Tayside

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).

For instructions on how to use Zoom, please click here.

Tayside branch talks are normally held on Thursdays, but while Covid-19 restrictions remain, the branch will hold virtual meetings in conjunction with Fife branch who will be hosting and managing the Zoom sessions.   Meetings will alternate between Wednesdays and Thursdays until indoor sessions resume.   The meetings will start at 7.00pm for participants to log in, a meet and greet and What’s About Chat, and the talks will start at 7.30pm.

When:

The following days from 7.00pm:

Wed 1 Dec         
Members’ Night, including a short talk by Norman Elkins on Wetland Bird Surveys

Thu 9 Dec           
Informal get-together in the Bar of the Queen’s Hotel, Nethergate, Dundee at 7.30pm. If you're interested in attending, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., including your phone number, in case of any last minute changes in plan

Thu 6 Jan            
Les Hatton - Bearded Reedlings on the Tay (NB change of speaker to advertised)

Wed 9 Feb         
Sara Frost - The Wildlife of St Kilda and the Scottish Hebrides

Thu 3 Mar          
Mark Newell - Isle of May Storm Petrels and recent seabird discoveries

Thu 7 Apr            
AGM & Members' Night

Contact:

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 07708 547175 (Secretary)

Venue:

Once indoor meetings resume, details of the venue will be announced here.

All meets are joint with Angus & Dundee Bird Club; members are urged to carshare wherever possible.

No outings are currently planned.  Updates will be provided here in due course.

Contact:

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 07708 547175 (Secretary)

Secretary and representative of the branch on SOC Council:

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Chair:

Anne Reid

Treasurer:

Stuart Will

Committee members:

Ron Downing, Maria O'Neill, Mike Sedakat

Angus and Dundee recorder and Technical Expert:

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Perth and Kinross 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.

Branch minutes:

All minutes and reports from both committee and AGM meetings are available on request from the Branch Secretary This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Forum/News group:

Angus Birding News Forum www.angusbirding.com. This internet forum is open to all to use and is run by Angus and Dundee Bird Club, however it is necessary to register prior to use, but this just requires an email to the webmaster (details are on the website).

Birdwatching in Tayside

Click here for our guide to Birding the Angus coast and here for a list of recommended sites to visit in Perth & Kinross

All abilities guide to birdwatching in Angus 

Click here for a guide to all abilities bird watching locations in Angus 

Bird recording in this area

Visit the Angus and Dundee and Perth and Kinross recording area pages for details of the latest bird reports, back issues, species considered locally and for Local Recorder contact information.

Kinross Bird Atlas

During fieldwork for BirdAtlas 2007-11, data for the old county of Kinross was gathered from all of its 71 tetrads. It was originally intended to publish the data as a separate atlas, but a problem with the mapping meant that the project had to be re-considered. It is now hoped that the Kinross data might be combined with the Fife atlas data and the resulting combined maps made available on a CD. This is still in hand and no end date is currently available. Any queries should be directed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..