British Ornithologist's Club
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We are passionate about educating on all things ornithological including avian systematics, taxonomy and species distributions. We provide a platform for the publication of open-access scientific information, and host discussions on ornithological issues.
📖 The latest issue of the BOC Bulletin 145(3) is out now and available online at BioOne: bioone.org/.../bulletin...
📸 From Anita Studer & Marco Aurelio Crozariol. Adult Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx auritus feeding a nestling, Quebrangulo, Alagoas, Brazil, October 2004 (NORDESTA collection).
📸 From Anita Studer & Marco Aurelio Crozariol. Adult Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx auritus feeding a nestling, Quebrangulo, Alagoas, Brazil, October 2004 (NORDESTA collection).
October 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
📖 The latest issue of the BOC Bulletin 145(3) is out now and available online at BioOne: bioone.org/.../bulletin...
📸 From Anita Studer & Marco Aurelio Crozariol. Adult Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx auritus feeding a nestling, Quebrangulo, Alagoas, Brazil, October 2004 (NORDESTA collection).
📸 From Anita Studer & Marco Aurelio Crozariol. Adult Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx auritus feeding a nestling, Quebrangulo, Alagoas, Brazil, October 2004 (NORDESTA collection).
Thank you to Fat Birder for the review of John Henry Gurney – A Passion for Birds: fatbirder.com/.../john-hen...
“Definitely my kind of book!”
📖 Copies here: www.nhbs.com/john-henry-g...
A remarkable life: banker, museum supporter, pioneer of raptor studies, and namesake of multiple bird species.
“Definitely my kind of book!”
📖 Copies here: www.nhbs.com/john-henry-g...
A remarkable life: banker, museum supporter, pioneer of raptor studies, and namesake of multiple bird species.
October 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Thank you to Fat Birder for the review of John Henry Gurney – A Passion for Birds: fatbirder.com/.../john-hen...
“Definitely my kind of book!”
📖 Copies here: www.nhbs.com/john-henry-g...
A remarkable life: banker, museum supporter, pioneer of raptor studies, and namesake of multiple bird species.
“Definitely my kind of book!”
📖 Copies here: www.nhbs.com/john-henry-g...
A remarkable life: banker, museum supporter, pioneer of raptor studies, and namesake of multiple bird species.
We are so looking forward to this event coming up on Saturday 20th September: www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...
Journey into the wonderful world of birds with leading conservationists and ornithologists with a full day of inspiring talks at the Natural History Museum.
Don't miss out!
Journey into the wonderful world of birds with leading conservationists and ornithologists with a full day of inspiring talks at the Natural History Museum.
Don't miss out!
Avian Odyssey 2025 | Natural History Museum
Journey into the wonderful world of birds with leading conservationists and ornithologists.
www.nhm.ac.uk
August 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
We are so looking forward to this event coming up on Saturday 20th September: www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...
Journey into the wonderful world of birds with leading conservationists and ornithologists with a full day of inspiring talks at the Natural History Museum.
Don't miss out!
Journey into the wonderful world of birds with leading conservationists and ornithologists with a full day of inspiring talks at the Natural History Museum.
Don't miss out!
🎉 Tickets now on sale for Avian Odyssey 2025!
Sat 20 Sept, Flett Theatre, Natural History Museum, London & online.
Hear frontline stories from global bird research, conservation & wildlife broadcasting leaders.
🎟In-person tickets + online streaming
🔗https://tinyurl.com/267bz7td
📷Ben Andrews
Sat 20 Sept, Flett Theatre, Natural History Museum, London & online.
Hear frontline stories from global bird research, conservation & wildlife broadcasting leaders.
🎟In-person tickets + online streaming
🔗https://tinyurl.com/267bz7td
📷Ben Andrews
August 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🎉 Tickets now on sale for Avian Odyssey 2025!
Sat 20 Sept, Flett Theatre, Natural History Museum, London & online.
Hear frontline stories from global bird research, conservation & wildlife broadcasting leaders.
🎟In-person tickets + online streaming
🔗https://tinyurl.com/267bz7td
📷Ben Andrews
Sat 20 Sept, Flett Theatre, Natural History Museum, London & online.
Hear frontline stories from global bird research, conservation & wildlife broadcasting leaders.
🎟In-person tickets + online streaming
🔗https://tinyurl.com/267bz7td
📷Ben Andrews
📖 The latest issue of the BOC Bulletin is out now! And available online at BioOne: bioone.org/journals/bul...
📸 Plate from Composite figures in the intaglio plates of Wilson’s
American ornithology (1808–14) by Matthew R. Halley
📸 Plate from Composite figures in the intaglio plates of Wilson’s
American ornithology (1808–14) by Matthew R. Halley
June 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
📖 The latest issue of the BOC Bulletin is out now! And available online at BioOne: bioone.org/journals/bul...
📸 Plate from Composite figures in the intaglio plates of Wilson’s
American ornithology (1808–14) by Matthew R. Halley
📸 Plate from Composite figures in the intaglio plates of Wilson’s
American ornithology (1808–14) by Matthew R. Halley
🚨 Call for Candidates: Chairperson of the British Ornithologists’ Club 🐦
Lead one of the world’s oldest ornithology groups (est. 1892), shape avian science, and guide vital publications & meetings. Find out more on the website.
Start: Jan 2026
📧 andysrichford@gmail.com
🔗 boc-online.org
Lead one of the world’s oldest ornithology groups (est. 1892), shape avian science, and guide vital publications & meetings. Find out more on the website.
