Sam Woodward
@seeeeds.bsky.social
North Sheffield. Educator. Birds and The Blades. Survey for BTO. Garden Lister.
RSPB Old Moor today: Bittern, multiple Cetti’s (heard), Water Rail, 28 Russian White-fronted Geese (flyover heading ENE), Goldeneye and Oystercatcher. Finally able to see the ever-elusive Bittern after years and years of hoping!
February 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
RSPB Old Moor today: Bittern, multiple Cetti’s (heard), Water Rail, 28 Russian White-fronted Geese (flyover heading ENE), Goldeneye and Oystercatcher. Finally able to see the ever-elusive Bittern after years and years of hoping!
Male Siskin on the feeder this morning. Flock of 4 in total (High Green) @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Male Siskin on the feeder this morning. Flock of 4 in total (High Green) @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
And finally, I get to spot the local Tawny male I’ve been hearing! Perched on top of the tree next door. Just beautiful to hear and see.
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
And finally, I get to spot the local Tawny male I’ve been hearing! Perched on top of the tree next door. Just beautiful to hear and see.
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Dunlin needed some good news - @rspbscience.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Red-listed in UK:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/10/04/u...
Rapid decline in Iceland:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/i...
Really bad in the Baltic:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
#ornithology
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Red-listed in UK:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/10/04/u...
Rapid decline in Iceland:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/i...
Really bad in the Baltic:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
#ornithology
Pennines delight as drone survey offers hope for one of UK’s rarest birds
Conservationists find dunlin chicks thriving in boggy habitat created in collaboration with landowners
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Dunlin needed some good news - @rspbscience.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Red-listed in UK:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/10/04/u...
Rapid decline in Iceland:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/i...
Really bad in the Baltic:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
#ornithology
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Red-listed in UK:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/10/04/u...
Rapid decline in Iceland:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/i...
Really bad in the Baltic:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
#ornithology
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'The New Birds of the Sheffield Area'
Indoor Meeting: Weds 11th Feb 7.15pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of our fabulous new 440 page book detailing all 300 species ever sighted in our area. Editors Richard & David will talk us through the project.
Copies for sale + complimentary fizz!
Indoor Meeting: Weds 11th Feb 7.15pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of our fabulous new 440 page book detailing all 300 species ever sighted in our area. Editors Richard & David will talk us through the project.
Copies for sale + complimentary fizz!
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
'The New Birds of the Sheffield Area'
Indoor Meeting: Weds 11th Feb 7.15pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of our fabulous new 440 page book detailing all 300 species ever sighted in our area. Editors Richard & David will talk us through the project.
Copies for sale + complimentary fizz!
Indoor Meeting: Weds 11th Feb 7.15pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of our fabulous new 440 page book detailing all 300 species ever sighted in our area. Editors Richard & David will talk us through the project.
Copies for sale + complimentary fizz!
Local Tawnies calling in Westwood CP. Male and female calls heard. Making me want to invest in some thermal optics!
February 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Local Tawnies calling in Westwood CP. Male and female calls heard. Making me want to invest in some thermal optics!
Poor photo. Shag still present at Worsbrough Reservoir.
February 2, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Poor photo. Shag still present at Worsbrough Reservoir.
Great to see Redpoll on the feeders this morning. 1m and 1f. @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Great to see Redpoll on the feeders this morning. 1m and 1f. @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
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The North Cave Wetlands Starlings going into roost through the thermal @northcavewet.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The North Cave Wetlands Starlings going into roost through the thermal @northcavewet.bsky.social
Willow Tit nr. Ingbirchworth Dyke. First I’ve seen in South Yorkshire. Also 2 Stock Dove and 4 Skylark nr. campsite.
February 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Willow Tit nr. Ingbirchworth Dyke. First I’ve seen in South Yorkshire. Also 2 Stock Dove and 4 Skylark nr. campsite.
1 Lesser White-fronted Goose in with Greylag flock at Ingbirchworth reservoir @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 12:36 PM
1 Lesser White-fronted Goose in with Greylag flock at Ingbirchworth reservoir @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
Missed the Black-throated Diver at Damflask this morning but Redpoll and Siskin visits to the garden feeders has firmly made up for this.
January 31, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Missed the Black-throated Diver at Damflask this morning but Redpoll and Siskin visits to the garden feeders has firmly made up for this.
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BREAKING: A Gamekeeper has pleaded guilty in England’s first-ever Hen Harrier persecution case.
Covert video and audio gathered lawfully by the RSPB Investigations team has helped expose the deliberate targeting of a Hen Harrier, leading to a landmark guilty plea:
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
Covert video and audio gathered lawfully by the RSPB Investigations team has helped expose the deliberate targeting of a Hen Harrier, leading to a landmark guilty plea:
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
BREAKING: A Gamekeeper has pleaded guilty in England’s first-ever Hen Harrier persecution case.
