Sightings Archive

Stubbin, nr Rawmarsh; Back Lane: Pink-footed Goose - 60-70 - 29 W @ 0920hrs; 30-40 E @ 1003hrs

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 5 - ad ; Little Grebe - 12 ; Cormorant - 4 ; Mute Swan - 25 ; Pink-footed Goose - 13 - inc.1in with g/lag 12 past ne 0942 ; Greylag Goose - 30+ ; Canada Goose - 200+ ; Shoveler - 2 - fem ; Pochard - 14 ; Tufted Duck - 112 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - flew n ; Lapwing - 120 ; Black-headed Gull - 80+ ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - 3cy Norway bird ; Skylark - 31 - small parties past s ; Sand Martin - 20+ - feeding ; Swallow - 20+ - feeding ; House Martin - 200+ - feeding ; Meadow Pipit - 13 - light passage ; Grey Wagtail - 4 ; Robin - 26 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - SE ; Blackcap - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 5 - 1 singing ; Goldcrest - 2 - singles ; Starling - 100+ - with Lapwing ; Goldfinch - 100 - incc.80+ flock ; Feral Pigeon - 450+ - 350+ in fields circa 100 on front

Totley: Pink-footed Goose - 120-130 - Heading east at 09:15

Ulley Res: Grey Heron - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Siskin - 2+

Walkley: 319 - 2 - Hanging in the air very close together, maybe a bit of aerial display, high pitched whistling call a bit like Herring Gull

White Edge: Kestrel - 3 ; Wheatear - 1 ; 324 - 1 - Adder ; 319 - 1

Woodhouse Washlands: Goosander - 9 - on R. Rother ; Kingfisher - 1

Barbrook: Pink-footed Goose - 160+ - SE at 10:20 ; Golden Plover - 26 ; Swallow - 8 - SW ; Skylark - 14 - S or SW ; Pied Wagtail - 2 - SW ; Meadow Pipit - 1236+ - Mostly SW in 90 minutes. Very much an undercount as birds coming over on a very broad front. In from the direction of Owler Bar and Greaves Piece and so presumably not birds counted over Redmires. ; Chaffinch - 1 - SW ; Lesser Redpoll - 4 - S ; Reed Bunting - 8

Baslow Edge: Wheatear - 1

Bingham Park: 319 - 1 - mobbed by at least 6 crows

Canklow Woods: 319 - 2 - Over with interaction and display 11.30. ; Jackdaw - 210+ - flew west at 18:45

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 2 ; 320 - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Swallow - 1 ; Jay - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Mobbed by Mistle Thrush. ; Swallow - 34 ; Willow Tit - 2 ; Corvid - 100+ - Mixed flock of Crow, Rook and Jackdaw feeding in Sheep paddock, then spontaneous departure South to roost. ; Mallard - 1 ; Wren - 4 ; Robin - 3 ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Magpie - 2 ; Dunnock - 4 ; Kestrel - 1

Greave*s Piece: Chiffchaff - 1

Norwood Allotments: Meadow Pipit - 147 - all more or less south over.from 08:00 to 09:00 ; Swallow - 5 - 1 over south. 4 later back and forth. ; Pink-footed Goose - 42 - east at 9:10 ; Skylark - 2 - over south ; Siskin - 3 - over south ; Blackcap - 1 - male feeding on elder ; Chiffchaff - 1

Orgreave Lakes: Goosander - 4 ; Swallow - 7

Porter Clough: Bullfinch - 3 - 3 males feeding on berries

Redmires Bottom Res: Lesser Black-backed Gull - c250 - pre-roost on bottom resr. ; Black-headed Gull - c70

Redmires Res: Kestrel - 4 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Mallard - 124 - influx ; 320 - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 5 ; Common Buzzard - 3 - around Bottom Res - calling loudly ; Lapwing - 45 ; Golden Plover - 1 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - ad on Middle Res ; Herring Gull - 1 - 1 CY flew W ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 20 ; Barn Owl - 1 - hunting over fields on Roper Hill ; Chiffchaff - 2 - calling ; Pied Wagtail - 3 - on Bottom Res