‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area’ (2026) Thanks to @bucktonbirder.bsky.social for kind & generous review in September @britishbirds.bsky.social magazine 😀 Available to order at www.sbsg.org/the-new-bird... £32 + postage

Five Hen Harrier chicks found dead in their nest on a grouse moor in Durham in June 2024 had injuries consistent with being stabbed, it has emerged:

Post-mortems suggest five Hen Harrier chicks were stabbed to death in Durham

Pathology reports obtained through a Freedom of Information request indicate that injuries sustained by five nestlings found dead on a grouse moor in June 2024 were consistent with stabbing, according to the Raptor Persecution UK blog.

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Red Kite over High Green this morning. Gradually seeing them more frequently this way. @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

Indoor Meeting reminder: Weds 14th October 7.15pm ‘The Return of Common Cranes to Lincolnshire’ with David & Susanne Cohen LT2 the Diamond Building Leavygreave Road (off Brook Hill/Broad Lane) Sheffield S3 Then afterwards in The University Arms

MIDDLETON MOOR, Derbys. - Not a bad morning 1 MARSH HARRIER, 1 Dunlin briefly thru, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 2 Swift, 1 Snipe, 15 Mpipits, 20 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail being highlights #ukbirding @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

Indoor Meetings are back! Weds 9th Sept 7.15pm Tom Aspinall - 'Peak District Waders' RSPB Conservation Officer Tom will be visiting to detail the work being undertaken to restore our local uplands for waders and other key declining upland species LT2 The Diamond Building Leavygreave Road S3 7RD

Red-necked Phalarope (heavy crop) Redmires Res 23/8/26 Found by @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social Chair Rich Hill (no surprises there) 💪 Nice to see one close to home. Only the 4th ever record for the SBSG area. First at Redmires since 1967! - as per NBotSA (2026) #UKbirding #yorkshirebirding

Tankersley ponds midday - ponds drying up and vegetation encroaching…Could become overgrown in next few years? quiet, lapwing 19 bhg 12 moorhen 4. @s-yorksbirding.bsky.social @sorbynathissoc.bsky.social @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social @barnsleybsg.bsky.social

This year’s Sheffield Peregrines youngsters can still be spotted on the webcams from time to time but are now exploring further afield too. ZDD photographed at Orgreave last weekend. ZCD (probably) seen at Redmires this morning.

Join Richard & David for a public talk about our latest book ‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area’ This Friday, 19th June @ 11am Sheffield Central Library Copies will be available for sale (cash only) £32 All welcome Please Share

Black lane - house martins x5 collecting mud for nests from puddles. Tankersley ponds reed warbler singing on reedmace with bill full of damselflies. Lapwing LRP coot moorhen mallard with chicks as water receding @s-yorksbirding.bsky.social @sorbynathissoc.bsky.social @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

Great White Egret flying low and east over Black Lane, Tankersley was definitely a surprise to see on the way home from work. Don’t get many this way @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

This morning ZCD returned to the box for a couple of hours before flying off left. He was previously the one found on Mappin Street and returned to the church roof Wednesday evening #Sheffperegrines #SheffieldPeregrines @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

Field Trip: Crepuscular Creep Weds 10th June 8.30pm Meet at the end of the road at Redmires, by the path to Stanage Pole. Bring clothes for all weathers and midge repellant! #ukbirding

We have footage of 3 young taking flight at various points today. The first at 06.30 The third at 14.44. The second spotted by another viewer at 09.58. @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social #Sheffperegrines #SheffieldPeregrines

Looks like we have interest from a potential new member @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social #SheffPeregrines #SheffieldPeregrines

New Sheffield Peregrines blog post incoming. #ukbirding #yorkshirebirding sheffieldperegrines.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/r...

Ringing Time

Monday, 18 May 2026: the Sheffield Peregrines chicks have been ringed today by the team from Sorby Breck Ringing Group and SBSG. the falcon with the sun in her eye…. Once again, each bird has…

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Indoor Meeting: 'The Urban Peregrines of Sheffield' Weds 13/5/26 7.15pm Join us for an evening celebrating the Sheffield Peregrines. Since 2012 the fastest creatures on earth have been breeding right in the heart of our city, with SBSG documenting and sharing their story worldwide 1/2 #ukbirding

Lovely 'schinzii' Dunlin heading for Iceland and/or SE Greenland. More about migration on this flyway here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/w... #birdingScotland

Which wader, when and why?

This is a quick summary of wader migration, for British and Irish birdwatchers. The maps are taken from the migration book Time to Fly by Jim Flegg, published by the British Trust for Ornithology, …

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Steve Dudley@stevedudley.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A big arrival of passage waders today. Dunlin and Ringed Plovers everywhere, totalling over 500 of each. Plus a sprinkling of Knot and Sanderling. A small number of new Wheatear in too, mostly leucorhoa, which have been passing through the last week. #WestrayBirding

Padley Gorge Field Trip Sat 9/5/26 8am Join our annual amble around Padley Gorge & Lawrence Field looking for spring migrants with leader Ron Blagden Meet at the Ice Cream Van. Park on B6521 road to Grindleford - only park in valid bays. Further parking available up the hill.

Great field trip to Orgreave Lagoons w/ @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social today. Plenty of Whitethroat, Sedge and Willow Warbler about, as well as the distant sound of two Grasshopper Warblers. Also caught up with the long-staying Scaup at Catcliffe Flash on the way home.

First Swift of the year over High Green. Solo bird hunting at altitude. @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

House Martins appear to have returned today, with three over High Green @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

April Field Trip: Orgreave Lakes Sat 25/4/26 7.30am Why not join your fellow members at Orgreave? We will be seeking out returning migrant species including passage waders, Terns, Wagtails, Wheater, Whinchat, Grasshopper Warbler and maybe the odd early Swift Transport & Parking details in comments

My first Singing Lesser Whitethroats of the year near Barrow Hill. Love those smokey grey & earthy brown hues. #ukbirding @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

Wharncliffe Heath today - 4 Redstart, 8 Tree Pipit, 8 Fieldfare, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Swallow. Plenty of Mipit, Skylark and Linnet about. @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social

The public launch of ‘The New Birds of the Sheffield Area' will take place at 1pm, Weds 15th April, Weston Park Museum Join editors Richard Hill & David Wood for a 45min talk about the history & current status of our local birdlife Copies available for purchase after presentation #ukbirding

April Indoor Meeting once again welcomes our conservation colleague Richard Baines to SBSG, celebrating all things Flamborough as documented in his lovely new book 'The Rarity Garden’ @yorkscoastnature.bsky.social Weds 8th April 7.15pm Lecture Theatre 2 Diamond Building Leavygreave Rd S3 7RD

Great day out in the Peaks - 3 Ring Ouzel were my first of the year and included a colour ringed male. 5 sp. of wader back on territory included calling Golden Plover, 6+ Curlew, 2 chipping Snipe, plenty of Lapwing & a pair of Oystercatcher @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social