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.
Owls of the world – Mike Leach
Michael has seen over half of the approximate 250 species of owl. He looks at some of the most interesting species including great horned, snowy,… Read More
The White-tailed Eagle Project – Imogen Lloyd
AGM then David Massie – The Golden Triangle, India
First is the AGM then members David and Nancy show us their love for India and its wildlife, and hope to have captured the atmosphere… Read More
Bird Flight – Jeff Blincow
BOC Christmas Social plus other entertainment
Christmas is upon us again which means talks, quizzes, entertainment and tasty nibbles! Please come along for the last meeting of 2026!
Birding on Remote Islands – Keith Betton
Keith Betton is a very familiar and popular visitor to the BOC over several years, always delivering fascinating stories and facts and this is no… Read More
30 years of the Breeding Bird Survey – James Heywood
The talk will be split into two halves. Part 1: 30+ years of the Breeding Bird Survey in Berkshire and the Home Counties, looking at… Read More
The Cornish Chough – a remarkable conservation success – Hilary Mitchell
Hilary moved down to the far west of Cornwall in 2013 having visited for holidays and birding for many years. She and her partner became… Read More
Birds, Birding and a career in Ornithology – Oliver Slessor
Oliver will speak about the variety of different jobs he has had in his birding career in the last 20 years ranging from Bird Observatory… Read More
BOC Photographic Competition
University Lecture – Professor Andrew Gosler – Ethno Ornithology
Wild Japan – Paul Alistair-Collins
A photographic journey into the wild heart of Japan to see red-crowned cranes, golden pheasants and endemic species found only in the tropical Amami and… Read More