Indoor meetings 2026

We are please to publish our 2026 programme of indoor meetings. There is a mix of Zoom (in the first winter period) and in person meetings at our usual venue, St Olave’s Church Hall, Marygate Lane. Look for the details of the Zoom meeting on YorkBirding email group in the days before the talk. Meetings at St Olave’s start at 7.30pm though the venue is open from 7pm for socialising.

DateVenueTitleSpeaker
6th JanuaryZoomBirding in the World’s Most Remote Islands  Keith Betton  
3rd FebruaryZoomFinding WH HudsonConor Jameson   
3rd MarchIn person at St Olave’s Church HallBirding at Cape MayVaughan Grantham
17th MarchIn person – Lal Quila, Bishopthorpe RoadANNUAL CLUB DINNER
7th AprilIn person at St Olave’s Church HallPurposeful BirdingPaul Doherty & committee
5th MayIn person at St Olave’s Church HallAntarcticaJono Leadley
2nd JuneIn person at Bank Island, Wheldrake
Starting at 7pm – with food about 8pm.
SUMMER SOCIAL – Walk and BBQ
1st SeptemberIn person at St Olave’s Church HallBirds and the LawChris Richards
6th OctoberIn person at St Olave’s Church HallThe Rarity GardenRichard Baines
3rd NovemberIn person at St Olave’s Church HallAGM and QuizPaul Doherty
Jono Leadley & Duncan Bye
1st December  In person at St Olave’s Church HallPHOTO COMPETITIONEmanuela Buizza