Sheffield Bird Study Group
@shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
A club for birders, ornithologists, scientists & nature lovers of all ages & abilities. We record, study & report on birdlife across Sheffield, Rotherham & NE Derbyshire.
Talks, Field Trips, Reports & Publications sbsg.org
Registered Charity (est 1972)
Talks, Field Trips, Reports & Publications sbsg.org
Registered Charity (est 1972)
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The SBSG Recording area:
Dark Peak & White Peak
Up hill and down dale
Town & Country
South Yorks & north Derbyshire
Dark Peak & White Peak
Up hill and down dale
Town & Country
South Yorks & north Derbyshire
Lots of lovely books:
‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area’ - published this week!
#ukbirding #yorkshirebirding
‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area’ - published this week!
#ukbirding #yorkshirebirding
February 8, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Lots of lovely books:
‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area’ - published this week!
#ukbirding #yorkshirebirding
‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area’ - published this week!
#ukbirding #yorkshirebirding
The books have arrived!
‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area’ - Launch Night is this Wednesday 7.15pm
LT2
The Diamond Building
Uni of Sheffield
Leavegreave Road
S3 7RD
#ukbirding #yorkshirebirding
‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area’ - Launch Night is this Wednesday 7.15pm
LT2
The Diamond Building
Uni of Sheffield
Leavegreave Road
S3 7RD
#ukbirding #yorkshirebirding
February 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The books have arrived!
‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area’ - Launch Night is this Wednesday 7.15pm
LT2
The Diamond Building
Uni of Sheffield
Leavegreave Road
S3 7RD
#ukbirding #yorkshirebirding
‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area’ - Launch Night is this Wednesday 7.15pm
LT2
The Diamond Building
Uni of Sheffield
Leavegreave Road
S3 7RD
#ukbirding #yorkshirebirding
‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area’
The proof copy back from the printers, before it went to the bookbinders 😍
sbsg.org
gomerprinting.co.uk
The proof copy back from the printers, before it went to the bookbinders 😍
sbsg.org
gomerprinting.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 10:54 AM
‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area’
The proof copy back from the printers, before it went to the bookbinders 😍
sbsg.org
gomerprinting.co.uk
The proof copy back from the printers, before it went to the bookbinders 😍
sbsg.org
gomerprinting.co.uk
'The New Birds of the Sheffield Area'
Indoor Meeting: Weds 11th Feb 7.15pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of our fabulous new 440 page book detailing all 300 species ever sighted in our area. Editors Richard & David will talk us through the project.
Copies for sale + complimentary fizz!
Indoor Meeting: Weds 11th Feb 7.15pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of our fabulous new 440 page book detailing all 300 species ever sighted in our area. Editors Richard & David will talk us through the project.
Copies for sale + complimentary fizz!
February 4, 2026 at 7:33 PM
'The New Birds of the Sheffield Area'
Indoor Meeting: Weds 11th Feb 7.15pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of our fabulous new 440 page book detailing all 300 species ever sighted in our area. Editors Richard & David will talk us through the project.
Copies for sale + complimentary fizz!
Indoor Meeting: Weds 11th Feb 7.15pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of our fabulous new 440 page book detailing all 300 species ever sighted in our area. Editors Richard & David will talk us through the project.
Copies for sale + complimentary fizz!
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
'The New Birds of the Sheffield Area'
Indoor Meeting: Weds 11th Feb 7.15pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of our fabulous new 440 page book detailing all 300 species ever sighted in our area. Editors Richard & David will talk us through the project.
Copies for sale + complimentary fizz!
Indoor Meeting: Weds 11th Feb 7.15pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of our fabulous new 440 page book detailing all 300 species ever sighted in our area. Editors Richard & David will talk us through the project.
Copies for sale + complimentary fizz!
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Great to see Redpoll on the feeders this morning. 1m and 1f. @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Great to see Redpoll on the feeders this morning. 1m and 1f. @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
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1 Lesser White-fronted Goose in with Greylag flock at Ingbirchworth reservoir @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 12:36 PM
1 Lesser White-fronted Goose in with Greylag flock at Ingbirchworth reservoir @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
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A Peregrine over the New York Stadium in Rotherham just before kick off. Hopefully not the only highlight this afternoon!
@shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
@shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A Peregrine over the New York Stadium in Rotherham just before kick off. Hopefully not the only highlight this afternoon!
@shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
@shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
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2/ Until the 1980s Little Egrets were a rare sight in the UK but they’ve been on the up since they first bred in Dorset in 1996. Population estimates have, however, proven tricky to assess, with birdwatchers contributing data to @ukrbbp.bsky.social and BTO’s Heronries Census.
January 22, 2026 at 11:54 AM
2/ Until the 1980s Little Egrets were a rare sight in the UK but they’ve been on the up since they first bred in Dorset in 1996. Population estimates have, however, proven tricky to assess, with birdwatchers contributing data to @ukrbbp.bsky.social and BTO’s Heronries Census.
