Sightings Archive

Limb Valley: Common Buzzard - 5 - In air together, calling, late AM. Viewed from Bole Hill

Loxley Valley: House Martin - c120 - feeding low over Loxley New Road 8:30

Malin Bridge: Swallow - 2 - over S

Manor Fields Park: House Martin - 10 - single group south ; Swallow - 7 - all south thru site ; Meadow Pipit - 39 - at least 39 south 06:45-08:15 ; Chiffchaff - 4 - 2 singing ; Grey Heron - 3+ - 3 poss 4 birds inc 1 on house roof at 06:55. ; Pied Wagtail - 4 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Mallard - 19 - on top pond ; Moorhen - 15

Middleton Moor: Whinchat - 3 ; Swallow - 25 ; Meadow Pipit - 85 ; Reed Bunting - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 2

Middlewood: Sparrowhawk - 1 - In garden on Ganton Road ; Sparrowhawk - 1

Millhouses: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Taking a second helping in the last few days from the Marriott Road House Sparrow flock. ; Meadow Pipit - 2 - SW at 08:00

Millhouses Park: Dipper - 2

Moscar Cross: Merlin - 1 - chasing Pipits ; Stock Dove - c15 - moving SW ; Meadow Pipit - c200 - moving low S ; Cormorant - 1 - E

Norton Lees: Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 - W over Thorpe estate

Rawmarsh: Common Buzzard - 6 - 2, 3 & 1 drifted W, 1050-1128hrs

Sheffield Centre: Peregrine - 1 - on roof of Vita building, Charter Row

Stocksbridge: Pink-footed Goose - 43 - flew east at 12:10

Strines Moor: Golden Plover - 8 - over W

Totley Moss: Meadow Pipit - 130+ - 60 down and 70+ SW in half an hour. ; Linnet - 38 - SW in one flock

Totley Moss Lane: House Martin - 45+ - Feeding over roadside pastures and frequently resting in hawthorn bush. ; Swallow - 30+ ; Stonechat - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Willow Tit - 2 - Record shot

Troway: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing near Doe Lea Farm

Ughill Moor: Stock Dove - 32 - in ploughed field ; Lapwing - 15

Green Moor: Little Owl - 2 - Adult and juvenile- family now dispersed it seems

Middleton Moor: Pintail - 1

R Don, Stevenson Rd: Little Egret - 3 - together in trees between East Coast Rd and Stevenson Rd, 2 flew upstream

Redmires Bottom Res: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 164 - roosted; 90% adults ; Yellow-legged Gull - 3 - roosted; adult, 3rd-winter and 2nd-winter ; Greylag Goose - 3 ; Black-headed Gull - 24 - roosted

Sheffield University: Peregrine - 2 - adult carrying food ahead of imm as they flew towards St George's; at least one bird regular around in recent weeks

Silverwood Lagoon: Wigeon - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing

Canklow Woods: Common Buzzard - 5 - in the air together at 1115

Chapeltown: Meadow Pipit - Oct-15 - Light passage south mid AM ; House Martin - 1 - North

Cinder Hills: 319 - 1

Derwent Village: Shelduck - 1 - ! individual feeding around the ruins of Derwent Hall

Dog Kennel Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 3+ - inc one smallish juv ; Greylag Goose - 3 ; Tufted Duck - 4 ; Pheasant - 2+ ; Moorhen - 2 ; Coot - 1 ; Lapwing - 17 - Adj field to S along with 5+ Red legged partridge and 30+ pheasant

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 7 - Feeding at waters edge. ; 320 - 1 - Single amongst MH. ; Grey Heron - 1 - In shallows. ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - Over calling. ; 319 - 1 - Over set aside at dawn. ; Kestrel - 1 - Hunting in set aside field at first light. ; Bullfinch - 6 ; Long-tailed Tit - 10+ - Cottage garden hedge. ; Robin - 1 - Singing. ; Wren - 2 ; Song Thrush - 1 - On path. ; Pheasant - 1 - Calling early morning.

Hillfoot/Neepsend: Swift - 1 - NNW over Penistone Road

Hope: Red Kite - 2 - over Edale Road/Hope church

Low Common: Black-headed Gull - c.250 - most loafing between 2 working tractors ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - among Black headed gulls ; Grey Heron - 1 - following tractors ; Carrion Crow - 40+ ; Jackdaw - 10+

Margery Hill: Snipe - 4 - Group of 4 watched flying over moors

Middleton Moor: Goosander - 5 - all redheads; left to S at 9.45. ; Pintail - 1 ; 320 - 10 ; Tufted Duck - 11 ; Whinchat - 1

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 4 - 2Adult ; Mallard - 5+ ; Robin - 1 - calls ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Great Tit - 1+ ; Nuthatch - 1 - calls

Neepsend: Common Buzzard - 1 - low over tonight

R Don, Attercliffe: 319 - 2 - flew west ; Swift - 1

R Don, Neepsend: Sand Martin - 2 - Rutland Road area