarterlyStandard abbreviationsISO 4 alt Bluebook alt1 alt2 NLM alt MathSciNet alt nbsp ISO 4BirdsIndexingCODEN alt alt2 JSTOR alt LCCN alt MIAR NLM alt ScopusISSN1367 983XLinksJournal homepageBird Notes successor Birds ISSN 1367 983X replaced it immediately with volume 1 number 1 being the January February 1966 edition Issues were published quarterly numbered so that a new volume started every other year The Autumn 2013 edition dated August October 2013 being vol 25 no 7 was the last 23 Nature s Home edit Nature s HomeDisciplineOrnithologyLanguageEnglishEdited byMark WardPublication detailsHistory2013 2013 presentPublisherRSPB United Kingdom FrequencyQuarterlyStandard abbreviationsISO 4 alt Bluebook alt1 alt2 NLM alt MathSciNet alt nbsp ISO 4Nat s HomeIndexingCODEN alt alt2 JSTOR alt LCCN alt MIAR NLM alt ScopusISSN2054 3433LinksJournal homepageIn Winter 2013 Birds was replaced by a new magazine Nature s Home The editor was Mark Ward The magazine had an ABC certified circulation of 600 885 24 The RSPB Magazine edit With the Summer Autumn 2022 issue the magazine has been re titled Junior divisions edit The RSPB has two separate groups for children and teenagers Wildlife Explorers founded in 1943 as the Junior Bird Recorders Club from 1965 to 2000 the Young Ornithologists Club or YOC 6 and RSPB Phoenix Wildlife Explorers is targeted at children aged between 8 and 12 although it also has some younger members 25 and has two different magazines Wild Times for 0 7 year olds and Wild Explorer for 8 12 year olds RSPB Phoenix is aimed at teenagers and produces Wingbeat magazine which is primarily written by young people for young people 26 The RSPB is a member of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services 27 Big Garden Birdwatch edit RSPB organises bird record data collection in annual collective birdwatching days in Britain The RSPB describes this as the world s biggest wildlife survey and helps inform conservationists to gain a better knowledge on bird population trends in gardens in Britain 28 The Big Garden Birdwatch was launched as a children s activity in 1979 but from 2001 it encouraged adults to partake as well In 2011 over 600 000 people took part only 37 of whom were RSPB members This event usually takes place in the last weekend of January From the start of this annual survey records for house sparrows showed a decline of 60 while starling populations declined by about 80 from 1979 to 2012 28 In 2022 nearly 700 000 people took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch counting more than 11 billion birds 29 BirdTrack edit BirdTrack is an online citizen science website operated by the British Trust for Ornithology BTO on behalf of a partnership of the BTO the RSPB BirdWatch Ireland the Scottish Ornithologists Club and the Welsh Ornithological Society Welsh Cymdeithas Adaryddol Cymru 30 31 Finances edit nbsp Fund raising at the Great British Beer Festival 2016 The RSPB is funded primarily by its members in 2006 over 50 of the society s 88 million income came from subscriptions donations and legacies worth a total of 53 669 million 32 As a registered charity the organisation is entitled to gift aid worth an extra 0 25 on every 1 00 donated by income tax payers 33 The bulk of the income 63 757 million in 2006 is spent on conservation projects maintenance of the reserves and on education projects with the rest going on fundraising efforts and reducing the pension deficit worth 19 8 million in 2006 Advertising editIt was reported in an article in The Daily Mail on 2 November 2014 that claims that the charity was spending 90 per cent of its income on conservation by the UK Advertising Standards Authority were incorrect The article claimed that the true figure was closer to 26 The Charity Commission investigated the claims and contacted the RSPB to get it to clarify its web statement The RSPB complied with the clarification that 90 of its net income after expenses not gross income as received was spent on conservation and that conservation activities were diverse not limited to spending on its own nature reserves This was accepted by the Charity Commission 34 Presidents edit nbsp Winifred Cavendish Bentinck Duchess of Portland painted by Philip Alexius de Laszlo in 1912Winifred Cavendish Bentinck Duchess of Portland 1891 1954 Cyril Hurcomb Colonel Sir Tufton Beamish Derek Barber Baron Barber of Tewkesbury Robert Dougall Max Nicholson 1980 1985 Magnus Magnusson 1985 1990 Sir Derek Barber 1990 1991 35 Ian Prestt 1991 1994 35 Julian Pettifer 1994 Jonathan Dimbleby 2001 Julian Pettifer 2004 2009 Kate Humble 2009 36 2013 Miranda Krestovnikoff 2013 2022 37 Amir Khan 2022 incumbent Chief officers editOver time the organisation s chief officers have been given different titles 6 35 William Henry Hudson Chairman of Committee 1894 Sir Montagu Sharpe KBE DL Chairman of Committee 1895 1942 Phillip Brown Peter Conder OBE Secretary 1963 Director 1964 1975 Ian Prestt CBE Director General 1975 1991 Barbara Young CEO 1991 1998 Sir Graham Wynne CEO 1998 2010 Mike Clarke Chief Executive 2010 2019 Beccy Speight Chief Executive 2019 38 Associate organisations editThe RSPB is a member of Wildlife and Countryside Link 39 The RSPB is the UK Partner of BirdLife International 40 and manages the South Atlantic Invasive Species Project on behalf of the partner governments See also editList of Birdlife International national partner organisations Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty Wildlife law in England and Wales Category Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reservesNotes edit Royal Society for the Protection of Birds registered charity no 207076 Charity Commission for England and Wales Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Registered Charity no SC037654 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator What does the RSPB do RSPB Archived from the original on 2 January 2007 Retrieved 19 February 2007 Annual Report 2021 2022 PDF RSPB Retrieved 28 January 2023 Penna 1999 p 99 a b c d e Milestones RSPB Retrieved 19 February 2007 Fin Fur and Feather leaflet Bodleian Library Retrieved 18 December 2022 a b c A history of the RSPB from its humble beginnings to the thriving far reaching organisation it is today Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Retrieved 13 February 2017 Charter and Statutes RSPB Retrieved 3 February 2016 Five women who founded the RSPB Natures Home magazine uncovered Our work The RSPB Community ww2 rspb org uk Retrieved 30 July 2018 Adams 2004 p 189 Phillips Eliza 1890 Destruction of Ornamental Plumaged Birds Report Phillips Eliza 1897 Bird Food in Winter Report Jonathan Burt Phillips nee Barron Eliza known as Mrs Edward Phillips 1822 3 1916 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 50752 Retrieved 19 October 2012 Subscription or UK public library membership required Boardman 2006 p 36 Springwatch Season 2018 Episode 5 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