Start: Jan 2026
📧 andysrichford@gmail.com
🔗 boc-online.org
June 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
🚨 Call for Candidates: Chairperson of the British Ornithologists’ Club 🐦
Lead one of the world’s oldest ornithology groups (est. 1892), shape avian science, and guide vital publications & meetings. Find out more on the website.
Start: Jan 2026
📧 andysrichford@gmail.com
🔗 boc-online.org
Lead one of the world’s oldest ornithology groups (est. 1892), shape avian science, and guide vital publications & meetings. Find out more on the website.
Start: Jan 2026
📧 andysrichford@gmail.com
🔗 boc-online.org
🪺 Don’t miss Douglas G. D. Russell’s talk on the NHM’s legendary bird egg & nest collections! 120 species, 113 families, 250+ years of avian history. Stunning photos. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdBk... #ornithology #NHM #birds
Douglas G. D. Russell: Interesting Bird Nests & Eggs - 250 years of avian architecture
YouTube video by British Ornithologists' Club
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May 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🪺 Don’t miss Douglas G. D. Russell’s talk on the NHM’s legendary bird egg & nest collections! 120 species, 113 families, 250+ years of avian history. Stunning photos. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdBk... #ornithology #NHM #birds
🕊Talk: The Founding Feathers of the Barbary Dove
Join us for a fascinating evening with Hein van Grouw.
Discover the mystery behind the Barbary Dove’s origins and how DNA is finally solving the puzzle. Expect science, history, and avian sleuthing.
🔗 More info: boc-online.org/meetings/upc...
Join us for a fascinating evening with Hein van Grouw.
Discover the mystery behind the Barbary Dove’s origins and how DNA is finally solving the puzzle. Expect science, history, and avian sleuthing.
🔗 More info: boc-online.org/meetings/upc...
April 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🕊Talk: The Founding Feathers of the Barbary Dove
Join us for a fascinating evening with Hein van Grouw.
Discover the mystery behind the Barbary Dove’s origins and how DNA is finally solving the puzzle. Expect science, history, and avian sleuthing.
🔗 More info: boc-online.org/meetings/upc...
Join us for a fascinating evening with Hein van Grouw.
Discover the mystery behind the Barbary Dove’s origins and how DNA is finally solving the puzzle. Expect science, history, and avian sleuthing.
🔗 More info: boc-online.org/meetings/upc...
The latest issue of the bulletin volume 145 (1) is available here: boc-online.org/bulletin/bul...
📷 Adult male Schlegel’s Asity Philepitta schlegeli adding coarse material to its nest Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascarr 2019 (Dustin Chen)
📷 Adult male Schlegel’s Asity Philepitta schlegeli adding coarse material to its nest Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascarr 2019 (Dustin Chen)
March 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The latest issue of the bulletin volume 145 (1) is available here: boc-online.org/bulletin/bul...
📷 Adult male Schlegel’s Asity Philepitta schlegeli adding coarse material to its nest Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascarr 2019 (Dustin Chen)
📷 Adult male Schlegel’s Asity Philepitta schlegeli adding coarse material to its nest Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascarr 2019 (Dustin Chen)
The latest Founders of the British Ornithologists’ Club: 12 explores the life of Francis George Penrose, a physician with a passion for natural history and photography.
Read Ashley Jackson’s full piece here: 🔗 boc-online.org/founders-of-...
#Ornithology #Birdwatching #BOC #BirdMigration
Read Ashley Jackson’s full piece here: 🔗 boc-online.org/founders-of-...
#Ornithology #Birdwatching #BOC #BirdMigration
February 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The latest Founders of the British Ornithologists’ Club: 12 explores the life of Francis George Penrose, a physician with a passion for natural history and photography.
Read Ashley Jackson’s full piece here: 🔗 boc-online.org/founders-of-...
#Ornithology #Birdwatching #BOC #BirdMigration
Read Ashley Jackson’s full piece here: 🔗 boc-online.org/founders-of-...
#Ornithology #Birdwatching #BOC #BirdMigration
The Birds of Cyprus – Third Edition by Peter Flint and Colin Richardson. Reviewed by the RAF Ornithological Society, Sandgrouse, Corax, and Birdwatch. Reviews and order here: boc-online.org/publications...
Birdwatch says: “No stone has been left unturned to ensure accuracy.”
Birdwatch says: “No stone has been left unturned to ensure accuracy.”
February 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Birds of Cyprus – Third Edition by Peter Flint and Colin Richardson. Reviewed by the RAF Ornithological Society, Sandgrouse, Corax, and Birdwatch. Reviews and order here: boc-online.org/publications...
Birdwatch says: “No stone has been left unturned to ensure accuracy.”
Birdwatch says: “No stone has been left unturned to ensure accuracy.”
Join us for our next talk by Douglas G. D. Russell,
Topic: "Interesting Bird Nests & Eggs – Writing a Popular Book on 250 Years of Avian Architecture"
📅 Save the date & spread the word! More information available on our website here: boc-online.org/meetings/upc...
Topic: "Interesting Bird Nests & Eggs – Writing a Popular Book on 250 Years of Avian Architecture"
📅 Save the date & spread the word! More information available on our website here: boc-online.org/meetings/upc...
February 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Join us for our next talk by Douglas G. D. Russell,
Topic: "Interesting Bird Nests & Eggs – Writing a Popular Book on 250 Years of Avian Architecture"
📅 Save the date & spread the word! More information available on our website here: boc-online.org/meetings/upc...
Topic: "Interesting Bird Nests & Eggs – Writing a Popular Book on 250 Years of Avian Architecture"
📅 Save the date & spread the word! More information available on our website here: boc-online.org/meetings/upc...