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Ayrshire Birding Clubs

There are three main clubs in Ayrshire dedicated to birding, and the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) that is more general. Each has an active programme of meetings and trips. Details of the clubs are given below, along with their meeting and trip programmes. Visitors are always welcome to meetings and outings.

Club Details Contact
The SOC Ayrshire Branch of the SOC Meetings will be held on Tuesday evenings at Monkton Community Church and Pioneer Cafe. This is on Main Street near the cross roads in the village of Monkton by Prestwick. There is ample car parking in the adjacent public CP and the broad, little used, well-lit street. If you go too far along Main Street you will end up in British Aerospace - stop opposite the Wheatsheaf Inn! 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
Click here for a map.

Publishes the annual Ayrshire Bird Report and Stonechat — the Branch newsletter. 		Kevan McCallum, 01292-560447
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSPB North Ayrshire Local Group Argyle Centre, Campbell Avenue, Saltcoats. The Centre sits behind Caledonia Primary School and is across the road from St Cuthbert's Church and the 2 sets of 'high flats'. Click here for a map of the Argyle Centre's location. All meetings will start at 7.30pm sharp.
Web site: www.narspb.org.uk 		Duncan Watt, 01294-832361
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSPB Central Ayrshire Local Group Carnegie Library, Ayr on Mondays. Start time 1940 hours prompt. Please use Garden Street entrance. Visitors are always very welcome. Ronnie Coombes
Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) Meetings are held on Tuesdays at 7.30, in the Green Room of the Refectory at Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive, by Ayr, KA6 5HW. The Refectory is sign-posted from the junction on the avenue inside the main college entrance.
Web site: http://swtayr.googlepages.com 		Wendy Annan, 01292-264170

Indoor Meetings

Date Club Title Speaker
9-Mar-10 SOC Rosslyn Glen – Local patch work Neill Grubb
12-Mar-10 RSPB North Jewels in the Crown: Scottish RSPB Nature Reserves Duncan Orr-Ewing, RSPB
15-Mar-10 RSPB Central Wrens from St. Kilda to Bolivia Aidan Macormick
16-Mar-10 SWT The Return of the Beaver Simon Jones
13-Apr-10 SOC AGM followed by Kestrels for Company Gordon Riddle
19-Apr-10 RSPB Central AGM followed by a Potpourri of Birdlife in the West of Scotland Jim Thomson
20-Apr-10 SWT AGM followed by "Ayrshire Reserves Roundup".
(We hope that Allan Bantick, the Trust's Chairman will be at this meeting.)		 Gill Smart
23-Apr-10 RSPB North Nightjars Rebecca Johnson

Day trips

These day trips are open to all. They typically involve use of private transport in a car-share basis. For details contact Jim Thomson, or Marco McGinty (01475 674695), RSPB North Ayrshire Group for those marked with a †.

When Location Notes
21-Mar-10 Ken Dee Marshes and Castle Douglas†  
27-Mar-10 Scone Palace Grounds & Loch of the Lowes Coach trip departing Ayr at 08.00 and return around 20.00 hrs.
17-Apr-10 Hunterston and Fairlie†  
24-Apr-10 Loch Doon Meet at the dam - Loch Doon at 06.00 hrs. Finish around 10.00 hrs. Please remember to bring some breakfast!
9-May-10 Carstramon Woods, near Newton Stewart†  
21 to 24-May-10 Long Weekend Trip to Mull† Early booking essential.
22-May-10 Isle of Arran Wildlife Festival Meet at 09.15 at Ardrossan harbour for the 09.45 sailing to Brodick. Events here and elsewhere on the island with travel by the local bus services. Return on the 19.40 sailing to Ardrossan.
19-Jun-10 Wigtown Bay Coach trip leaving Ayr 08.00 and have seven hours in and around Wigtown. Dinner will be arranged and we return to Ayr for 21.30 hrs.

Extended Trips (Ayrshire Birders Abroad)

For details on the longer trips organised by Tony and Gerda Scott, please see the Ayrshire Birders Abroad page.

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