Sightings Archive

Kimberworth Park: Pied Wagtail - 1 - @ Oaks Lane shops

Neepsend: Sparrowhawk - 1 - female soaring

Oughtibridge: Yellowhammer - 18 - flying to roost ? in holly bushes on Burnt hill lane at dusk .

R Don, Effingham St: Cormorant - 4 - on roof of Saville House at 9am ; Redwing - 1 - in Buddlea clump ; 321 - 1 - on Wards roof ; Goosander - 3 - 2m, 1f ; Pink-footed Goose - 99 - NW at 13:50

Scholes Coppice: Brambling - 1+

Sheffield University: Redwing - 7 - Feeding in St George's churchyard

Shepherd*s Plantation: Redwing - 3

Banner Cross: Waxwing - 30 - 30 this morning at 10.00am in the same trees as yesterday's sighting.

Bole Hill, Treeton: BEARDED TIT - 1

Bolehill Flash: Snipe - 16 - sixteen flew low over reed bed towards sewage works, four returning W at 10.25 ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - called from bushes beside metal barrier on cross path.

Crowhole: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 2 ; Pheasant - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 2+

Fulwood: Brambling - 4 - Feeding in Rowan Tree on Moorcroft Road at 14:30

Graves Park: Stock Dove - 1 ; Woodpigeon - 9 ; Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 ; Magpie - 3 ; Carrion Crow - 5 ; Blue Tit - 14 ; Great Tit - 7 ; Coal Tit - 3 ; Long-tailed Tit - 5 ; Nuthatch - 3 ; Wren - 3 ; Blackbird - 1 ; Song Thrush - 3 ; Robin - 4 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Goldfinch - 2+

Kiveton Community Woodland: Little Egret - 1 - in North part of the stream that runs round Kiveton Community Woodland

Meersbrook Park: Redwing - 5+

Millhouses: Song Thrush - 1 - very infrequent garden visitor ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 ; Blackbird - 7 4m 3f ; Coal Tit - min 2 ; Chaffinch - 7 5m 2f - large number for this garden ; Blue Tit - min 2 ; Robin - 1 ; House Sparrow - 2 1m 1f ; Starling - 5 ; Dunnock - 1 ; Goldfinch - 1 ; Collared Dove - 2 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1m - first for a while ; Great Tit - 1 ; Great Tit - 1 ; Wren - 1 ; Magpie - 1 ; Woodpigeon - 1

Millhouses garden: Brambling - 1 ; Goldfinch - At least 30 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - 1st winter bird still visiting

Millhouses, Sheaf Valley Walk: Tawny Owl - 1 - One calling at 05:30

R Don, Effingham St: Goosander - 2 - pair

Shirebrook Valley: Kestrel - 1 - With prey item ; Bullfinch - 4 ; Song Thrush - 1 - In song ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Female ; Jay - 2 ; Treecreeper - 3 ; Goldcrest - 4

Thrybergh Tip: Shoveler - 1pr ; Gadwall - 10 ; Green Woodpecker - 1

Agden Side: Common Buzzard - 4 - Up to 4 up at the same time

Banner Cross: Waxwing - 36 - In tall trees in garden on the corner of Glenalmond and Blair Athol Road at 13:00. View from the side of 18 Glenalmond Road looking NE.

Bolehill Flash: BEARDED TIT - 2 - pair feeding silently, low down in the reeds ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - calling ; Water Rail - 1 - calling

Brownhills Lane: Greylag Goose - 16

Crosspool: Waxwing - 11 - Manchester Road - high in trees just west of Sportsman pub ; Waxwing - 36 - Manchester Rd - flock feeding around number 530 at 14:50. Not present when passing by at 15:20 later seemed to have stripped berry tree they where using.

Damflask Res: 320 - 4 ; Mandarin - 21+

Ecclesall: Stock Dove - 2 - Unusual visitor to the Ansell Road garden

Firsby Res: 320 - 5+ - Among Reedmace, ; Mallard - 6 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Bullfinch - c10 ; Woodpigeon - c300 ; Mistle Thrush - 15-20 - On old stubble.

Low Bradfield: Fieldfare - c150 - Flying over grazing fields

Middleton Moor: 320 - 68

Millhouses garden: Grey Heron - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 - Male

Norwood Allotments: Pink-footed Goose - c100 - west at 11:53

Orgreave Lakes: Pink-footed Goose - 800 - through this morning

Oughtibridge garden: Brambling - 6 ; Siskin - 4

Ravenfield Ponds: Tawny Owl - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 1 - Male