Meetings and trips
Indoor meetings are now held in the Sheffield University 'The Diamond' building on Leavygreave Road S3 7RD (opposite St George''s Church) Lecture Theatre 2, on the second Wednesday of each month (except June, July and August) and include: an illustrated talk by an ornithologist of local or national standing, news of forthcoming events, features on identification and local habitats and recent bird news from the Sheffield area.
Meetings start at 7:15pm prompt (unless stated otherwise) and finish by 9:30pm, and are free to members; non-members welcome, a £2 fee applies for temporary membership.
2025 Programme of meetings are as follows:
Roy Twigg & the SBSG Committee
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Date |
Speaker |
Subject |
Location |
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January 8th |
Kim Leyland |
Ring Ouzels in the Peak District | Via MS Teams only |
| February 12th | Ros Green | Shelduck Migration and Wind Farms | The Diamond LT2 |
| March 12th | Andy Deighton |
Review of the Year 2024 & SBSG AGM. |
The Diamond LT2 & Via MS Teams |
| April 9th |
John Mead & Kim Leyland |
The Eastern Moors Partnership | The Diamond LT2 |
| May 14th | Chet Cunago |
Swifts : The Challanges they face in Sheffield's urban landscape and solutions to reverse their decline. |
The Diamond LT2 |
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September 10th |
Steve Stansfield | Bardsey Island | Via MS Teams only |
| October 8th | Pete Brown | Bound from Valparaiso round the Horn | The Diamond LT2 |
| November 12th | Pete Garrity | Barn Owls - The Inside Story | The Diamond LT2 |
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December 10th |
Tim Birkhead | Birds and Us | The Diamond LT2 |
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The SBSG Committee reserves the right to amend the programme and/or make a small admission charge as necessary, giving as much notice as circumstances allow.
Parking for Indoor Meetings
You will now require a staff Car Parking Permit to park in any of the University car parks. Therefore there is no visitor parking in University car parks. The University do have the Q Park on Durham Road now open and there are special evening and weekend rates in place that can be found online here.
Local field meetings for 2025:
| Late Feb/early March | Upper Derwent Valley | Raptors |
| April | Orgreave Lakes - Waders & Wagtails | Waders and Wagtails |
| May | Padley Gorge | Spring Migrants |
| June | Hallam Moors Crepuscular Creep | Nightjars and Owls |
| October | Redmires Reservoirs | Visible Migration |
Local field trips are free to members; non-members welcome, a £2 fee applies for temporary membership.
The SBSG Committee reserves the right to amend the programme as necessary, giving as much notice as circumstances allow.
Foreign Bird Trip Register
At a previous indoor meeting it was suggested that the membership had a wealth of knowledge and expertise around birding trips abroad. Yet that is not widely shared except when a local member gives a talk on one of their trips.
Please visit here for examples of recent trips abroad. I would suggest contributions from the last 6 years with details on the type of holiday eg family, or specific birding together with tour company /tour guide used. Contact details will be provided by those willing to share any inside info on their trip.
If anyone is willing to have their experiences logged in such a way can they contact Neil Porter on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and he will update the spreadsheet for the IT team at intervals.
As an aside it might also reveal some willing speakers for a short talk in the future although that is of course entirely voluntary.