BTO Scotland events
Upcoming events for BTO volunteers and supporters in Scotland.
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April 2025
Bird Songs and Calls Refresher and BTO Surveys- Ayrshire
Join this FREE training introducing the Breeding Bird Survey and BirdTrack. We'll start the session off with some indoor practise, then head outside. You can refresh your ID skills and find out more about BTO surveys.
Steve Willis
Ochiltree Community Hub
Fully booked
Breeding Bird Survey Introduction & Practice Session- RSPB Mersehead
Join this FREE training introducing the Breeding Bird Survey. You will find out how you can help us better understand how Scotland's bird populations are faring.
Steve Willis
RSPB Mersehead
DG2 8AH
Places available
May 2025
Upland Bird ID and BTO surveys (The Ochils, Stirling)
This outdoor training session will aim to reinforce aspects of the recent online training events and aims to build the confidence of volunteers keen to find out more about BTO surveys and schemes.
Steve Willis
Dumyat, Ochils
Fully booked
Nest Record Scheme Training Day (BTO Scotland, Stirling)
This exciting training day will teach you how to find birds’ nests and monitor them for the BTO’s Nest Record Scheme.
Colin Davison, Ben Darvill
Stirling University Innovation Park
FK9 4NF
Stirling
Fully booked
Making Your Birding Count- Getting Started in BirdTrack
Find out more about how you can help to gather valuable information on our bird life using BirdTrack. Part of Orkney Nature Festival.
Steve Willis
St Magnus Centre
Church Road
KW15 1PA
Kirkwall
Places available
Coastal Bird ID Session
Join BTO Scotland's Steve Willis for a walk around RSPB Marwick Head looking for seabirds, waders, ducks and much more! Part of Orkney Nature Festival.
Steve Willis
RSPB Marwick Head
KW17 2NB
Kirkwall
Places available
Tracking Birds- Cuckoos, Nomadic Owls and Orkney's Arctic Skuas
What do we know about bird migration? And how do we study birds that move all over the world? Come along and find out more! Part of Orkney Nature Festival.
Steve Willis and Helen Aiton
Stromness Community Centre
Church Road
KW16 3BA
Stromness
Places available
Bird ID and Getting Started in BirdTrack
Join BTO Scotland's Steve Willis for a walk around Brodgar looking for any birdlife we can find! We'll use the BirdTrack app in the field and find out more about how we can use it to record birds. Part of Orkney Nature Festival.
Steve Willis
Brodgar
KW16 3JZ
Places available
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