We're delighted to share details of the meetings season (September 2024 - April 2025) for members to enjoy. This year's programme will be held as a hybrid (online/in-person) programme. For in-person talks, we request a £2 donation (£3 for non-members) to help cover room hire.

More information about each talk will be emailed to members around a week in advance of the event. To receive these emails (including Zoom joining instructions for online meetings), you must be signed up to the Branch News & Events - Talks & Workshops mailing list.

When:

7.30pm

Thu 13 Feb
Nina O’Hanlon – Skuas

Wed 19 Feb
Dr Mark Eaton – Rare breeding birds (online)

Thu 13 Mar
AGM and Members’ evening

Wed 19 Mar
Dr Guy Anderson – How to save migratory birds: contrasting approaches for Turtle Dove and Swift in the UK (online)

Wed 16 Apr
Darren Woodhead & Chris Rose – Capturing the spirit of birds (online)

Contact:

Chris Thomas, email

Venue for in-person meetings:

From February 2025: Elgin Community Centre, Trinity Rd, Elgin IV30 1UE (click here to view a map of the venue and surrounding area).

We hope that the branch provides an opportunity for those who share a common interest in birds to meet for regular social occasions. At our indoor meetings we usually have a speaker and the emphasis is on local birds and birding – with plenty of time to get to know those whose names we may recognise but faces we do not!

In addition to evening meetings between autumn and spring, we have regular outings through the year, and offer the opportunity for club members to get involved in some surveys of our local birds. All are welcome to attend these activities, including non-members of the Club. If you are not yet an SOC member and are interested in finding out more information about joining, please email us or visit our Join us page.