What we do
We are passionate about educating the public in the UK and world-wide in all things ornithological including avian systematics, taxonomy and species distributions. We provide a platform for the publication of open-access scientific information, via the Bulletin, as well as hosting discussions on key ornithological issues.
Publications
In 2020 we published, in the Checklist series, The Birds of Cuba. It is obvious, we think, that such a book should be available in Spanish, the language of Cuba, for the benefit (and pleasure) of all of its population, as well as many people in the wider Caribbean and South American region. For this reason, it’s a pleasure to make this available in an accessible PDF format. The essential parts of the text was translated by two of the original authors, Andy Mitchell and Arturo Kirkconnell and proofed by Nathaly O’Farrill. The translated version is available here.
Bulletin
The BOC produces a Bulletin four times a year in an open access online format available for viewing and downloading at BioOne. The list of the table of contents of each issue is available at the Bulletin Index page where you will also find the contents from earlier issue. These are available to view on the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) website.
The BOC Bulletin is available for viewing or download. You can view the table of contents, abstracts and references, full text or downloadable PDFs of individual papers as well as the complete issue at the BioOne Complete website.
Meetings
Our next talk will be given by Hein van Grouw on 26th May 2025 at The Barley Mow, 104 Horseferry Rd, London. The talk is entitled ‘The Founding Feathers of the Barbary Dove Streptopelia risoria‘. The talk will start at 6.30pm ( doors open at 6.00) aiming to finish at about 7.45pm. If you wish to eat afterwards please place your order in the pub downstairs prior to the talk. More information is available here.
Blog
We publish blog posts which tell the stories of papers published in the Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club and look at pertinent issues in ornithology. We have also started a series of blogs which document the biographies of the founders of The BOC.
Read the latest blog posts here: