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19 Jun: 'The Birds of Scotland' Art Exhibition From Saturday 5th July, Waterston House plays host to an exhibition of original artwork by John Busby and Tommy Daniels from 'The Birds of Scotland', the SOC's award-winning publication. The exhibition runs until Wednesday 13th August, and is open daily from 10am-4pm on weekdays, and 12 noon-6pm on weekends. Click on the image on the left to see the exhibition poster. The Birds of Scotland website is at www.birdsofscotland.org.uk. |
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Starting 24th May: East Coast Stitchers Exhibition "Flights of Fancy", an exhibition of creative embroidery by Anne Frost, Christine Finlayson, Greta Rae, Harriet Trevelyan, Liz Neil, and Pat Beveridge, will be on show at Waterston House from Saturday 24th May to Wednesday 2nd July 2008. Entry is free, and the gallery is open daily from 10 am - 4 pm (weekdays) and 12 noon - 6 pm (weekends). Click on the image on the left to see the exhibition poster. |
8 Apr: New Borders Bird Report
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The new Borders Bird Report, covering 2006, is now on sale. Copies can be obtained from
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29 Apr 2008: White-tailed Eagles in East Scotland The RSPB has produced a leaflet on the scheme to re-introduce White-tailed (Sea) Eagles to the East of Scotland. Click the image on the left to download a copy as a PDF file. They would like to hear from you if you're lucky enough to spot a White-tailed Eagle anywhere in Scotland. Click here to download a PDF form for recording and reporting your sightings. |
7 Apr: Osprey Cam at Loch of the Lowes
The Scottish Wildlife Trust has installed a new High Definition camera to broadcast live pictures from an Osprey nest at their Loch of the Lowes reserve near Dunkeld.
The 1080-line camera - possibly the first of its kind to be installed by any wildlife organisation in the world - is active between 9am and 8pm. Outside these times lower resolution cameras are used, with infrared images provided during the night. The pictures are on show on a large screen in the reserve visitor centre, and can also be viewed online: from the SWT website click on the live images link, then on the Osprey 'Cam1' thumbnail image.
(Apple Mac users may have to download a copy of Flip4Mac to view the (WMV) images; if you have any problems Bill Gardner may be able to assist.)
3 Mar: Identification of Yellow-legged Gull
The Scottish Birds Records Committee has published criteria for the identification of Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis.
To help introduce transparency and consistency in the assessment of records, it was decided to draw up a list of characteristics that SBRC uses to judge records of adults and sub-adults of this species. It is hoped that this will prompt observers, when finding in Scotland a bird which they believe is a Yellow-legged Gull, to endeavour to see and include all of these features in their description to ensure that other possibilities are eliminated.
The document can be accessed via the main Scottish Birds Records Committee page.
29 Jan: The Birds of Scotland is Bird Book of the Year
The SOC's new book The Birds of Scotland has been widely praised following its publication in December. Birdwatch magazine's Bird Book of the Year 2007, it was even the subject of a motion in the Scottish Parliament. See the Birds of Scotland website for the latest information.
29 Jan: The Birds of Scotland Checklist
The SOC has produced a species checklist to mark the publication of The Birds of Scotland - download it from the Birds of Scotland website. (You will need a printer, a pair of scissors, and a stapler.)
17 Nov 2007: New Clyde Bird Report
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The new Clyde Bird Report (including Clyde Islands Bird Report), covering 2004, is now on sale. The report costs £6.00, and copies can be obtained
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