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Andy Butler @andysbutler.bsky.social · 1d

Cetti’s Warbler at Middleton Moor since 27th September and thought to be 1st record for the Derbyshire Peak District. Finally managed a photo today @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

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Andrew Clarke @mrandrewclarke.bsky.social · 2d

It’s been a gorgeous sunny day for a wander up the Porter Valley, Sheffield to the edge of the @peakdistrict.bsky.social

Highlights were three skeins of Pink-footed Geese totalling 384 WNW, Little Owl, Green Woodpecker, 3 Crossbill & Raven. @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social Also some nice fungi & inverts.

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Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · 7d

Indoor Meeting Reminder:
Weds 8th October (tomorrow)

‘Bound from Valparaiso round the Horn’ - Pete Brown’s odyssey around southernmost South America: Chile, Argentina, Falklands & a little Brazil

Can’t wait for this one!
7.15pm - The Diamond Building
Later - The Pub!
#ukbirding #yorkshirebirding

Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · 7d

Want to enjoy the wonders of autumn migration? Then join our next field trip at Redmires, on the 19th of October. Details at www.sbsg.org/diary-dates/...

#ukbirding #YorkshireBirding

Visible Migration Field Meeting

Sheffield Bird Study Group was formed in December 1972 as a forum for birdwatchers in and around the city with an active interest in ornithology. We aim to promote an interest in birds in the communit...

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Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · 13d

October already on the SBSG calendar!
Which means a chance to enjoy @tomhines.bsky.social ‘s stunning juv Shag photo once more.
Would members & followers like us to produce a 2026 calendar?
Please let us know in the replies.
#ukbirding

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Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · 18d

Any birders reporting autumn passage Ring Ouzels (esp in southern England) please look out for coloured leg rings on juveniles from the Peak District Eastern Moors project. 🙏
Report to [email protected]

Combo of 3 colours on left leg

@birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social
#ukbirding

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Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · 18d

The wait is nearly over!

Our 2021 Annual Report will be available for collection in person at our October Indoor meeting (8/10/25 7.15pm @ The Diamond)

Postal/Hand delivered copies will go out in the following weeks

The lovely cover art celebrates the Porter Valley Long-tailed Skua #ukbirding

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David Bocking @bbobillsmothers.bsky.social · 20d

Keep looking up! 16 Glossy Ibis in the skies of #TheOutdoorCity this morning spotted by @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social - see: open.substack.com/pub/abitblac...

Sunday at Bill's Mother's: 21st Sept 2025

Strange birds. Muddy Mother. Estonian easements. Street poison.

open.substack.com

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Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · 20d

This is an interesting record of one of "our" birds exploring the wider region post-juvenile moult.

It has moved 18km through the Snake Valley, the first confirmed record of an Eastern Moors juv moving in a westerly direction pre-migration - knowledge only possible through colour-ringing #ukbirding

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Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · 20d

One of our local colour-ringed juvenile Ring Ouzels has turned up near Glossop. The lower bird in photo, seen feeding on Rowan & Hawthorn. Ringed in the nest at Stanage on 27/6/25 (second brood) - an 18km movement west
Thanks to reporter Paul Cole for sharing his photos #ukbirding #yorkshirebirding

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Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · 22d

After the deluge:
A sunny Sunday morning greeted members who attended the ringing demo with Sorby Breck Ringing Group at Blackburn Meadows.
134 birds caught - feisty Jay a highlight! #ukbirding #yorkshirebirding

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Spurn Bird Observatory @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social · 26d

🌿 Great news!
We’ve received funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for our MigFest & Beyond project — new facilities, a bird hide, marquees, signage & Nature Hub upgrades for visitors, volunteers & wildlife at Spurn.

Find out more 👉 spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/news/great-n...

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David Bocking @bbobillsmothers.bsky.social · 23d

Today’s post for #Sheffield #TheOutdoorCity - open.substack.com/pub/abitblac...

