Well Peter’s Barn Owl family story didn’t disappoint on Wednesday night! Members enjoyed a first class presentation with some fab footage. Calendars & Annual Reports were snapped up and our Anniversary Book pre-publication offer was launched too. Next meet: 10th Dec with wine + mince pies!

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The SBSG 2026 Calendar is back from the printers and will be on sale at tomorrow’s Indoor Meeting - minimum donation £5. Please bring the correct cash amount!

Wednesday evening ⬇️

Another batch of 2021 Annual Reports (BotSA) hand delivered in S11 this morning. Most of the hand deliveries are now complete and another 100 will go out via Royal Mail next week to qualifying members (2021) Extra copies will be for sale £8 at our next indoor meeting on November 12th.

We've been out delivering again this morning 🌄 #Volunteering

Come and join us at our Indoor Meetings Next up: ‘Barn Owls - The Inside Story’ Pete Garrity chronicles a family of Barn Owls breeding at the bottom of his garden - all caught on camera. Weds 12th Nov 7.15pm LT2 The Diamond Builiding Leavygreave Rd

⬇️ Study empahasises long maturation period for larger raptors and, by implication, the significant threat posed by persecution, collisions and indescriminate “hunting” on Mediterranean flyways #ukbirding

Lapwing eggs only rarely taken by badgers, new data shows Badgers are often blamed when wader nests fail on British farmland, but new evidence suggests their role may be far smaller than assumed and is largely driven by prolonged cold weather. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/B...

Over 1,000 Redpoll ringed on Cannock Chase, Staffs and one had quite the story! 💫 Originally ringed on 01/10/25 in South Landing, Yorkshire 196 km away, it was recaptured by us just 13 days later. 🐦✨ Incredible journey for such a tiny traveller! #Redpoll #Migration

Sneak Preview! The SBSG 2026 Calendar will be on sale soon Once again featuring member's photos taken within our area and designed by our multi-talented Newsletter Editor Pete Garrity Details on how/when to buy will be shared once stock is delivered from the printers #ukbirding #yorkshirebirding

On the Cost of Disturbance - another informative blog compiling research into Roosting strategies from the ever excellent Wader Tales #ukbirding #yorkshirebirding

OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST LOCAL RESEARCH TEAM The Uni of Sheffield School of Architechture are currently conducting research at Redmires Reservoirs working with the Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust, Yorkshire Water and other stakeholders. forms.gle/VMsHq7QGZ8z3... #ukbirding #yorkshirebirding /1

Check your letterboxes! Your dedicated SBSG Trustees and Officers are out this week and next delivering the latest Annual Report by hand and by post. Surplus copies will go on sale at November Indoor meeting #ukbirding #yorkshirebirding

Nice early start. Back in Sheffield @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social field trip at Redmires this morning.

UK Little Tern breeding season: Good news for a change

Reminder: Redmires Visible Migration Field Trip Sunday 19th 7.30am Meet at Top Reservoir Car Park More details at www.sbsg.org/diary-dates/...

Highlights from today's walk in the Upper Derwent Valley were the 1st Fieldfare of the autumn with c120 feeding & moving south. Continental Blackbirds and Redwings moving too with 20+ Crossbill including great views of 4 stonking 'red' males! @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

🌿 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...

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

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/...

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

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

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

It’s been a bit of a week at RVCP!

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

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

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

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

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

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 ©

If you are craving some more live Falcon nest action now the Sheffield Peregrines have fledged then check out this Hobby Cam from Dorset. Thought to be the only live Subbuteo nest cam in Europe this year #ukbirding camstreamer.com/redirect/j4D...

Understanding Gulls: #ukbirding @btobirds.bsky.social www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/T...

A team of Social Scientists from Cambridge, Helsinki & Lodz are conducting a survey about birdwatching and conservation. Access via this link. Takes 10 mins max. #ukbirding forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Woodhouse Washlands Consultation: Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust have written a new draft management plan for Woodhouse Washlands and are inviting comment from visitors. Click link below If you use this area please respond by 5th August. www.sbsg.org/sbsg-news/wo...

It’s great to see RSPB Science posting here now. I have added them as an automatic contributor to the UKBirding feed. 🪶🧪

Our SBSG Newsletter Editor Peter Garrity made another appearance on ITV Calendar this week to update viewers with the latest news from his Barn Owl family. You can watch the film on our Website ⬇️ www.sbsg.org/sbsg-news/gr... #ukbirding

Our latest Sheffield Peregrines blog features some lovely photos taken by our peregrine-loving friend Alan (@doggie3132 on Twitter) who also posts on here as @sywildlife.bsky.social Enjoy! #ukbirding sheffieldperegrines.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/j...

Have you been exploring our new website? Remember to log-in to access members-only features & content. For example, you can now search our records database back to 2011 - by species, month, year etc Go to the 'Sightings' tab and select 'Sightings Archive' from drop down menu (see below) #ukbirding

Sad news in our Sheffield Peregrines blog today sheffieldperegrines.wordpress.com/2025/06/12/t...