branch excursion programme summer-winter 2008

A number of branches had no excursions planned at the time of publication. Please contact individual branch secretaries as excursions may be arranged later in the summer.

Ayrshire

Contact Jim Thomson 01292 570351. Trips are in conjunction with RSPB Central Ayrshire Local Group on a car-share basis. For updates on arrangements and details of other SOC Ayrshire events, please visit the Ayrshire Birding web site.

Borders

Contact Vicky McLellan 01721 724580. (No excursions planned.)

Caithness

Contact Stan Laybourne 01847 841244.

Central Scotland

Contact Roger Gooch 01259 742326. (No excursions planned.)

Clyde

Contact Sandra Hutchinson 0141 943 1816. (No excursions planned.)

Dumfries

Contact Pat Abery 01556 630483.

Fife

Contact Rob Armstrong 01334 838279.

  • Sun 01 Jun 08: Glen Turret.

(No further summer outings are planned.)

Grampian

Contact John Wills 01467 651296. (No excursions planned.)

Highland

Contact Ann Sime 01463 790249.

Lothian

Contact Gillian Herbert 0131 337 0767. Further details available at indoor meetings (Meadowbank Stadium/Waterston House).

  • Sun 13 Jul 08: Borders Hill Walk. Leader to be arranged.
  • Sun 24 Aug 08: Cramond Island. Leader: John Pringle.
  • Sat 20 Sep 08: Tentsmuir Forest. Leader: David Atkins.
  • Sun 19 Oct 08: East Coast Migrants. Leader: Keith Macgregor.
  • Sat 15 Nov 08: Hogganfield Loch & Baron's Haugh. Leader: John Pringle.
  • Sun 14 Dec 08: Gosford Estate Walk & Xmas Lunch. Leader: Stephen Hunter.

Orkney

Contact Colin Corse 01856 874484. (No excursions planned.)

Stewartry

Contact Joan Howie 01644 430226 or Geoff Packard on 01556 670466.

  • Thu 10 Jul 08: Rhinns of Galloway Peninsula (joint with West Galloway branch).
  • Fri 25 Jul 08: Loch Dee.
  • July & Aug 08: Cruises on P.S. "Waverley" for seabirds.
  • Thu 14 Aug 08: Lochs Stroan & Skerrow along old railway line.
  • Thu 28 Aug 08: Inner Solway.
  • Fri 12 Sep 08: Garlieston.
  • Fri 26 Sep 08: Mersehead Reserve.
  • 4 - 11 Oct 08: Isle of Islay.

Tayside

Contact Bob McCurley 01382 462944.

  • Wed 23 Jul 08: Murton Loch. Leaders: Al Borland and Bob McCurley, half day outing 10.00am - 2.00pm with ADBC. Meet 10.00am at Murton Reserve car park. Lunch at the Kookaburra at 1.00pm.
  • Sun 10 Aug 08: Barry Buddon. Leaders: Jim Cook, Graham Smith and Bob McCurley. Meet 10.00am Monifieth Football Club car park.
  • Tues 26 Aug 08: St Cyrus. Leader: Rod Payne, half day outing 10.00am-2.00pm with ADBC. Meet 10.00am St. Cyrus Nature Reserve car park.
  • Sun 21 Sep 08: Fifeness. Leader: Bob McCurley. Meet 9.00am Crichton St, Dundee.

West Galloway

Contact Geoff Sheppard 01776 870685. (Excursions to be announced at indoor meetings.)

  • Thu 10 Jul 08: Rhinns of Galloway Peninsula (joint outing - see Stewartry branch for details)