Sightings Archive

Midhope Res: Jay - 1+ - in plantation adjacent to res.

Norwood Allotments: Brambling - 8+ - around 20 mixed chaffinch and brambling. Mobile and hard to count brambling precisely.

Old Ravenfield: Yellowhammer - 9 - In field beyond St James Church

Oughtibridge garden: Brambling - 1

R Derwent, Calver: Dipper - 1 - Singing ; Mandarin - 26 - in two parties between Calver and Calver weir

R Derwent, Froggatt: Mandarin - 21 - 12 on marsh downstream from Froggatt and 9 over

Rawmarsh; St Mary*s Church: Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing from tower

Rother Valley CP: Smew - 1 - Redhead on Fishing Lake and then on small lake

Shillito Wood: Yellowhammer - 5 ; Brambling - 2 ; Chaffinch - 6 ; Reed Bunting - 4 ; Blue Tit - 6 ; Great Tit - 9 ; Coal Tit - 5 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Blackbird - 2 ; Dunnock - 1 ; Robin - 1

Silver Wood: Brambling - c.20 - in beeches in top wood ; Sparrowhawk - 1

Silverwood Lagoon: Pochard - 4 ; 319 - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - 'yaffling' in SW paddocks ; Grey Partridge - 1 ; Fieldfare - 50+

Stannington: Waxwing - 22+ - At least 22 birds at approximately 383 Stannington Road this afternoon

Strines Corner: Brambling - 150+

Thrybergh CP: Goldeneye - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 20 ; Grey Partridge - 7 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Little Owl - 1 ; Raven - 1 - call/disp. 10 mins to s ; Tree Sparrow - 2 ; Brambling - 13

Walkley garden: Redwing - 10 - Feeding in holly and pre-roost in lime tree ; Starling - 21 - interacting in tree tops and local gardens with goldfinch and redwings ; Goldfinch - 20+ - Very active in birch and tree tops ; Chaffinch - 2 - Pair briefly in ash tree

Wharncliffe: Barn Owl - 1 - over Woodhead Road near Rainbow Hill kennels

Barbrook Plantation: Siskin - 50-60 ; Snipe - 1 - One flushed from brook side n.w corner ; Reed Bunting - 1

Blacka Moor: Red Grouse - 1+ ; Kestrel - 1 - hunting ; Carrion Crow - 7+ - feeding in sheep pasture ; Raven - 1 - over west, cronking, unmistakeable sound ; Stonechat - 2 - pair, perching ; Kestrel - 1 ; Red Grouse - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 4 ; Goldfinch - 50 + ; Siskin - 8

Bucka Hill: Barn Owl - 1 - Seen from B6054, hunting over rough grassland

Canklow Woods: Lesser Redpoll - c 20

Crosspool: Brambling - 20 - On trees in gardens on Barholm Road at 13L00

Edge Mount: Brambling - 19+ - feeding below beech trees on Delf rd . ; Treecreeper - 1 - feeding amongst beech trees .

Fulwood garden: Brambling - 5 - around feeders ; Bullfinch - 1 - male at feeders

Green Moor: Brambling - 4 - at feeders on Delph Mews

Heeley City Farm: Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 - over at 16:00 heading east calling frequently

Malin Bridge: Chiffchaff - 1 - feeding in ivy bush for about 1 hr and visiting garden pond for a drink

Middleton Moor: 319 - 1 - Fields above Leadmill Bridge; mobbed by crows at one point.

Offerton Hall: Brambling - ? - In small beech plantation behind Hal

Orgreave Lakes: Chiffchaff - 1 - Along river ; Water Rail - 1 - By river bridge

Peat Pits: Goldfinch - 22 - flying to roost in ivy clad tree . ; Golden Plover - 153+ - 53 on ground , 100+ circling overhead . ; Mistle Thrush - 2

Poolsbrook CP: Mallard - 2 - A pair displaying and mating.

Redmires Top Res: Canada Goose - 41 - flushed by moron with a drone late afternoon ; Lapwing - 30

Rother Valley CP: Smew - 1 - Redhead still on the small lake between the fishing lake and meadow gate lake 11:40 this am

Silverwood Lagoon: Pochard - 1m ; Tufted Duck - 5 ; Common Gull - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 30 ; Herring Gull - 1 - west ; Siskin - 1 ; Fieldfare - c.75 ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Kestrel - 1

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 11 ; Little Grebe - 9 ; Cormorant - 8 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mute Swan - 6 - inc.4 left w ; Greylag Goose - 115+ - in north field ; Canada Goose - 30+ - and grey feral ; Gadwall - 4 - 2pr ; Wigeon - 1 - mpoch ; Pochard - 7 - 1f ; Tufted Duck - 34 ; Goldeneye - 1 - m ; Water Rail - 3