The multi-award-winning podcast helping everyone, everywhere connect with nature by discovering more about the birds around us. Hosted by actor and longtime birder, Sean Bean. Get Birding’s purpose has been recognised by awards including: British Podcast Awards 2022 & 2025: Climate & Sustainability Audio Production Awards 2024: Best New Voice, & Climate Anthem Award 2022 & Lovies Award 2023: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Past hosts include BBC Wild Isles presenter & Strictly winner Hamza Yassin; 23 year old ornithologist & environmentalist Dr Mya-Rose Craig; and YouTuber City Girl in Nature, and our supporters include RSPB, National Trust, Natural History Museum, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
What this show covers
conservationbirdsongnaturewetlandsmental wellbeingSimon Armitagebirding tipsRSPB ArneOctober Big DayDartford Warblersautumn migrationmindfulnessfamilyfalconrybirds of prey
What listeners will find here
Sean Bean and Simon Armitage explore Arne, poetry, and a birding comeback
Birding at RSPB Arne takes center stage as Sean Bean joins Poet Laureate Simon Armitage to look at the reserve’s recovering Dartford Warblers. The episode also looks ahead to October Big Day, visits Sweden’s Falsterbo migration hotspot, and answers practical binocular questions.
How birding becomes a family bond across generations
Generational birding is at the heart of this episode, from childhood twitches and family trips to the ways birdwatching can deepen relationships and support wellbeing. It also folds in autumn birding questions about summer migrants and incoming winter visitors.
Wetland raptors, urban falconry, and a few birding myths undone
Birds of prey take center stage as Sean Bean and Dan O’Neill explore RSPB Ham Wall’s wetland wildlife, from ospreys and marsh harriers to kingfishers and dragonflies. The episode also looks at falconry in city spaces and clears up a few common birding misconceptions.
Birds, memory and birdsong: personal stories meet summer wildlife insights
Birds and the bonds people form with them are at the heart of this episode, from Kirsty Gallacher’s lifelong birding memories to Amy Tan’s year of watching and drawing garden birds. It also widens out into female birdsong, favorite songsters like blackbirds and thrushes, and listener questions about summer sounds and swifts.
From Ham Wall to holiday hotspots: a birding preview with Sean Bean and guests
This preview, based only on the published show notes, points to an episode that mixes birding at RSPB Ham Wall with personal recommendations from well-known guests. Expect a blend of changing bird fortunes in Britain, practical hot-weather garden tips, and reflective stories about why birds matter.
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