Birds | Sorby Natural History Society, Sheffield https://www.sorby.org.uk We cover a full range of natural history interests in Sheffield and the surrounding area, providing for both interested beginners and specialists. Sun, 10 Mar 2024 18:31:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://www.sorby.org.uk/v2/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sorby-logo.gif Birds | Sorby Natural History Society, Sheffield https://www.sorby.org.uk 32 32 Sorby Record No. 56 (2020) https://www.sorby.org.uk/sorby-record-56/ Thu, 19 May 2022 19:59:11 +0000 http://www.sorby.org.uk/?p=4642 This edition contains a series of papers detailing the state of birds in the Sheffield area by David Gosney. The 2021 Record is nearly complete and members will soon receive both editions by post. For non members the 2020 Record is available to purchase for £5.00 on the Sorby’s publications page. HERE

]]> New Guidance on Bird Recording https://www.sorby.org.uk/new-guidance-on-bird-recording/ Mon, 01 Aug 2016 14:09:14 +0000 http://www.sorby.org.uk/?p=2172 Harold Smith has re-written the guidance notes for people who want to submit their bird records to the Sorby Ornithological Group. The revised notes can be found here:

www.sorby.org.uk/groups/sorby-ornithological-group/recording-birds

]]> Sorby Ornithological Group Reports https://www.sorby.org.uk/sorby-ornithological-group-reports/ Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:00:33 +0000 http://www.sorby.org.uk/?p=1518 Various reports about local birds are now available as PDF downloads from the Sorby Ornithological Group Reports page.

]]> Wednesday, 17 February 2016 – Birds of the North-western USA https://www.sorby.org.uk/wednesday-17-february-2016-birds-of-the-north-western-usa/ Mon, 01 Feb 2016 06:00:58 +0000 http://www.sorby.org.uk/?p=690 Speaker: Bob Croxton.

Venue: University of Sheffield – Hicks Building- Room K14.

Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm.

The speaker has visited this area on two occasions in recent years. Most of the time was spent in the state of Oregon with excursions into the surrounding states of Washington, California, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming and Montana. Habitats include the mountains, coasts, forests, wetlands, the high plains and deserts. Over 115 bird species photographed.

]]> Saturday, 30 January 2016 – Guided Bird Walk at Manor Fields Park https://www.sorby.org.uk/saturday-30-january-2016-guided-bird-walk-at-manor-fields-park/ Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:53:26 +0000 http://www.sorby.org.uk/?p=946 The RSPB’s “Big Garden Birdwatch” will take place on the weekend of 30th and 31st January 2016. As a contribution to this nationwide event, Manor Fields Park is holding a guided bird walk on the morning of Saturday 30th January.

The walk is being organised by Rose Tomson, Landscape Officer at The Green Estate Ltd. The walk leader is Sorby member Chris Measures.

The walk starts at 10:00 am in the York House car park, off City Road, Sheffield (a short distance up the hill from City Road Cemetery). The nearest tram stop is “Spring Lane”.

If you have any queries, please contact Rose Tomson via or telephone 0114 267 7630.

Manor Fields Bird Walk

]]> Wednesday, 10 February 2016 – Midweek Mammals and Birds in the Chew Valley https://www.sorby.org.uk/wednesday-10-february-2016-midweek-mammals-and-birds-in-the-chew-valley/ Sat, 09 Jan 2016 07:00:33 +0000 http://www.sorby.org.uk/?p=686 Leader: Derek Whiteley.

See February newsletter for details.

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