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Welcome to the SBSG website

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. The group's recording area, covering twelve 10km squares with the city roughly in the middle, is hugely diverse, stretching north to the outskirts of Barnsley, south to Chesterfield, east to the lowlands beyond Rotherham and Bolsover, and west to the highest tops of the Peak District National Park.

We aim to promote an interest in birds in the community, provide something of interest to all levels of birder, co-ordinate fieldwork and recording in the area, and work with and complement the work of like-minded local and national organisations for the benefit of birds. SBSG is registered charity No 510857. Click here for more.

Announcements

Diary dates

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Andy Deighton - North India
Wed 8th September 2010, Sheffield University Arts Tower, Lecture Theatre 5
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SBSG member Andy Deighton will be talking about two 'off the beaten track' travels to northern India, to Gujarat and
Assam. Expect some fantastic photography of some unforgettable wildlife.

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Paul Hobson - Techniques in Successful Wildlife Photography
Wed 13th October 2010, Sheffield University Arts Tower, Lecture Theatre 5
Paul is the Sheffield-based Amateur Photographer's wildlife photography masterclass expert of 2010, amongst other acomplishments, and will be sharing some of his expert knowledge, covering a range of photographs and
species.

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Gulls at Redmires (early September)
Richard Hill will be leading this trip to the Redmires gull roost in September, hoping to spot a few yellow-legs, Caspians or even something rarer among the assembled flock.

Please keep your eyes on the website for the date of this field trip, which may be announced late on to take advantage of good weather.

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For details of minibus field trips please contact Paul Medforth on
01246 418120 or 07968 092032, or keep checking the website for announcements.

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For the 2010 schedule click here.

New stuff

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Indoor Meeting Sept 8th - location change

Ron has been told by the University that our usual venue is unavailable, and the event will take place in Lecture Theatre 5 in the Hicks Building, across the other side of the dual-carriageway.

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Gallery updates

You'll find a good number of new photos in the Gallery, including a number from people who haven't submitted before - great news and keep them coming.

There is a 'BUT.. ' though. Despite earlier requests to name photos with the necessary information, the majority are still named "DSCN6814" or "wwarbler" etc. This makes the updating process frustrating and time-consuming for me. I'm very happy to upload member photos and am keen to keep the Gallery going, so can I please ask photographers to name your photos as requested here.

Thanks very much.

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Call for more breeding records

Pit House West, known as a decent site by many members, barely qualifies under Rotherham's Local Wildlife Sites Register, which protects such sites through the planning system. Why? Because sufficient detailed breeding records are not being submitted to meet the criteria (such as proof of breeding in three of the last five years).

Pit House West is just one example of course, but it illustrates that we can never have enough records for SBSG area sites.

So please remember to count, record and submit all sightings, especially evidence of breeding; our records could well make a major contribution to saving valuable sites.

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