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1/🧵 New BTO-led research sheds light on the number and range of Little Egrets with population estimates higher than previously thought – likely exceeding 2,000 pairs in the UK! 🙌 #Ornithology @britishbirds.bsky.social
📖 www.bto.org/little-egret...
📖 www.bto.org/little-egret...
January 22, 2026 at 11:54 AM
1/🧵 New BTO-led research sheds light on the number and range of Little Egrets with population estimates higher than previously thought – likely exceeding 2,000 pairs in the UK! 🙌 #Ornithology @britishbirds.bsky.social
📖 www.bto.org/little-egret...
📖 www.bto.org/little-egret...
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We're closing in on our first £6,000 milestone for the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project.
It’s just the start, but hitting this today would be huge. Please share if you can.
Thank you for all your support so far!
It’s just the start, but hitting this today would be huge. Please share if you can.
Thank you for all your support so far!
If you can support the appeal, or help by sharing it more widely, we would be incredibly grateful.
You can donate here:
👉 gofund.me/31d302f20
Please help us give Little Terns at Beacon Ponds the protection they need in 2026.
You can donate here:
👉 gofund.me/31d302f20
Please help us give Little Terns at Beacon Ponds the protection they need in 2026.
Donate to Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project, organized by Spurn Bird Obs
Without urgent support, the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project may not be able … Spurn Bird Obs needs your support for Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 12:53 PM
We're closing in on our first £6,000 milestone for the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project.
It’s just the start, but hitting this today would be huge. Please share if you can.
Thank you for all your support so far!
It’s just the start, but hitting this today would be huge. Please share if you can.
Thank you for all your support so far!
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🧵 An urgent appeal to protect one of the UK’s most important Little Tern colonies at Beacon Ponds in 2026.
Without funding for professional wardening, the project may not be able to run this season.
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Without funding for professional wardening, the project may not be able to run this season.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:52 PM
🧵 An urgent appeal to protect one of the UK’s most important Little Tern colonies at Beacon Ponds in 2026.
Without funding for professional wardening, the project may not be able to run this season.
⬇️
Without funding for professional wardening, the project may not be able to run this season.
⬇️
The Little Terns at Beacon Ponds have made a remarkable recovery, but they need urgent help to thrive in 2026. Your support can fund a professional warden, ensuring these birds are protected from threats. Please share and contribute if you can!
gofund.me/83bf3bdd8
gofund.me/83bf3bdd8
Donate to Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project, organized by Spurn Bird Obs
Without urgent support, the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project may not be able … Spurn Bird Obs needs your support for Save the Beacon Ponds Little Tern Project
gofund.me
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Tankersley ponds this pm. Mallard 9 Gadwall 9 Teal 50 and 2male ringed teal (escapes) moorhen 1 @sorbynathissoc.bsky.social @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social @s-yorksbirding.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Tankersley ponds this pm. Mallard 9 Gadwall 9 Teal 50 and 2male ringed teal (escapes) moorhen 1 @sorbynathissoc.bsky.social @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social @s-yorksbirding.bsky.social
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Loved the Siberia books. I got to see one of his Grey Plover skins in the Hancock back room some years back, complete with handwritten label from one of his Siberia expeditions. And birders on Shetland call it 'work'...😁
Indoor Meeting:
Weds 14th January 2026,
Author Paul Hobson takes us thro the life and time of pioneering Victorian ornithologist & Sheffield steel baron Henry Seebohm
7.15pm LT2 The Diamond
Weds 14th January 2026,
Author Paul Hobson takes us thro the life and time of pioneering Victorian ornithologist & Sheffield steel baron Henry Seebohm
7.15pm LT2 The Diamond
January 5, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Loved the Siberia books. I got to see one of his Grey Plover skins in the Hancock back room some years back, complete with handwritten label from one of his Siberia expeditions. And birders on Shetland call it 'work'...😁
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After our Swift talk with @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social, member, Wesley Booth turned inspiration into action!
With help from MCCP, MASKK & an AMAZING donor, 2 Swift boxes & a swift caller are now up at Temple Park Centre.
🙏 for giving Manor Park's swifts a fighting chance.
💬 Comment or website
With help from MCCP, MASKK & an AMAZING donor, 2 Swift boxes & a swift caller are now up at Temple Park Centre.
🙏 for giving Manor Park's swifts a fighting chance.
💬 Comment or website
January 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
After our Swift talk with @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social, member, Wesley Booth turned inspiration into action!
With help from MCCP, MASKK & an AMAZING donor, 2 Swift boxes & a swift caller are now up at Temple Park Centre.
🙏 for giving Manor Park's swifts a fighting chance.
💬 Comment or website
With help from MCCP, MASKK & an AMAZING donor, 2 Swift boxes & a swift caller are now up at Temple Park Centre.
🙏 for giving Manor Park's swifts a fighting chance.
