Dumfries

With the ongoing uncertainty on when face-to-face indoor meetings will be able to resume, due to Covid-19, SOC branches will continue with virtual meetings, via Zoom, until April 2022. This is in order to ensure the safety of our members and speakers, and to allow us to plan an online programme of talks that we can be confident of delivering, regardless of where things might stand in relation to the pandemic.

An invitation with a link to the Zoom meeting will be sent out to the branch's members a few days before the event via email. To receive this notice, please ensure that you are on the appropriate mailing list held by HQ. If you are unsure, you can check your mailing list preferences by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or if you know you do not receive branch notices but would like to, you can sign up here (please note these will only be sent to SOC members).

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Dumfries branch talks are normally held on Wednesdays, but while Covid-19 restrictions remain, the branch will hold its virtual meetings in conjunction with Borders and Stewartry branches.  The joint sessions will be hosted and managed by Dumfries and will be held on Thursdays.

When:

The following Thursdays at 7.30pm:

Thu 09 Dec         Ben Darvill and Scott Mayson – BirdTrack and bird recording

Thu 13 Jan          Andrew Bielinski - Steppe-ing out in Kazakhstan

Thu 10 Feb          Helen Moncrieff & Kevin Kelly - Shetland lives, shaped by birds

Thu 10 Mar         Chris Rollie - Donald Watson’s Birds in changing landscapes

Wed 13 Apr         AGM & Andrew Tait - Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere (this may be held as an indoor meeting)

Contact:

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Venue:

Once indoor meetings resume, they will be held at Dumfries Baptist Church Centre, Gillbrae Rd DG1 4EJ (click here for a map of the venue and surrounding area).

Sat 20 Nov 
Southerness and Mersehead, led by Edmund Fellowes. Meet at Southerness car park at 9am.

Contact

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Secretary, Treasurer and representative on SOC Council:

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Chair:

John Riddet 

Committee members:

Christine Dudgeon, Edmund Fellowes, Heather Stevenson, Robin Thomson and Andrew Turney

Dumfries and Galloway recorder:

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Talks reminders:

Members who've consented to Local Branch news and events e-communications from SOC, are sent 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. If you don’t already receive these alerts and would like to, please make sure you've completed a Mailing List Consent Form to allow the Club to contact you. If you've already completed a form, check your junk/spam/clutter folders to make sure our emails aren't landing there. Still nothing? Contact Headquarters as we may not have a correct or up to date email address on file for you.

Nearby branches of the SOC

Find out more about Stewartry branch Visit the West Galloway branch page

Birdwatching in Dumfries

Click here for a guide of recommended sites to visit and to download a free, full-colour birdwatching guide produced by D&G Council Ranger Service. 

Bird recording in this area

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