Fife

Venue:

Supper Room of St Andrews Town Hall (at the corner of South Street & Queen’s Gardens), KY16 9TA (click here for a map of the venue and surrounding area).

When:

On the following Wednesdays at 7.30pm:   

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

Contact:

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Field trips normally take place on the weekend following each indoor meeting. The normal pattern is to alternate between Saturday and Sunday outings, and between half-day and full day trips, to cater for members’ differing preferences and other commitments. Outings continue during May and June, when there are no indoor meetings, and there is usually a long weekend trip around the end of May. Beginner and experienced birdwatchers are welcome both at indoor meetings and on field trips.

Sunday 6 May 2018 *PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE, APOLOGIES*
Inversnaid (hoping for Pied Flycatcher and other breeding birds) and Loch Lomond (Grasshopper Warbler?) (Dave Heeley 01337 841160)

Thursday 31 May - Tuesday 5 June 2018
Trip to Norfolk/Suffolk (Dave Heeley 01337 841160)

Sunday 24 June 2018
Howe of Fife, led by Norman Elkins

Saturday 4 August 2018
Musselburgh, Gosford Bay and Aberlady, led by Paul Taylor

16 September 2018 
Fife Ness/Kilminning, led by Caroline Gordon

Saturday 13 October 2018
Torry Bay and Gartmore Dam, led by Elizabeth and John Irwin

Sunday 18 November 2018
Slamannan and Kinneil, led by Rob Armstrong and Paul Taylor

Contact:

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Secretary:

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Chair:

Elizabeth Irwin

Treasurer:

John Irwin

Representative of branch on SOC Council:

Paul Taylor

Committee members:

Rob Armstrong, Elizabeth Adams, Andrew Riches, Paul Taylor and Norman Elkins

Fife recorder:

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Isle of May recorder:

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Talks 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. If you don’t already receive these alerts and would like to, please contact us.

Branch newsletter:

Fife Branch Newsletter comes out four times a year and features details of branch activities, field trip reports, letters, photographs, sightings and other interesting articles. Subscribers are emailed a PDF version of the newsletter and the latest issue of the publication is also available to download here (April 2018 issue). Back issues of the newsletter can be downloaded here.  To either contribute or subscribe and receive Fife Branch Newsletter directly to your inbox, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Minutes from the 2017 Fife Branch AGM

Click here to download a copy of the minutes from the recent Fife Branch AGM.

Birdwatching in Fife

Click here for our guide to Birdwatching in Fife and here for our guide to Birdwatching the Fife coast.

Planning a trip to the Isle of May? Read our guide to Birding the Isle of May here

Bird recording in this area

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

The Breeding and Wintering Birds of Fife

Norman Elkins, Jim Reid and Allan W. Brown

Published by the Fife Ornithological Atlas Group and the SOC, in August 2016.

This large format, hardback book brings up to date an earlier publication published in 2003, the Fife Bird Atlas.  Click here to find out more and for details of how to purchase a copy.