We're delighted to share details of the meetings season (September 2023 - April 2024) for members to enjoy. The full list, which will be held as a hybrid (online/in-person) programme, will be added to the website in due course.
More information about each meeting will be emailed to members around a week in advance of the event. To receive these emails (including Zoom joining instructions and workshop booking information, where applicable), you must be signed up to the Branch News & Events - Talks & Workshops mailing list.
When:
7.30pm
Tuesday 13 Feburary 2024
Dr. Alejandro Onrubia – Bird migration through the Strait of Gibraltar (in-person)
The Strait is one of the most important sites for migratory birds in the world. Each year, half a million storks and birds of prey, almost a million seabirds, and around 30 million small migrants cross this natural bottleneck. Migration expert Dr. Alejandro Onrubia examines how population changes and variations in migratory patterns have affected this spectacular passage.
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Ros Green, Claudia Tapia & speaker TBA – Tracking birds' movements (online). For further information, please click here.
Tuesday 12 March 2024
Maggie Sheddan – Seabirds of the East Lothian coast workshop (*NB this will be held at Waterston House, Aberlady). Booking required - places limited
Wednesday 20 March 2024
Dr. Phil Atkinson, Dr. Jude Lane & speaker TBA (NatureScot) – Avian flu (online). For further information, please click here.
Tuesday 9 April 2024
Simon Wotton/Dr. Leah Kelly (TBC) – Results of the 2023 Hen Harrier Survey (in-person)
Once widespread in the UK, the long-suffering Hen Harrier has fallen victim to habitat loss, land use change, and persecution. The sixth national Hen Harrier Survey is hot off the press, and our guest speaker consider the results. How is the species fairing in Scotland and the rest of the UK, and what has changed since the first survey of 1988-89?
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Helen Aiton, Michal Jezierski & Kevin and Mike Sinclair – SOC Endowment Fund Projects (online). For further information, please click here.
Contact:
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Venue for in-person meetings:
The Cornerstone Centre, St John's Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4BJ (click here for a map of the venue and surrounding area). *12 March meeting only venue: SOC, Waterston House, Aberlady, EH32 0PY.
