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SIMON BAILEY

The SBSG is sorry to announce the recent sad passing of Simon Bailey. Simon was a member of the Group for many years and served with distinction on the General Committee from 2007 to 2015, during which time he led the redesign and relaunch of the SBSG website. The ground-breaking format of the webs…

LIVE TREE SPARROW CAMERA

In the 1970s Tree Sparrows used to be fairly abundant in the 1200 square km of the Sheffield region. They were present in over 60% of the area and sometimes seen in large flocks - in 2024 draft data shows only 27 birds were seen at only three sites; with 20 of them visiting my garden - this is the…

The Incompleat Birder

Martin Hodgson is the latest SBSG member to author a book It’s a light-hearted account of his struggle over the years to gain some competence in birding. In short, a story without a happy ending! Printed by the University Press in the same style as the Annual Report, Martin hopes tha…

Peak District Raptor Monitoring Group

The Peak District Raptor Monitoring Group are fund raising to buy some Satellite tags to go on Short-eared Owls, this year and next. Below is the link to their Go Fund Me page. The details of who Raptor Aid are are included, along with details about NERF. Raptor Aid Grant Fund & Sho…

Birds in the Sheffield Area 2020

Editor: Richard Hill Birds in the Sheffield Area 2020 was published in December 2023 with help of the major sponsors Foothills and Sheffield Photographic Centre. The cover of a Bittern in the Rother Valley was created by Ben Green and the text is interleaved with colour illustrations by Ben Gre…

MEMBERSHIP LATEST

A reminder that when you first access your SBSG account in January you will be asked to renew your membership or continue as a guest. The Membership Mojo information pack can be found here - it has detailed joining/renewal instructions to help you with any queries.

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