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Juliet Vickery and Ruth Briggs signing the Atlas Agreement
Five leading charities forge partnership for bird conservation

Today, the SOC, British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), BirdWatch Ireland, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Welsh...


Rock Pipit
SOC and Tay Ringing Group launch pioneering bird tracking initiative

SOC and Tay Ringing Group launch pioneering bird tracking initiative set to reveal migration secrets We're excited...

Watching Kittiwakes
New Clyde Branch Initiative to Help Young Birders Attend Annual...

This year, the Club's Clyde Branch will generously subsidise young birders to help them attend the SOC's Annual...

Marsh Tit
Scottish Marsh Tit Project: conserving one of Scotland’s rarest birds

A new initiative by the Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC) to protect and conserve one of Scotland’s rarest...

Waterston House, SOC's HQ
Vacancy: Management and Infrastructure Committee

A place has become available on Management and Infrastructure Committee, a sub-committee of Council that supports staff by...

Ptarmigan
Montane Bird Survey 2025

Volunteers needed for the Montane Bird Survey 2025 Do you have experience of hiking on Scotland’s mountains...

North-East Scotland bird atlases
North-East Scotland bird atlases: digital versions now available

Two comprehensive bird atlases covering North-East Scotland are now available as free PDF downloads. The Birds of North-East Scotland (Steve...

Bringing young voices to SOC birding and science work
Bringing young voices to SOC birding and science work

SOC is seeking expressions of interest from young people aged 18-30 to help shape its work to...

Trustee opportunity: Elected Council Member
Trustee opportunity: Elected Council Member

Trustee opportunity: Elected Council Member Introduction Elected Council Members will be members of the SOC who have...

Trustee opportunity: SOC Vice-President Management and Infrastructure
Trustee opportunity: SOC Vice-President Management and Infrastructure

Vice-President Management and Infrastructure The Vice-President Management and Infrastructure (“VP”) is one of five office bearers, elected...