Sightings Archive

Orgreave Lakes: Kingfisher - 1 - on main lake at dusk ; Bullfinch - 4 - Male singing ; Lesser Redpoll - 8 - In area between bridges ; Bullfinch - 6 ; Kingfisher - 1 - Flew downstream ; Lapwing - 135 - On Big Lake ; Lapwing - 79 - Small Lake island ; 320 - 7 ; Wigeon - 14 - Small Lake ; Wigeon - 11 - Big Lake ; Goldeneye - 5 - 2 drakes

Parkgate Canal Basin: Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - over ; Mute Swan - c90 - inc 6 2cy ; Tufted Duck - 1 - drake ; Herring Gull - c50 - attracted by swan 'feeding frenzy' ; Great Black-backed Gull - c15 ; Black-headed Gull - c200 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Mallard - c80 ; Glaucous Gull - 1 - 1st W/2cy; in @ 0850hrs attracted by gull activity; flushed by jogger @ 0918hrs; circled over before lost in melee; possibly left NE (record shot) ; Glaucous Gull - 1 - second record shot

Peat Pits: Golden Plover - c361 - in cereal field .

Pit-house West: BEARDED TIT - 4 - Flew around briefly above reedbed at Bittern Pool 16:00 ; Water Rail - 3 - 2 sharming on Bittern Pool and another in the stream adjacent ; Woodcock - 2 - Over Bittern Pool at dusk ; BITTERN - 0 - No sign this evening

R Derwent, Calver: Mandarin - 8 ; Dipper - 1

R Derwent, Froggatt: Goosander - 1 - male flushed by dogs ; Goosander - 1 - another photo ; Siskin - 6 ; Nuthatch - 3 - including one visiting feeders

Ridgeway: Yellowhammer - c10 - Plumbley Lane

Rotherham; Northfield: Herring Gull - 80-100 - max at one time with steady turnover of birds; loafing on rooftops/visiting recycling centre ; Great Black-backed Gull - 50-60 - loafing on rooftops/visiting recycling centre

Sharrow: Waxwing - 25 - still at Cemetery Avenue at 10:00

Silverwood Lagoon: Pochard - 8 ; Tufted Duck - 32 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 ; Herring Gull - 2 - west ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 ; Tawny Owl - 1 - calling at first light ; Woodcock - 1 ; Grey Partridge - 1

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 11 ; Little Grebe - 5 ; Cormorant - 10 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Pink-footed Goose - 2 - with g/lag ; Greylag Goose - 180+ ; Canada Goose - 83 ; Gadwall - 4 - 2pr ; Pochard - 3 - m ; Tufted Duck - 43 ; 319 - 1 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Lapwing - 100 ; Black-headed Gull - 100 ; Herring Gull - 6 - inc.2s1s2s ; Great Black-backed Gull - 3 - inc.2s1s ; Long-tailed Tit - 6+ ; Jackdaw - 25 - 2parties s ; Rook - 40 - inc.4w31s5s ; House Sparrow - 6+ - call ; Tree Sparrow - 1 ; Greenfinch - 9 ; Bullfinch - 4 ; Reed Bunting - 9 ; Brambling - 5 - 4m1f

Treeton Meadows: Stock Dove - 32 ; Canada Goose - 137

Westwood CP: Brambling - 130+ - Woodland area with beech trees near Westwood Flying Club area.

Bolehill Flash: BEARDED TIT - 2 - male and a female at Bolehill Flash this moning along path between reed beds. ; BEARDED TIT - 2 - vocal and flying across the path a couple of times around 12.45 ; Water Rail - 1 - calling ; BEARDED TIT - 2 - still present late afternoon, calling and showing occasionally ; 319 - 2 - 1 over and 1 mewing out of sight ; BEARDED TIT - 2 - Pair in reedbed

Canklow: Kingfisher - 1 - Flew upstream towards Canklow bridge. ; Blue Tit - 2 ; Goldfinch - 6 ; Mallard - 3 ; Cormorant - 1

Canklow Woods: Raven - 1 - 1 over Duke of Norfolk estate, flew north 11:30.

Catcliffe: Kingfisher - 1 - Using a fishing platform. ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - also over Bolehill Flash

Catcliffe Flash: Shoveler - 4 - 2 pairs

City Rd Cemetery: Brambling - 4+ - at least 4 birds in mixed finch flock in West corner 09:15. ; Chaffinch - 11+ ; Goldfinch - 25+ ; Redwing - 50+ - at least 50 in trees and feeding in leaf litter. ; Jay - 1

Crookes Valley Park: Mute Swan - 2 - first-winters still present ; Moorhen - 4 ; Coot - 4 - 2p ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - subad

Fulwood garden: Pheasant - 1 - male under feeders again - regular visitor over recent weeks

Graves Park: Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 ; Redwing - 30+