Borders

Venue:

Kingsknowes Hotel, Selkirk Road, Galashiels, TD1 3HY (click here for a map and directions)*

When:

The following Monday evenings at 7.30pm:

That's it for this season - details of next season's talk will be added shortly!

Contact:

Neil Stratton 01573 450695 or send Neil an This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Saturday 28 April 2018
Dowlaw Dam and Coldingham Loch. Meet at Dowlaw Road end (NT855702) at 10am.

Saturday 19 May 2018
Carcant for upland birds. Meet at NT366524 at 10am

Wednesday 6 June 2018
Carrifran Wildwood. Meet at car park (NT160116) at 10am

Contact:

Neil Stratton 01573 450695 or send Neil an This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Secretary and representative of branch on SOC Council :

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Heiton Mains, Heiton, Kelson, TD5 8JR

Chair:

David Parkinson

Treasurer:

Martin Moncrieff

Committee members:

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Borders recorders:

David Parkinson and Martin Moncrieff

Talks and outings reminders:

Members are emailed a reminder about forthcoming talks with more information on the speaker and subject where possible, usually a week or so in advance of the meeting. A similar reminder service operates for outings. If you don’t already receive these alerts and would like to, please contact us.

Forums/News Group:

Borders SOC Bird News Group (Yahoo) http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/bordersbirdnews to keep up with the latest sightings and to make general comments and observations. To join the group visit: groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/bordersbirdnews and then click on “Join Group”. Note that you will be prompted to sign in to your Yahoo email account or to create one.

Discussion Group:

Borders Discussion Group meets from September to March on a Monday evening (usually the Monday after the branch meeting) in Melrose. The meetings are usually announced on the Borders Bird News Forum and are open to anyone wishing to attend.

Birdwatching in the area

Click here for a guide of recommended sites to visit in the Borders and to download the branches’ free, full-colour birdwatching guide to the area.

Click here for our guide to Birdwatching on the Berwickshire coast

Bird recording in the area

Visit the Borders recording area page for details of the latest bird report, back issues, species considered locally and for Local Recorder contact information.

South-East Scotland Bird Atlas

Lothian and Borders regions joined forces to run a local Bird Atlas project in parallel with BTO’s Bird Atlas 2007-11. Over 445,000 records were gathered over the six year period and a great deal of detailed analysis has now been undertaken. The aim is to publish the Birds in South-east Scotland 2007-13 in 2018, and there will be a pre-publication offer via the SOC. Click here to visit the South-East Scotland Bird Atlas website.