Branch Talks
This season the meetings will, again, be a mix of SOC-wide online meetings and Clyde Branch in-person meetings. Please note below the new venue for this season's talks.
The venue for the in-person meetings is: Partick Burgh Hall, 9 Burgh Hall Street, Partick, Glasgow G11 5LW [map]
Our in-person meetings start at 7.00pm (note earlier time this season) and the hall is available from 6pm if you wish to meet up earlier. Online meetings and talks are held on zoom and start at 7.30pm There is further information below for meetings at Partick Burgh Hall and for zoom instructions Contact for any talks queries: Rebecca Dickson |
2024-25 Talks programme
The list of talks for the rest of the calendar year is as follows:
Wed 15 Jan | 7.30pm | Barbara Mearns – Biographies for birders | online |
Mon 3 Feb | 7pm | Billy Thomson and Angus MacIver - Where have you bean goose? Joint meeting with Glasgow RSPB Local Group | in-person |
Wed 19 Feb | 7.30pm | Dr Mark Eaton – Rare breeding birds | online |
Mon 3 Mar | 7pm | Steve Willis - Everything you wanted to know about the Breeding Bird Survey (but were too afraid to ask) | in-person |
Wed 19 Mar | 7.30pm | Dr Guy Anderson – How to save migratory birds: contrasting approaches for Turtle Dove and Swift in the UK | online |
Mon 7 Apr | 7pm | AGM & Neil Forbes - Vulture Crisis in Africa - does it matter? | in-person |
Wed 16 Apr | 7.30pm | Darren Woodhead & Chris Rose – Capturing the spirit of birds | online |
The in-person meetings start at 7pm
The online meetings start at 7.30pm
The online meetings start at 7.30pm
Further Information
* In Person meeting venue
Our in-person talks take place in Partick Burgh Hall. This is near Partick bus, underground and train station (see link for map). Car parking should be available in the adjacent streets e.g. Burgh Hall Street, Peel Street and Fortrose Street once the parking regulation hours have passed (currently after 6pm). This is a new venue for this season. The venue is cheaper to hire than our previous venue and therefore we have been able to reduce the entrance fee. Based on the average number attending meetings last season it is proposed that we charge an entrance fee of £3. There will be no additional charge for the tea, coffee, and biscuits. The fee will be reduced to £1 for students and for others at the discretion of the committee. It would be very helpful if you could bring with you the exact amount of £3. We do not have any debit / credit card handling facility. Online meetings:
For the meetings that are marked as "online" an invitation with a link to the Zoom meeting will be sent out a few days before the event via email. To receive this notice, please ensure that you are on the appropriate mailing list held by SOC HQ. If you are unsure, you can check your mailing list preferences by emailing Kathryn Cox or if you know you do not receive branch notices but would like to, you can sign up here (please note these will only be sent to SOC members). Instructions on how to use Zoom. |