Sightings Archive

Hathersage: Long-tailed Tit - 5 - Party interested in feeders Back Lane

Holling Dale: Common Buzzard - 2 - Two birds working the area. ; Kestrel - 2 - At least two birds in area. ; Woodpigeon - 500 - Hundreds of birds moving in and out of Holling Dale plantation

Ickles: 319 - 3 - Over, two moved East towards Canklow woods, 10.30

Jacob Plantation: Crossbill - 7 - 7 birds flying over north calling ; Raven - 1 - Single bird high over Moscar Fields

Linacre Res: Mandarin - 113 - Highest count since Oct 2016

Longshaw: 319 - 1 - possibly the same as Burbage ; Brambling - 10+ - Feeding in area just past the pond ; Crossbill - 5 - Small flock flew over calling, near Sheffield Plantation ; Tufted Duck - 2 - On pond. Also several Mandarin.

Middleton Moor: Avocet - 1 - Still present at 11.45. ; Dunlin - 2

Midhope Res: Crossbill - 7 - flew in from Langsett

Moscar Fields: Woodpigeon - 1000 - Massive group of birds moving across SW.

Moss Valley, lower: Raven - 2 ; 319 - 2

Parkgate Canal Basin: Mallard - 72 ; Mute Swan - 101 - still no 1cy birds! ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - SW ; Redwing - 5 - W

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Redwing - 5 - SW/W ; Fieldfare - 60-70 - SW ; Chaffinch - 9 - 4 E; 3 W; 2 SW ; Lesser Redpoll - 5 - SW/S ; Starling - 145+ - SW ; Song Thrush - 3 - S ; Woodpigeon - 320+ - SW ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - superb adult male in spat with MG ; Meadow Pipit - 6+ - SW/S ; Siskin - 4 - over calling (heard only) ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - 'alba' wagtail, SW ; Goldfinch - 34 - flocks of 16 & 18 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 6 - SW ; Brambling - 1 - SE

Parkgate; Rotherham Road: Red-legged Partridge - 1 - crossed road in front of car

Roundwood Golf course: Carrion Crow - 15+ - dispersing (from roost?) from dawn ; Raven - 2 - low to SW @ 0730hrs; lost over Parkgate ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Jay - 1 - SW

Rushy wood: Crossbill - 2

Sheffield Centre: Dipper - 1 - reported on the short stretch of culverted stream immediately W of Sheffield station

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 6 ; Little Grebe - 12 ; Cormorant - 6 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Little Egret - 1 - past s 0805 ; Mute Swan - 8 ; Pochard - 10 - 7m3f ; Tufted Duck - 60 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 120 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - s ; Skylark - 15 - + ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Dunnock - 18 ; Robin - 22 ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Redwing - 2 ; Fieldfare - 1 - n ; Blue Tit - 15 ; Tree Sparrow - 2 ; Brambling - 1 - call from scrub not seen

Ulley CP: Willow Tit - 1 - at feeders in Morthen Arm.

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Osprey - 1 - Bird seen from WHNR over The Height to the E possibly checking out Wharncliffe Reservoir for a few minutes, with 2 buzzards at a respectful distance, before drifting S

Brincliffe Edge Wood/Carterknowle: Peregrine - 1 - 1 over at dusk, taking an opportunistic swipe at 2 passing (unidentified) passerines. Probably a juvenile (possibly immature).

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 3 ; 319 - 3 - 2 adults with juv. ; Kestrel - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 3 ; Pheasant - 5 ; Redwing - 10+ - Flushed by shooting party. ; Fieldfare - 1 - Brief call. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 2 - Over. ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Siskin - 3 - Over calling. ; Chaffinch - 3 ; Linnet - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 25+ ; Carrion Crow - 6 ; Jackdaw - 3 ; Tree Sparrow - 3+ ; House Sparrow - 2+

Hudson*s Rough: Wren - 1 - sing ; Robin - 1 - sing ; Blackbird - 6+ ; Long-tailed Tit - 1+ ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Magpie - 2+ ; Goldfinch - 1+

Kimberworth Park: Brambling - 1+ - Calls over Kimberworth Park @08:30.

Linacre Res: Pink-footed Goose - 100+ - flew east at 10:15 ; Fieldfare - 40+ - two flocks, 20+ & 20, flew south

Middleton Moor: Avocet - 1