Sightings Archive

Keppels Field: Jay - 1 - Mimicking buzzard

Kimberworth: Goldcrest - 1 - Frequent visits throughout the day

Mickley: Coot - 1 - on roadside flooded area

Middleton Moor: Little Owl - 1

Midhopestones: Curlew - 53 - on Midhope Hall Lane

Orgreave Lakes: Shelduck - 2 - 1 north at 0730, another (possibly same bird) in at 0755. ; Curlew - 1 - North at 0805. ; Sand Martin - 1 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 - North late afternoon ; Sand Martin - 4 - North late afternoon ; Pochard - 6

Ramsley Moor: Pink-footed Goose - 41 ; Pink-footed Goose - 1 - dropped on to Resr

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: 321 - 2 - SW ; Cormorant - 1 - W ; Greylag Goose - 2 - E ; Mallard - 2 - S ; Sparrowhawk - 5 ; 319 - 5 ; Peregrine - 1 - male high to N @ 13.35 ; Curlew - 1 - N @ 16.15 ; Black-tailed Godwit - 1 - N @ 08.25 ; Herring Gull - 3 - N ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - N ; Stock Dove - 2 - N ; Skylark - 8 - singing in area ; Meadow Pipit - 49 - N in 1 hrs ; Pied Wagtail - 2 - N ; Sand Martin - 1 - N @ 09.45 ; Fieldfare - 70 - E ; Redwing - 3 - N

Redmires conduit: Golden Plover - c70 - in horse fields ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - investing last year's nest site at bridge

Redmires Plantation: Brambling - 1 - female with small flock of Chaffinches

Redmires Top Res: Oystercatcher - one - at conduit outfall. Still present at 2.00pm

Rotherham Centre; Main Street: Grey Heron - 1 - NE @ 1506hrs

Silverwood Lagoon: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing

Stubley Hollow: Chiffchaff - 1 singing - Meadow Pipit - 2, Lapwing - 2, Buzzard - 1, Little Owl -1,

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Mute Swan - 45 - inc.11-2w ; Tufted Duck - 15 - 11m4f ; Goosander - 1 - past m past s ; Red-legged Partridge - 2 - singles call ; Pheasant - 3 - m ; Water Rail - 3 ; Collared Dove - 1 ; Wren - 9 - 8sing ; Dunnock - 24 - 18sing ; Robin - 20 - 13sing ; Song Thrush - 5 - sing ; Blackbird - 18 - 1sing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - sing ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 ; Bullfinch - 14 - 2-2-2-8 ; Reed Bunting - 12 - 2sing ; Yellowhammer - 4

Aldwarke SF: Coot - 9 ; Pheasant - 1 - cock ; Reed Bunting - 2 - singing ; Stock Dove - 1 - over ; Tufted Duck - 7 - 5m; 2f ; Little Grebe - 3 - pair + 1 trilling ; Gadwall - 14 - lots of aerial display ; Mallard - 10 - 3prs + 4m ; Snipe - 1 ; 320 - 2prs ; Moorhen - 1+ ; Shoveler - 2prs ; Kestrel - 1 - f, over ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - over

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Cormorant - 1 - adult, SW then onto pylon ; Kestrel - 1 - female ; Common Buzzard - 1 - on pylon ; Stock Dove - 3+ ; Peregrine - 1 - adult male, over & onto water tower; made an unsuccessful pass at SD (record shot)

Barlow: Mandarin - 3 - Flew over.

Baslow: Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing in observers garden at 9.00am

Blackburn Meadows NR: 319 - 1 - Over Magna Centre 17.00 ; Little Grebe - 2 - Pair ; Gadwall - 4 - 2 pair ; Moorhen - 2 ; Coot - 2 ; Bullfinch - 2 + - 2 females seen, others heard. ; 321 - 1 - Back pond. ; Canada Goose - 5 - West ; Greylag Goose - 17 - West in three small groups. 5-5-7 ; Chiffchaff - 2

Bradfield Dale: Merlin - 1 - female

Bretton Clough: Raven - 1 ; 319 - 4 ; Fieldfare - 15 ; Starling - 35 - Feeding in sheep field

Canklow: Pheasant - 1 - Attempting to cross over Centenary Way 14.25

Canklow Woods: Common Buzzard - 3 - 3 in the air together at 1420 ; 319 - 2 - Over woods 10.30, flew N twd Rotherham in close formation 10.40.

Centenary Riverside: Chiffchaff - 1 - 1 singing ; 319 - 3 - Pair harassed by single Carrion Crow. Single bird over towards Blackburn Meadows at 16:35. ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Brief song ; Long-tailed Tit - 2