Sightings Archive

Nether Edge Garden: Starling - 4 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Redwing - 6 ; Chaffinch - 1 ; Wren - 1 ; Feral Pigeon - 11 ; Sparrowhawk - 1

Norton Lees: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1

Roughwood Rec: Black-headed Gull - 40+ ; Common Gull - 1 ; Herring Gull - 2 - Ad and juv

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 14 ; Little Grebe - 6 ; Cormorant - 10+ ; Grey Heron - 2 - ad-j ; Mute Swan - 1 ; Canada Goose - 80 ; Gadwall - 4 ; Pochard - 16 ; Tufted Duck - 34 ; 319 - 4 - 03-Jan ; Water Rail - 3 ; Lapwing - 280+ ; Black-headed Gull - 100+ ; Herring Gull - 2 - ad ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 19 - 2 flocks ; Raven - 1 - south - call. ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 ; Goldfinch - 40+ ; Bullfinch - 3 ; Reed Bunting - 3 ; Yellowhammer - 1

Ulley CP: Mallard - 8 ; Kingfisher - 1 - Call only. ; Willow Tit - 1 - On feeding station. ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Woodcock - 1 - Flew from path through bracken. ; Woodpigeon - 1 - Deceased nose dived into Res after being blasted by shot gun. ; Pheasant - 1 - Another victim of shooting party, Male into Res was still alive and swimming.

Wyming Brook: Crossbill - 8+ - Flying above the trees calling

Crosspool: Brambling - 03-Apr - Feeding in berry tree adjacent to Lydgate Junior school, with flock of 10-20 redwings

Crowhole: Kestrel - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Pheasant - 2 ; Jay - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 01-Feb ; Long-tailed Tit - c.8 ; Goldfinch - 1 ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Redwing - c.12

Hangingwater garden: Brambling - 2 - m & f

Kimberworth Park; Fenton Road: Kestrel - 1 - hunting from lamp post

Meersbrook Park: Nuthatch - 1 - Heard

Norton Lees: Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 over

Redmires Middle Res: Linnet - c30 - feeding in reservoir basin. ; Nuthatch - 2 - at roadside feeders

Shirecliffe: Brambling - 2 - 2 males around garden feeders.

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 16 ; Little Grebe - 6 ; Cormorant - 10+ ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mute Swan - 1 - res.ad returned ; Pochard - 6 - 2f ; Tufted Duck - 59 ; Water Rail - 3+ - prob 4 ; Lapwing - 300+

Barlow: Lapwing - c.70

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Coot - 1 ; Tawny Owl - 2 - Calling to each other before dawn @6:30AM. ; 319 - 1 ; Blackbird - 20+ - Feeding on fallen apples ; Fieldfare - 10+ - in cottage garden. ; Redwing - 24+ - With Fieldfares & Blackbirds ; Jay - 1 - Calling. ; Bullfinch - 3 ; Herring Gull - 1 - Over E.

Greno Wood: Siskin - c20 ; Brambling - 6+ ; Crossbill - 2 ; 327 - c20

Norton Lees garden: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Chased small birds coming to feeders

Rawmarsh cemetery: Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing

Shepherd Wheel: Kingfisher - 1 ; Dipper - 1 ; Jay - 1

Silverwood Lagoon: Pochard - 2 ; 319 - 2 ; Kestrel - 1

Button Hill: Waxwing - 1 - flying over, calling, at 09:10

Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 7 - ad pr + 4 imms, plus imm interloper that was quickly encouraged to leave ; Wigeon - 2 ; Gadwall - 43 ; 320 - 22 ; Shoveler - 10 ; Tufted Duck - 10 ; Cormorant - 2 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Moorhen - 1+