The Scottish Ornithologists' Club (@scottishbirding.bsky.social)

@scottishbirding.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:04 PM

OPTICS DAY!

Saturday 17 October | 10:30am - 3pm | Free event

Save the date for our next optics day at Waterston House, Aberlady. As well as the usual wide range of binoculars, telescopes and tripods, there will also be thermal imagers to try out: www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...

#BirdingGear

Optics day poster with the text "Optics day! / Sat 17 October, 10:30am - 3pm / SOC Scotland's Bird Club with experts from Viking Optical and Thomas Jacks" and a photo of various optics including binoculars and telescopes laid out on tables and tripods for visitors to try as part of the optics demo.

@alanknox.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 11:31 AMReposted by @scottishbirding.bsky.social

What's the point of a nest? Recent insights into this important and at times extraordinary part of birds' lives, by Dr Catherine Sheard, Aberdeen Uni. A talk to @scottishbirding.bsky.social next Mon 5 Oct @7:30, Duncan Rice Library, Bedford Rd, Aberdeen AB24 3AA
All welcome. Small £
#scottishbirding

@btoscotland.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 1:23 PMReposted by @scottishbirding.bsky.social

Have you seen a ringed Ptarmigan? Volunteer ringers from Tay and Grampian Ringing Groups are now fitting small colour rings (under license) to Ptarmigan in the hills of Perthshire and Aberdeenshire. 1/3 #BirdingScotland

A Ptarmigan in the hand, about to be released after being fitted with a uniquely coded ring. Image: Jacob Davies

@scottishbirding.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 1:18 PM

SOC x MCS BEACH CLEAN
Sunday 4 October | 2pm-3.30pm | Musselburgh
Join our SOC x Marine Conservation Society (MCS) beach clean to help stop harmful litter from reaching the ocean & to assist in collecting vital data that MCS can use to bring about positive change for our seas tinyurl.com/yu38p44r

@scottishbirding.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 4:30 PM

The Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme 2024 report has been published.

Thanks to the efforts of 361 contributors, 5,975 records were received from raptor home ranges. The report summarising the results of the 2024 breeding season is available at raptormonitoring.org/annual-report

#RaptorResearch

Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme Annual Report 2024 cover

@scottishbirding.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 12:34 PM

Most reports are stocked in our shop at Waterston House, Aberlady, so why not call in between 10am and 4:30pm Tuesday to Sunday to pick up your copy. For more information about bird reports, including how to buy postal copies, see: www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/local-...

@scottishbirding.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 12:34 PM

New local bird reports - out now! It's been a busy few months for bird report editors with a number of new reports hot off the press, including: Lothian Bird Report 2023 Isle of May Bird Observatory Annual Report 2024 Dumfries and Galloway Bird Report 2024 Orkney Bird Report 2025

Lothian Bird Report 2023 cover featuring a photo of a Little Ringed Plover in flight

Dumfries and Galloway Bird Report 2024 cover featuring artwork of two Peregrines in flight

Isle of May Bird Observatory Annual Report 2024 cover featuring a photo of a Brambling

Orkney Bird Report 2025 cover featuring a photo of a Firecrest

@stevedudley.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 9:22 AMReposted by @scottishbirding.bsky.social

The Orkney Bird Report 2025 is out!
160pp inc accounts for all species recorded in 2025; accounts of county 2nd Franklin’s Gull and Rose-breasted Grosbeak; articles on phenology and Firecrests; also @northronbirdobs.bsky.social and Meteorological reports. £12. DM me for sales. #OrkneyBirding 1/2

@scottishbirding.bsky.social Sep 1, 2026, 3:07 PM

That's brilliant and thank you so much for your support! We look forward to welcoming you along for what promises to be a fantastic and interesting evening! :)

@scottishbirding.bsky.social Aug 27, 2026, 3:20 PM

Annual Conference plans are in full swing and we're delighted to have added: a bird ringing demo; quiz hosted by Ian Thomson & screen printing demo to the day's line-up. See tinyurl.com/bd6jvp9f for programme and booking & join us for a day of talks, discussion & celebration of our wonderful birds!

@scottishbirding.bsky.social Jul 16, 2026, 3:08 PM

A new Buzzard colour-ringing project has started in Central Scotland to better understand the local population and dispersal. The project is using red ring with a three letter code.

If you spot a ringed bird, please report your sighting to [email protected]

#ClydeBirding