Sightings Archive

Norfolk Bridge: Herring Gull - c20

Orgreave Lakes: Wheatear - 3 ; Little Ringed Plover - 3 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Skylark - 15+ ; Swallow - 1 - first of year ; Sand Martin - 04-May ; Goldeneye - 32 - Thirty-two early evening, a record count at this site. ; Sand Martin - 20 ; Curlew - 1 - North 18:00 ; Snipe - 4 ; Goosander - 4

R Don, Rotherham Centre; Chantry Bridge: Grey Wagtail - 1 - singing ; Sand Martin - 4

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Common Buzzard - 1 - passed low over garden heading S @ 1310hrs

Redmires conduit: Golden Plover - c200 - very active, not settled in fields.

Redmires Res: Oystercatcher - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 - flew SW ; Greylag Goose - 20 - c. in fields ; Goose sp - 1 - white individual with local Greylags - not a Snow Goose as recently reported

Redmires Top Res: Oystercatcher - 4

Rocher Head: Wheatear - 5 - 4m 1f

Rud Hill: Golden Plover - 30 - c. ; Lapwing - 20 - c. ; Curlew - 4

RVCP, Main Lake: Swallow - 2 ; Sand Martin - 50

Sheffield airport: Herring Gull - 63 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 ; Common Gull - 2 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - Prob third year ; Little Ringed Plover - 2

Smithy Wood: Common Buzzard - 2 pairs - Circling over

Strines Res: Osprey - 1 - over Strines Res 1225 then north over Agden Side 1235 ; Red Kite - 1 - in area ; Crossbill - 9 - flew south

Stubley Hollow: Chiffchaff - 2 singing - ; Little Owl - 1 - calling ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Buzzard -1 ; Goldfinch - 25 : Yellowhammer - 6

Sunnybank NR: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Mute Swan - 28 ; Tufted Duck - 13 - 10m3f ; Kestrel - 1 - m ; Pheasant - 4 - crow. ; Water Rail - 2 ; Moorhen - 8 ; Coot - 29 ; Skylark - 7 - 5sin/disp ; Wren - 15 - 14sing ; Dunnock - 27 - 17sing ; Robin - 23 - 14sing ; Song Thrush - 5 - 4sing ; Blackbird - 11 ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing 0745 ; Chiffchaff - 4 - singing ; Jay - 1 ; Bullfinch - 4 - 2m2f ; Reed Bunting - 9 - 4sing ; Yellowhammer - 2 ; Little Gull - 1 - cracking ad really pink flushed

Totley Moss: Curlew - 1 - and Other Species: 9 Red Deer

Fulwood garden: Brambling - 2 - males around feeders; record shot ; Ring Ouzel - 1 - male briefly in garden trees; record shot through branches ; Chaffinch - 12 - around feeders in snow ; Greenfinch - 4 - around feeders in snow ; Bullfinch - 3 - around feeders in snow ; Goldfinch - 7 - around feeders in snow ; Siskin - 1 - male at feeders

Heeley City Farm: Mute Swan - 1 - single flew over low heading east at 08:25

Millhouses: Stock Dove - 1 - in garden

Millhouses garden: Siskin - 2 ; Brambling - 1 - female

Orgreave Lakes: Ringed Plover - 2 - 2 on Big Lake ; Little Ringed Plover - 2 - on Small Lake island ; Snipe - 3 - on south bank of Big Lake ; Wigeon - 5 ; Wheatear - 2 - On rocks north of Big Lake inlet ; Skylark - 30+ ; Meadow Pipit - c.50

Oughtibridge garden: Siskin - 6 ; 327 - 5 ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Greenfinch - 1

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: Snipe - 1 - N @ 09.00

Walkley Bank: Reed Bunting - 1 - Male reed bunting a first in our garden

Aldwarke SF: Coot - 5 - inc one with nest material ; Long-tailed Tit - 1+ ; Pheasant - 1 - cock ; Mallard - 9 - 7m; 2f ; Woodpigeon - 15 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Grey Heron - 1 - over to S ; Moorhen - 1 ; Greylag Goose - 1pr - left NE ; Canada Goose - 1pr ; Shoveler - 3 - 2m; 1f ; Reed Bunting - 1 - singing ; Grey Wagtail - 2

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Peregrine - 1 - adult, sat on handrail by a previous nest site.

Beauchief Golf Course: Mandarin - 2 - 1M,1F ; Ring-necked Parakeet - 2+