Sunday at Bill's Mother's: 21st Sept 2025

Strange birds. Muddy Mother. Estonian easements. Street poison.

open.substack.com

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Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · 24d

Field Trip Reminder:
Bird Ringing demo at Blackburn Meadows
Sunday 21st Sept (tomorrow) with our friends Sorby Breck Ringing Group
Drop in anytime 0700-1000,
more details including parking and bus routes at www.sbsg.org/diary-dates/...

SBSG Ringing Demo at Blackburn Meadows Nature Reserve

Sheffield Bird Study Group was formed in December 1972 as a forum for birdwatchers in and around the city with an active interest in ornithology. We aim to promote an interest in birds in the communit...

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Natural Derbyshire Tours @toursnatural.bsky.social · 25d

I love montane species and I love waders so couldn't resist going for the Burbage Moor juv Dotteral this morning. What a bird and a lifer!

A nice supporting cast of Golden Plover (over), Snipe, 2 Wheatear, 7+ Stonechat & a Merlin sparring with a Kestrel nearby @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social #UKBirding

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Ray Scally @rayscally.bsky.social · Sep 14

MIDDLETON MOOR, Derbys. - Good movement this morning, 7 RING OUZEL, 2 WHINCHAT, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 30 skylark, 57 Mistle thrush, 120 Swallow, 100 House Martin, 10 Siskin, 120 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stonechat, 29 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 5 Wigeon, 140 Teal @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #ukbirding

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Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Sep 13

Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), Burbage Moor, South Yorkshire, UK, 13/09/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... Dotterels migrate to the UK in summer from North Africa to breed on the highest mountains #ukbirding #birding #birds #rarebirdsuk #ukrarebirds @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

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Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · Sep 13

It’s been a bit of a week at RVCP!

Jon Lowes @jonlowes.bsky.social · Sep 13

Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), Rother Valley Country Park, South Yorkshire, UK, 13/09/2025 ebird.org/checklist/S2... This Arctic-breeding wader is a regular scarce migrant to the UK in autumn #ukbirding #birding #birds #rarebirdsuk #ukrarebirds @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

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Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · Sep 13

Thanks for sharing Jon

Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · Sep 12

This Grey Phalarope was another excellent find for Kev Gould at Rother Valley this morning. Still present, on the Main Lake, at the time of posting. #UKbirding #YorkshireBirding

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RareBirdAlert @rarebirder.bsky.social · Sep 11

First Genetically Confirmed Marsh Tit × Willow Tit Hybrid www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/F...

First Genetically Confirmed Marsh Tit × Willow Tit Hybrid

A cryptic hybrid between two lookalike species was confirmed through a rare combination of field observation, sound recordings, and genetic analysis

www.rarebirdalert.co.uk

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Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · Sep 11

Dr Tim Birkhead's end of year report on the Guillemots of Skomer www.sbsg.org/sbsg-news/th...

#UKBIRDING #birdingwales

The Birdman of Skomer

Sheffield Bird Study Group was formed in December 1972 as a forum for birdwatchers in and around the city with an active interest in ornithology. We aim to promote an interest in birds in the communit...

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MSh @msh2209.bsky.social · Sep 5

Quite a morning by RVCP standards....3 Glossy Ibis, 2 Ruff, with Green and Common Sandpipers.
#yorkshirebirds
@shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · Jul 29

Help @rspbscience.bsky.social study bird disease (trichomonosis) outbreaks

If you see a sick or dead bird in your garden, please report it here: gardenwildlifehealth.org

@bto-gbw.bsky.social
@zslscience.bsky.social
📷 Ben Andrew

A female Greenfinch is perched on a branch looking unwell. Her feathers are fluffed up, which can be a sign of trichomonosis.

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Sheffield Bird Study Group @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social · Aug 1

Calling all Sheffield & Derbyshire birders! We're looking to gather as many Ring Ouzel sightings as possible this August & September to aid the work of RSPB Eastern Moors Partnership.

Please see our website news item for more details:
www.sbsg.org/sbsg-news/re...

#ukbirding
📷 Chris Greenwood ©

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