Lothian Bird Report

First published:

1979

Editors:

Shawn Waddoups, Keith Gillon and Ed Parnell

Published by:

SOC Lothian branch

Latest issue:

Published in Autumn 2026, this 162 page issue is the first by our new editorial team, coordinated by Shawn Waddoups. The systematic list details every species recorded in 2023, with summaries for all other species on the Lothian list. This is followed by articles on Storm Babet, Woodcock and Ross's Goose in Lothian, an analysis of Category E species, the Gosford Sands Yellow-legged Gull, and the annual Mute Swan Census.

Cost:

£15 per copy.

Available from:

The report can be purchased from the SOC HQ at Waterston House. We also hope to have copies available from the Viking Optical Centre, 101 Rose Street, Edinburgh, but please wait for confirmation on this page.

We can also post the report, with payment by bank transfer or by cheque payable to SOC Lothian Branch. Remember to include p&p - see below. Please email Stephen Hunter for payment details.

Back issues:

Back issues can be obtained by post from Stephen Hunter. The 2022 issue costs £5 plus p&p. The 2019, 2017, 2015, and 2014 reports have sold out, but we have copies of all other reports back to 2005. These cost £2 each plus p&p.

Postage and packaging:

First class p&p to the UK costs £4.60 for up to two reports, and £6.00 for three.

For postage outside the UK, please email us for details.

Supplementary information:

2020 Report: Blackness Bay and its birds