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 relevant), you must be signed up to the Branch News & Events - Talks & Workshops mailing list.
When:
7.30pm
Wednesday 17 September (online)
Alasdair Reid, John Simpson & speaker TBA – SOC Branch Survey Work
Thursday 9 October
Alan Knox – Out of the dark: breeding Nightjars in NE Scotland
Wednesday 15 October (online)
Dr. Stephen Moss – Britain’s Favourite Birds
Thursday 6 November
Chris Rose – How to be a wildlife artist: a painting demonstration
Wednesday 19 November (online)
Douglas Russell – Interesting Bird Nests & Eggs – writing a popular book on 250 years of avian architecture
Thursday 4 December (online)
The Great Auk – Q & A with Prof. Tim Birkhead
Wednesday 10 December (online)
Laurie Campbell – Photographing birds: more than just the species
Tuesday 6 January (online)
Ellie Owen – Looking after a million seabirds: NTS’s work to protect and restore Scotland’s seabirds
Wednesday 21 January (online)
Adam Nicolson – Birds in the Hebrides and a Sussex wood; Q & A
Tuesday 3 February (online)
David Steel – The Isle of May
Wednesday 18 February (online)
Liz Myhill – Evocative encounters with the natural world; a talk & demonstration
Thursday 5 March
Rachel Steenson – Spring with the Midlothian Dippers
Wednesday 18 March (online)
Prof. Tim Birkhead – The Most Perfect Thing; Q & A
Wednesday 15 April (online)
Prof. Claire Spottiswoode – Show me the honey: communication between people and wild birds in Africa
Contact:
01856 751482
Venue for in-person meetings:
In-person meetings will be held at The Corner Room, Ground Floor, King Street Halls, 6 King Street, Kirkwall KW15 1JF (click here to view a map of the venue and surrounding area). Please note that there may be a small charge to cover room hire.