Covert video and audio gathered lawfully by the RSPB Investigations team has helped expose the deliberate targeting of a Hen Harrier, leading to a landmark guilty plea:
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
Covert video and audio gathered lawfully by the RSPB Investigations team has helped expose the deliberate targeting of a Hen Harrier, leading to a landmark guilty plea:
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
Buzzard (2), Sparrowhawk and Kestrel all flew over and around the garden yesterday. Fascinating to see how differently these three species hunt and fly.
January 25, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Buzzard (2), Sparrowhawk and Kestrel all flew over and around the garden yesterday. Fascinating to see how differently these three species hunt and fly.
Adding to the increasing list of overwintering birds up here at Westwood CP, I heard a Chiffchaff this morning. Regular call, not a Siberian, but the first overwintering Chiffchaff I’ve heard this way.
January 23, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Adding to the increasing list of overwintering birds up here at Westwood CP, I heard a Chiffchaff this morning. Regular call, not a Siberian, but the first overwintering Chiffchaff I’ve heard this way.
Female Tawny Owls calling in High Green/Westwood this morning. At least 2 birds heard amongst the Robin, Song Thrush, and now Blackcap, dawn chorus. @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Female Tawny Owls calling in High Green/Westwood this morning. At least 2 birds heard amongst the Robin, Song Thrush, and now Blackcap, dawn chorus. @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
Siskin on feeders today. 2 winters in a row. Looks the like the Siskin influx is providing a regular, and welcome, winter visitor to the garden. (High Green) @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Siskin on feeders today. 2 winters in a row. Looks the like the Siskin influx is providing a regular, and welcome, winter visitor to the garden. (High Green) @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
Fairburn Ings highlights from today: m. Goosander, 2 Goldeneye pairs, Green Woodpecker, Kingfisher and GW Egret.
January 18, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Fairburn Ings highlights from today: m. Goosander, 2 Goldeneye pairs, Green Woodpecker, Kingfisher and GW Egret.
iPort Gravel Pits for @btobirds.bsky.social International Swan Census. No Whoopers/Bewicks as expected but plenty of other species around. c60 Linnet flock was great to see, along with tonnes of Redwing. 4 Cetti’s Warbler heard in reeds at various spots around site.
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
iPort Gravel Pits for @btobirds.bsky.social International Swan Census. No Whoopers/Bewicks as expected but plenty of other species around. c60 Linnet flock was great to see, along with tonnes of Redwing. 4 Cetti’s Warbler heard in reeds at various spots around site.
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Welcome news & long overdue from a Westminster Government. England lags behind on so many issues.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/09/d...
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/09/d...
DEFRA publishes Animal Welfare Strategy – includes a ban on snares, trail hunting & a review on traps & gamebird rearing
Three days before Xmas, DEFRA published its Animal Welfare Strategy for England, laying out the Westminster Government’s priorities and a framework for the changes it seeks to achieve by 2030…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Welcome news & long overdue from a Westminster Government. England lags behind on so many issues.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/09/d...
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/09/d...
Cracker of a winter sunset at RSPB St Aidan’s today. Highlights were the Glossy Ibis, Little Owl and RC Pochard as well as very healthy flocks of Lapwing and Curlew.
January 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Cracker of a winter sunset at RSPB St Aidan’s today. Highlights were the Glossy Ibis, Little Owl and RC Pochard as well as very healthy flocks of Lapwing and Curlew.
Cracking day at Bempton Cliffs featuring Short Eared Owl, a huge Corn Bunting flock, Woodcock and Marsh Harrier.
December 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Cracking day at Bempton Cliffs featuring Short Eared Owl, a huge Corn Bunting flock, Woodcock and Marsh Harrier.
Finishing 2025 off with a total of 37 species seen in the garden/woodland to the rear of our house. This week 3 more species were added to the list with Redwings roosting in the hawthorns, Tree Sparrows amongst the regular House Sparrow flock and a Treecreeper heard.
December 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Finishing 2025 off with a total of 37 species seen in the garden/woodland to the rear of our house. This week 3 more species were added to the list with Redwings roosting in the hawthorns, Tree Sparrows amongst the regular House Sparrow flock and a Treecreeper heard.
Textures from Wharncliffe Heath NR.
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Textures from Wharncliffe Heath NR.
Third year in a row we’ve had Blackcap overwinter in the woodland behind the house (High Green). @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Third year in a row we’ve had Blackcap overwinter in the woodland behind the house (High Green). @shefbirdstudy.bsky.social