BTO Scotland events

Upcoming events for BTO volunteers and supporters in Scotland.

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April 2025

Breeding Bird Survey Introduction & Practice Session- Tyndrum

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
FK20 8RY Tyndrum

Fully booked

Siskin. Graham Catley / BTO

Breeding Bird Survey Introduction & Practice Session- RSPB Lochwinnoch

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
PA12 4JF Lochwinnoch

Fully booked

Swallow by Judi Mahon

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

Places available

Robin. Liz Cutting / BTO

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

Lapwing.

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

Places available

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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

Places available

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

Hen Harrier, by Liz Cutting / BTO

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

Fulmar, Phillip Croft

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

Arctic Skua. ondrejprosicky / stock.adobe.com

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

Curlew. Tom Streeter


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