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Bird Club

Lekki Bird Club

The first volunteer-based bird conservation group; Lekki Bird Club (LBC) was established in March 2009 to raise the stake of bird conservation in Nigeria. LBC is the first in the series of bird club that NCF plans to set up in major urban settlements across Nigeria and this stems from the overlooked unique bird associations an assemblages in the cities.
Activities

Activities

Some of the activities of LBC include bird-watching trips, talks/lectures as well as publications in form of newsletters and trip reports to reach a wider audience. Since inception in March 2009, LBC has on numerous occasions visited key birding areas within Lagos and recorded a few globally significance species like Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtesmonachus) and Whimbrel (Numeniusphaeopus).

LBC also disseminates updates on her activities via newsletters and trip reports. Some of these have gone beyond the borders of Nigeria, thus reaching a wider audience

Membership

Membership

Two categories of membership currently exist for LBC; student membership and individual membership. They cost N1,000 and N2,000 respectively. Eligibility for LBC membership is simply passion for nature with or without bird identification skills. However, members are expected to participate in birding trips which in due time will enable them identify birds off-hand even without help from skilled members or field guides.

Members of the club can enjoy subsidised access to the Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC) nature reserve and the NCF library. They will also be invited to participate in birding trips among and other LBC/NCF programmes.

Future

Future

Being the first volunteer-based bird conservation group created by NCF, we are looking at replicating similar volunteer based bird clubs around urban settlements within the country. In the near future, LBC hopes to introduce training and capacity building opportunities for aspiring birders and also engage in coordinated field projects.

For membership registration and further information on the Lekki Bird Club, please contact;lbc@ncfnigeria.org

Bird Club

Some Key Birding Sites in Lagos State

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Lekki Bird Club- Report

April_2009_Inauguration Report

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August_2009_Muritala Mohamed Botanicak Garden

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June_2009_Majek Farms

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November _2009_National Arts Theatre

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October_2009_Lekki Conservation Centre

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