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Publications Overview.

The Annual Sheffield Bird Report.
This is the annual bird report for the Sheffield area. The first issue of the Sheffield Bird Report was for 1973, but these early issues are now collectors items. After the publication of our book "Birds of the Sheffield Area, including the north-east Peak District" in 1985 [see below], the annual report was re-titled "Birds in the Sheffield Area, 1986" etc.

The SBSG has been lucky enough to have a good number of local bird artists within its ranks over the years, and the Reports are thus illustrated almost entirely by local artists. Since the report for 2000 we have also included black and white photographs from the ever expanding number of photographers. New technology has seen a rapid increase in the number of digital photographers, and IT technology has greatly aided this publication.

The SBSG was pleased to receive the British Birds Award for the Best Annual Report for 1991.

SBSG Members receive a free copy of the annual report (that produced in the year relevant to the subscription).

Details of those issues since 1995 can be accessed from the links at the top [or bottom] of this page.

You can email Margaret Miller for further details about back-copies.

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The Magpie
This is an occasional journal of local ornithological papers.
For further details and content use the links at the top [or bottom] of this page.

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The Sheffield Bird Study Group Bulletin is published 5 times per year and is free to members.
Contents include:
Notices
Articles on Local Birding Hot-spots
Reviews of recent field meetings
Summary of previous talk [indoor meeting]
Book Reviews
Systematic List of birds seen in the previous 2 months

The Bulletin Editor is Margaret Miller who would welcome contributions relevant to the Sheffield area. You can contact Margaret by email at margmiller@talktalk.net

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"Birds of The Sheffield Area, including the north-east Peak District".
The production of a new book covering the birds of the Sheffield area was discussed before the SBSG as such first met. In fact, the editorial in our first annual report in 1973 report stated: "The Sheffield Region has long needed a definitive publication about its local birds. At long last, one is soon to appear ... ". In fact it was another 12 years before it finally reached the book shelves in 1985, in a quite different guise from when the idea was first mooted, and entitled "Birds of the Sheffield Area, including the North East Peak District". The project had developed considerably during its making and had become, not only the first Breeding Atlas for the Sheffield area, but also detailed the status of all birds recorded in the area on passage and as winter visitors or vagrants.

The main bulk of the book consists of the systematic list but the book also contains the articles: "A history of Sheffield ornithology", "Habitats and bird communities", "Visible migration studies" and "Twenty-five years on; the changing face of Sheffield's birds". Also included are maps, histograms and distribution plots, showing the range and status of the birds of the area. The book is illustrated with numerous excellent black and white line drawings, mostly by Sheffield artists and there is a foreword by J.T.R.Sharrock.

The book was published by SBSG and Sheffield City Libraries. In theory the publication is now out of print, but copies can occasionally be found in local 2nd-hand bookshops.

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www.sbsg.org
This web site ... of course.
Take a look around the site to appreciate how much information can be found here.

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