Fair Isle Bird Observatory

Friends of Fair Isle

If you have a UK bank account, please consider setting up a Standing Order. This is most easily done using your digital banking app or online banking website. The account details are: Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust, account 00337438, sort code 80-31-20. If you use this method, please fill in the form here with your contact details and, if possible, the Gift Aid declatation. We will provide you with your membership number which can be used as the reference in the Standing Order. Alternatively, you can use PayPal (below).

Friends of Fair Isle have provided much needed support to the Observatory over the 75 years since it was first established by George Waterston, particularly during the construction of the new Observatory building.

The subscription rate for Friends is £24.00 per year (£10.00 for Green membership) (see below for details). This entitles members to a newsletter and a copy of the Fair Isle Bird Observatory report published that year. Membership renewal falls due on or around the 1st April each year.

• Full - at least £24 (printed Annual Report (UK only) (subject to finances), pdf newsletter and email correspondence)
• Green - at least £10 (pdf Annual Report and newsletter and email correspondence)
• There is no longer a specific overseas rate, but it is possible to become a Green Friend and buy a printed Annual Report from our online shop, if required.

As a charity, FIBOT does everything it can to minimise administration costs. You can help by paying your annual subscription through your bank or PayPal. A Standing Order will instruct your bank to pay your chosen amount automatically on the date completed and each year thereafter. It can be cancelled by you at any time. Standing Orders are easily set up using most banking apps, but if you require assistance, please contact us.

It is also possible to join as a life member for £600 (£250 for Green life). Please contact the us directly if you wish to take out a life membership.

Friends who pay UK Income Tax can greatly increase the value of their annual subscription by covenanting them. Simply complete the Gift Aid Declaration and return this along with your completed membership form. You can also use this QUICK LINK TO SEND THIS BY EMAIL. This will allow FIBOT, a recognised charity, to reclaim the Income Tax that you have paid on your annual subscription. The declaration is automatically cancelled if you cease to be a Friend.

To download a membership form, please click here

Membership to ‘Friends of Fair Isle’ runs from 1st April until 31st March the following year. Therefore, if you join before 1st January your membership will run until 31st March of the following year, but if you join after 1st January then you get 3 months 'free' membership, and your membership will run until 31st March of the subsequent year.

If you wish to pay using PayPal, please select Full (UK only) or Green and use the button below: