Additionally, if you have any recollections of conversations or times with Eric that you would like to share as part of a tribute to him, that would be very much appreciated by his family and friends.

Please pass this information on to any others that you know might be interested in attending.

Please contact Roger Broadbent at Roger.broadbent@westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk to confirm whether you will be attending the funeral service and/or the function at the Crown.

And to find out about the Birdland Launch Day event visit: macbirmingham.co.uk/events/birdl...

📍Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH

The main event and the walks are free with no need to book. The meeting point for the walks will be the WMBC stall in the MAC's ground floor foyer.

For more information about the bird spotting walks visit: macbirmingham.co.uk/events/bird-...

He would have been 100 on December 7th this year. Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly. He is survived by his sister Anne Spooner, to whom we have sent our condolences.

An obituary will appear in a forthcoming WMBC News.

Richard King of West Midlands Bird Club @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social notes where it is still possible to hear skylarks singing at a disused airport in the Midlands