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1467      <p class="pt-2 fs-5">This year, the Club's Lothian Branch and an anonymous donor, are offering support to help young birder enthusiasts attend the...
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1498      <h5 class="card-title fs-2 text-uppercase text-dark">Hamza Yassin is coming to Fife!</h5>
1499    </a><p class="fs-5">Saturday 11 April 2026 The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC), a birdwatching charity, is inviting nature enthusiasts in...
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1523      <h5 class="card-title fs-2 text-uppercase text-dark">Five leading charities forge partnership for bird conservation</h5>
1524    </a><p class="fs-5">Today, the SOC, British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), BirdWatch Ireland, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds...
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1533      <time datetime="2025-12-21T15:16:38Z">21 December 2025</time>
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1548      <h5 class="card-title fs-2 text-uppercase text-dark">SOC and Tay Ringing Group launch pioneering bird tracking initiative</h5>
1549    </a><p class="fs-5">SOC and Tay Ringing Group launch pioneering bird tracking initiative set to reveal migration secrets We're excited...
1550</p></div>
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1558      <time datetime="2025-10-02T10:44:02Z">02 October 2025</time>
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1568      alt="Watching Kittiwakes" />
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1570</div><a href="/blogs/news/new-clyde-branch-initiative-to-help-young-birders-attend-annual-conference" class="stretched-link"></a>
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1572    <a href="/blogs/news/new-clyde-branch-initiative-to-help-young-birders-attend-annual-conference" style="text-decoration: none">
1573      <h5 class="card-title fs-2 text-uppercase text-dark">New Clyde Branch Initiative to Help Young Birders Attend Annual...</h5>
1574    </a><p class="fs-5">This year, the Club's Clyde Branch will generously subsidise young birders to help them attend the SOC's Annual...
1575</p></div>
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1583      <time datetime="2025-06-30T08:14:06Z">30 June 2025</time>
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1598      <h5 class="card-title fs-2 text-uppercase text-dark">Scottish Marsh Tit Project: conserving one of Scotland’s rarest birds</h5>
1599    </a><p class="fs-5">A new initiative by the Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC) to protect and conserve one of Scotland’s rarest...
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1811        <div class="col-12"><hr class="m-0"/></div></div>
1812    </div>
1813  </div>
1814
1815  <div class="bottom bg-light">
1816    <div class="row g-3 mt-0 p-3"><div class="col-6 mt-0">
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1818      </div>
1819      <div class="col-6 mt-0 text-end">
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1822        <a class="btn btn-lg btn-secondary w-100" href="/checkout">Checkout</a>
1823        <a class="btn btn-lg btn-outline-dark w-100 mt-3 d-none" href="/cart">View cart</a>
1824      </div><div class="col-12 d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-around"><img src="//www.the-soc.org.uk/cdn/shop/t/4/assets/icon-american_express_x35.png?v=37018519109117926431695744421" /><img src="//www.the-soc.org.uk/cdn/shop/t/4/assets/icon-apple_pay_x35.png?v=100046650604983297601695744422" /><img src="//www.the-soc.org.uk/cdn/shop/t/4/assets/icon-maestro_x35.png?v=133588475164971980081695744419" /><img src="//www.the-soc.org.uk/cdn/shop/t/4/assets/icon-master_x35.png?v=51802016128357866071695744420" /><img src="//www.the-soc.org.uk/cdn/shop/t/4/assets/icon-visa_x35.png?v=168054267067932933621695744421" /></div></div>
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1827
1828<div id="toasts" class="position-fixed bottom-0 start-0 p-3 toast-container" style="z-index: 1050;">
1829</div>
1830
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1833    <div class="d-flex">
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1835        <span class="toast-icon"></span>
1836        <span class="toast-message">gdgdf</span>
1837      </div>
1838      <button type="button" class="btn-close me-2 m-auto" data-bs-dismiss="toast" aria-label="Close"></button>
1839    </div>
1840  </div>
1841</template>
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1842      window.shopUrl = 'https://www.the-soc.org.uk';
1843      window.routes = {
1844        cart_url: '/cart',
1845        cart_add_url: '/cart/add',
1846        cart_change_url: '/cart/change',
1847        cart_update_url: '/cart/update',
1848        predictive_search_url: '/search/suggest',
1849        prepare_shipping_rates_url: '/cart/prepare_shipping_rates.json',
1850        async_shipping_rates_url: '/cart/async_shipping_rates.json',
1851        cart_clear_url: '/cart/clear'
1852      };
1853
1854      window.cartStrings = {
1855        error: `There was an error while updating your cart. Please try again.`,
1856        quantityError: `You can only add [quantity] of this item to your cart.`,
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1860
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1863        preorder: `Preorder`,
1864        soldOut: `Sold out`,
1865        unavailable: `Unavailable`,
1866      }
1867
1868      window.accessibilityStrings = {
1869        imageAvailable: `Image [index] is now available in gallery view`,
1870        shareSuccess: `Link copied to clipboard`,
1871        pauseSlideshow: `Pause slideshow`,
1872        playSlideshow: `Play slideshow`,
1873      }
1874
1875      window.theme = {
1876        moneyFormat: "£{{amount}}",
1877        locale: "UK",
1878        isDevelopment: false,
1879        isDesignMode: false,
1880        role: "main"
1881      }
1882
1883      window.debug = {
1884        developmentIsoCode: "GB"
1885      }
1886    </script>
1886
1887
1888    
1889
1890
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1919<script src="https://cdn.shopify.com/storefront/standard-actions.js" type="module" data-source-attribution="shopify.standard_actions"></script>
1919
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