Our indoor meetings are held at the University of Reading, usually in room 109 in the Palmer Building. Occasionally meetings may be held in a different room, so please check the relevant information below about each event before attending.
Meetings are simultaneously held online via Zoom. The Zoom link for each meeting is sent out a few days in advance to all members who have provided their email address. If you have not received an email by two days before the meeting, please contact the Secretary at secretary@berksoc.org.uk.
We welcome visitors to our meetings, either in person or on Zoom. As well as being sent to members, the links to the Zoom meetings are included in the information below about each meeting. Please click on the relevant event. We look forward to seeing you at a meeting.
Where have all the Blackbirds gone? – Arran Folly
Blackbird numbers have dropped, to improve understanding, we worked closely with bird ringers to enhance surveillance in birds and mosquitoes combined with analysis of the… Read More
Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers are in decline in Britain – Ken and Linda Smith
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker is in serious decline and is red-listed – our long-term studies explore the reasons for the contrasting trends of Great and Lesser… Read More
Photographic Competition 2026
Our exciting annual competition with the usual three categories of Flight/action, Portrait and Birds in Berkshire with prizes for 1st and 2nd and the overall… Read More
University Lecture – Godwit Conservation – Jenny Gill
Where and when should we target conservation actions to reverse declining populations effectively? We explore through analyses of ringing data, field studies of breeding birds… Read More
Wild Japan – Paul Alistair Collins
A photographic journey into the wild heart of Japan – where birds meet culture in landscapes shaped by both nature and tradition.