Rock 'n Roll Birder

About Rock 'n Roll Birder

Join Matt Spracklen, the Rock ‘n Roll Birder, on a weekly birdwatching walk. In each episode he’ll either be joined by a guest who has turned their love of birds & wildlife into their profession, or he’ll be joined by his wife, Sarah, who is a budding amateur excited to learn throughout the series. The Rock ‘n Roll Birder will take you with him to sites and reserves across the UK to discover more about the amazing bird species our country has to offer. Whether you’re a birding novice or a seasoned twitcher there’s fun to be had with us on the Rock ‘n Roll Birder Podcast. Send your birding questions to info@rocknrollbirder.com (mailto:info@rocknrollbirder.com) and we’ll answer them on the pod! Follow us on socials @RocknRollBirder (https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollbirder/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Wren Productions

Category

kids & family · leisure · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Apr 2024

Latest episode

19 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

9 of 59 episodes have a transcript.

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   19 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Goshawks with Dad - Surrey Hills

   Host Matt Spracklen joins his dad for an energetic interview exploring goshawks and other woodland birds in the Surrey Hills, revealing the deep connection to nature and family.

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   12 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 55. Charlotte Griffiths, BTO - Shropshire

   Host Matt Spracklen interviews raptor expert Charlotte Griffiths about the secretive life of goshawks and modern bird of prey conservation.

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   5 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 54. Birding with Jim Moir and Nancy Sorrell - Oare Marshes

   In this episode of the Rock ’n Roll Birder Podcast, I head to the fantastic Oare Marshes Nature Reserve in Kent, one of the best birdwatching sites in the UK, for a brilliant day birding with comedian, artist and passionate birder Jim Moir and the wonderful Nancy Sorrell. Joining us on the adventure are Sarah and Baby Birder, turning the trip into a proper family birding outing as we explore the marshes, looking for winter waders and coastal birds. During the walk we encounter a fantastic mix of species including Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, Curlew, Turnstone, Avocet and Greenshank, while chatting about bird names, finding robins, and a game he played with Bob Mortimer during the final series of Vic and Bob's Big Night Out. Oare Marshes is famous among UK birders for its huge numbers of waders and wildfowl, and it’s the perfect place for a relaxed but bird-packed conversation with Jim. I'm so excited to share this episode with you. See the amazing birds Jim painted from our walk here (https://www.instagram.com/p/DUrLj6XCBrg/?igsh=YXZmN21mNXBiYmFs)! Do keep your Birding Questions coming to info@rocknrollbirder.com (mailto:info@rocknrollbirder.com) or DM @rocknrollbirder (https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollbirder/). We'd love it if you'd go and subscribe to Rock 'n Roll Birder TV (https://www.youtube.com/@rocknrollbirdertv) on YouTube if you haven't already! Our t-shirts and beanies are finally a reality! Buy the Rock 'n Roll Birder merch here (https://www.rocknrollbirder.com/merch)! Thank you to this week’s sponsors Green Feathers (https://green-feathers.co.uk/) and Eco Bird Food (https://ecobirdfood.com/). Hosted by Matt Spracklen Produced by Sarah Spracklen Music by David Joseph Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Inside a recent episode

Goshawks with Dad - Surrey Hills

Published 19 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So is it worth walking it all here or not? We could have a straw like that. Should we do that? Yeah, why not? It was this year we saw the cross -bills, wasn't it? Yeah, that was crooksbury. Yeah. You do well. Anyone would do well to get a bit of your cross -bills that we saw in, yeah, crooksbury. That was really good. Then to get the dark foods that found them, these flying past our legs. Brilliant, yeah. Yeah, we have made a reasonable dent into the year with your bird list. Yeah. I'm on 150. Yeah. But you're now 127. So what were you saying about birding being multifaceted? Yeah, well, just the different aspects of it, really. […]

Who has been a guest on Rock 'n Roll Birder

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Matt Spracklen's Dad
• Charlotte Griffiths
• Billy Heaney
• Sarah
• Baby Birder

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

114,977

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

88 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

39

Social presence

97

YouTube

86

Engagement

51

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