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:   

12 Sep 2018    Presentations from St Andrews University PhD students on their research projects

10 Oct 2018   Stan da Prato – The changing wildlife of the East Lothian coast

14 Nov 2018    Jeremy Brock – Overland to the Caucasus for birds

12 Dec 2018      Members’ Night

09 Jan 2019    Jeremy Greenwood – The European Breeding Birds Atlas: Birdwatchers collaborating across the continent

13 Feb 2019   Peter Mawby – The distance between: The significance of territory in the lives & survival of birds

13 Mar 2019    Martin Cook – Moray’s birds: A century of change

10 Apr 2019    AGM & Members’ Night
 

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 24 June 2018
Howe of Fife, led by Norman Elkins

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

Sunday 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:

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Treasurer:

John Irwin

Representative of branch on SOC Council:

Paul Taylor

Committee members:

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

Fife recorder:

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Isle of May recorder:

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Talks and outings 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. A similar reminder service operates for outings. 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.

Branch newsletter:

Fife Branch Newsletter comes out every three months 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 2018 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.