Rob will tell us how, drawing on the latest research from BTO and others, it is still vital in understanding why and how bird populations change… Read More

The evolutionary behaviour of House Sparrows on Lundy Island – mate choice, their personality and social networks will be presented by Julia this evening.

We would like to welcome you to the last meeting of the year, the BOC Xmas Social, with an exotic Naturetrek talk on the beautiful… Read More

This talk relives Neil’s experience of collecting data of the two species of Giant Petrel and the Sub-Arctic Skua.

Our AGM followed be a look at the results of some of the surveys that have been carried out in recent years, and some of… Read More

After Bermuda was colonised by humans the population of this bird plummeted. Due to some remarkable conservation work the numbers have now slowly built up… Read More

Where do our waders come from and why are we seeing so many changes to numbers of our waders? Some disappearing, some ageing and some… Read More

Conor tells us the fascinating story of W H Hudson, influential in the founding of the RSPB and his years spent in South America.