Sightings Archive

Limb Valley: Raven - 1 - Mobbing Common Buzzard - flying west at the top of the valley

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 3 - 1pr displaying "head-shaking ; Mute Swan - 1 ; Greylag Goose - 10+ ; Canada Goose - 1 ; Mallard - 40+ ; Tufted Duck - 3 - Male ; Kestrel - 1 - Male ; Coot - 6+ ; Woodpigeon - 80+

Orgreave Lakes: Redshank - 4 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Goosander - 7 ; Goldeneye - 7 - 3 males

Peat Pits: Goldfinch - c20 - going to roost in ivy clad tree at dusk .

Redmires conduit: Curlew - 8 - circling and calling before landing in fields ; Golden Plover - 28 - in horse fields

Sheffield University: Peregrine - 2+ - female laid first egg of year this afternoon

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 2 - singles ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Cormorant - 4 - inc 3left n ; Mute Swan - 22 - inc.3@3left w 1in from e ; Tufted Duck - 14 - inc.9m5f ; 319 - 5 - soar.4n1e ; Black-headed Gull - 100 - + ; Herring Gull - 2 - ad ; Skylark - 5 - 4sing 1past n ; Wren - 4 - sing ; Dunnock - 26 - 21sing ; Robin - 25 - 15sing ; Song Thrush - 4 - sing ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - sing ; Fieldfare - 18 - left n ; Blackbird - 19 ; Long-tailed Tit - 6 - 3pr ; Chaffinch - 7 - 3sing ; Linnet - 1 ; Goldfinch - 16 ; Greenfinch - 3 ; Bullfinch - 13 ; Reed Bunting - 4 - 1sing ; Water Rail - 3 - 2suet 1warburtons

Ughill Moors: Oystercatcher - 1

Underbank Res: Swan sp - 15-20 - 8.20am Herd on water looking alert as I drove past ; Whooper Swan - 17 - p.m.

Westend Valley: Crossbill - 23 - Distant flock of 21 Crossbill sp across valley in Larches, 2 birds seen at the usual spot were Commons. ; Common Buzzard - 4 - inc display

White Lee Moor: Short-eared Owl - 1

Bradfield/West Nab Area: 319 - 3 - circling and displaying over conifers ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 - hunting over arable field

Brinsworth: 319 - 3 - Over Barrett estate calling, moved East towards Canklow Woods, 11.05

Burngreave: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - flew over 18:00

Crookes Valley Park: Moorhen - 5 ; Coot - 4 ; Mallard - 18 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - adults down on lake - most unusual ; Black-headed Gull - 30 ; Nuthatch - 1 - calling from woodland ; Goldcrest - 1 - singing

Dale Dike Res: Whooper Swan - 64

Dennis Knoll: Tawny Owl - 1 - Flew into Dennis Knoll . Calling

Ecclesall: Waxwing - 3 - at top end of Blair Athol Rd at 10:00

Forgemasters Tip: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing by metal gate onto N end of tip.

Graves Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - female drumming in woods north of Charles Ashmore Road car park at 07:15 ;: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - in same area. ; Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 - pair ; Redwing - 10+ - In low trees, including one very bedraggled looking bird. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - male drumming ; Nuthatch - 2

Hudson*s Rough: Sparrowhawk - 2 - 1 pr, one displaying overhead other calling from wood ; Moorhen - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Drumming ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing

Keppels Field: Kestrel - 1 - Female ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - calling

Kimberworth: Song Thrush - 1 - Singing, Remount Road ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Brief appearance on a tree at the bottom of our garden. Very rare visitor.

Ladybower Res, North arm: 319 - 2 ; Siskin - 3 - Male and female ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Curlew - 2 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Greylag Goose - 2 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Jay - 1

Longshaw: Siskin - 2 - pair ; Curlew - 3 - 1 pair, 1 single calling and displaying ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1

Meersbrook Park: Mistle Thrush - 3 ; Jay - 2

Middleton Moor: Tufted Duck - 3 - male + 2 females . ; 328 - 1 - male with tufties. - not Scaup as originally thought.

Orgreave Lakes: Goosander - 17 ; Redshank - 2 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 - on island then flew onto tipping area at 08.10. ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 - On small lake island at 6:30 ; Redshank - 10 - At least 10 early morning ; Fieldfare - 27 - North at 07:10