💬 Comment or website
Indoor Meeting:
Weds 14th January 2026,
Author Paul Hobson takes us thro the life and time of pioneering Victorian ornithologist & Sheffield steel baron Henry Seebohm
7.15pm LT2 The Diamond
Weds 14th January 2026,
Author Paul Hobson takes us thro the life and time of pioneering Victorian ornithologist & Sheffield steel baron Henry Seebohm
7.15pm LT2 The Diamond
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Indoor Meeting:
Weds 14th January 2026,
Author Paul Hobson takes us thro the life and time of pioneering Victorian ornithologist & Sheffield steel baron Henry Seebohm
7.15pm LT2 The Diamond
Weds 14th January 2026,
Author Paul Hobson takes us thro the life and time of pioneering Victorian ornithologist & Sheffield steel baron Henry Seebohm
7.15pm LT2 The Diamond
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A Gull Guide for @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social - ta @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social and Andy D for the photo - www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/sheffield-in...
Sheffield in January: a gull’s paradise
In the popular imagination, gulls are dull. But there’s much more to this enterprising bird than meets the eye
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
A Gull Guide for @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social - ta @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social and Andy D for the photo - www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/sheffield-in...
Red-backed Shrike study helps to shed light on migration strategies
#ukbirding
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...
#ukbirding
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...
Tracking reveals precise blueprint for Red-backed Shrike migration
Researchers show that Red-backed Shrikes organise their 20,000-kilometre journeys into predictable stages, suggesting migration is governed by an inherited travel plan refined by environmental cues
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Red-backed Shrike study helps to shed light on migration strategies
#ukbirding
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...
#ukbirding
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...
The SBSG Recording area:
Dark Peak & White Peak
Up hill and down dale
Town & Country
South Yorks & north Derbyshire
Dark Peak & White Peak
Up hill and down dale
Town & Country
South Yorks & north Derbyshire
December 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The SBSG Recording area:
Dark Peak & White Peak
Up hill and down dale
Town & Country
South Yorks & north Derbyshire
Dark Peak & White Peak
Up hill and down dale
Town & Country
South Yorks & north Derbyshire
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Grab a cuppa and read our Seabird Poo comic! ➡️ http://www.bto.org/S... ☕📖
Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮 #Ornithology
✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree
Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮 #Ornithology
✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Grab a cuppa and read our Seabird Poo comic! ➡️ http://www.bto.org/S... ☕📖
Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮 #Ornithology
✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree
Discover how seabird scientists collected bird poo and analysed its DNA contents to determine the types of prey consumed by Shags and Kittiwakes! 😮 #Ornithology
✏️ Illustrations by Anna Dupont-Crabtree
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Third year in a row we’ve had Blackcap overwinter in the woodland behind the house (High Green). @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Third year in a row we’ve had Blackcap overwinter in the woodland behind the house (High Green). @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
Super article in December @britishbirds.bsky.social detailing use of passive bioacoustic recorders to detect Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - thanks to @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @simongillings.bsky.social @hosbirding.bsky.social et al
A glimmer of hope? 🙏
Read here:
britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
A glimmer of hope? 🙏
Read here:
britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
December 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Super article in December @britishbirds.bsky.social detailing use of passive bioacoustic recorders to detect Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - thanks to @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @simongillings.bsky.social @hosbirding.bsky.social et al
A glimmer of hope? 🙏
Read here:
britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
A glimmer of hope? 🙏
Read here:
britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
December 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Super article in December @britishbirds.bsky.social detailing use of passive bioacoustic recorders to detect Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - thanks to @lesserspotnet.bsky.social @simongillings.bsky.social @hosbirding.bsky.social et al
A glimmer of hope? 🙏
Read here:
britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
A glimmer of hope? 🙏
Read here:
britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
⬇️ Don’t forget! ⬇️
This Wednesday. Come and see out the birding year in style!
2026 Calendars and recent Annual Report will be on sale. Plus member’s offer on our forthcoming book.
This Wednesday. Come and see out the birding year in style!
2026 Calendars and recent Annual Report will be on sale. Plus member’s offer on our forthcoming book.
Christmas Indoor Meeting:
Weds 10th December 7.15pm
'Birds and Us' with Professor Tim Birkhead
plus the traditional wine, mince pies and then on to the pub!
LT2, The Diamond Building
Leavygreave Rd
Sheffield City Centre
#ukbirding #yorkshirebirding
Weds 10th December 7.15pm
'Birds and Us' with Professor Tim Birkhead
plus the traditional wine, mince pies and then on to the pub!
LT2, The Diamond Building
Leavygreave Rd
Sheffield City Centre
#ukbirding #yorkshirebirding
December 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
⬇️ Don’t forget! ⬇️
This Wednesday. Come and see out the birding year in style!
2026 Calendars and recent Annual Report will be on sale. Plus member’s offer on our forthcoming book.
This Wednesday. Come and see out the birding year in style!
2026 Calendars and recent Annual Report will be on sale. Plus member’s offer on our forthcoming book.