“Bean shared his personal connection to the hobby, stating: ‘It might come as a surprise to many, but I was a keen birder as a teenager growing up on a Sheffield estate, and spent many happy hours seeing what I could spot in our gardens and surrounding fields with my friends.’”

https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sean-bean-get-birding-podcast-b2904866.html

And he seems to be pretty good at the podcasting thing to boot

https://theweek.com/podcasts/sean-bean-brings-charisma-and-warmth-to-get-birding