Talks
We're delighted to share details of the meetings season (September 2025 - April 2026) for members to enjoy. This year’s programme will be held as a hybrid (online/in-person) programme.
More information about each meeting will be emailed to members around a week in advance of the event. To receive these emails (including Zoom joining instructions and workshop booking information, where applicable), you must be signed up to the Branch News & Events - Talks & Workshops mailing list.
When:
7.30pm
Thursday 4 September
Dr. Catriona Morrison – Using large-scale citizen science data to understand the drivers of population change in long-distance migratory birds
Wednesday 17 September (online)
Alasdair Reid, John Simpson & speaker TBA – SOC Branch Survey Work
Thursday 2 October
Talk & speaker TBA
Wednesday 15 October (online)
Dr. Stephen Moss – Britain’s Favourite Birds
Thursday 6 November
Kevin Sinclair – East Renfrewshire’s Tree Sparrows – back from the brink: a community success story
Wednesday 19 November (online)
Douglas Russell – Interesting Bird Nests & Eggs – writing a popular book on 250 years of avian architecture
Thursday 4 December
Members’ Night
Wednesday 10 December (online)
Laurie Campbell – Photographing birds: more than just the species
Thursday 8 January
Derek Robertson – Drawn from Observation
Wednesday 21 January (online)
Adam Nicolson – Birds in the Hebrides and a Sussex wood; Q & A
Thursday 5 February
Prof. Will Cresswell – Corn Buntings in Fife: a success story of conservation conversations
Wednesday 18 February (online)
Liz Myhill – Evocative encounters with the natural world; a talk & demonstration
Thursday 5 March
Daisy Burnell – Seabirds Count
Wednesday 18 March (online)
Prof. Tim Birkhead – The Most Perfect Thing; Q & A
Thursday 2 April
AGM & Rachael Wilbourn – Motus tracking of Rock Pipits in the East Neuk of Fife: an update
Wednesday 15 April (online)
Prof. Claire Spottiswoode – Show me the honey: communication between people and wild birds in Africa
Contact:
Jan Christin (Interim Secretary)
Venue for in-person meetings:
Venue details: Glasite Hall, St Andrews Parish Church, King Street, Dundee, DD1 2JB, next to the Wellgate Centre (click here for a map of the venue and surrounding area). Parking is available on site, and details of the barrier entry code will be included with the talks reminders, which are sent out around a week ahead of each event.
Branch Committee
Secretary and representative of the branch on SOC Council:
Rachael Wilbourn (currently on maternity leave); Jan Christin (Interim Secretary)
Chair:
Anne Reid
Treasurer:
Jan Christin
Committee members:
Ron Downing, Maria O'Neill
Angus and Dundee recorder and Technical Expert:
Perth and Kinross recorder:
George Dunbar, 07765 183697
Other Information
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.
AGM minutes:
Please click here for the 2024-25 AGM minutes.
Branch minutes:
All minutes and reports from both committee and AGM meetings are available on request from the Branch Secretary - see the Branch Committee tab for contact details.
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 Norman Elkins.
