Sightings Archive

Morley Pond: Mallard - 20+

Nether Edge: 319 - 1 - Flew south west over Moncrieffe Road

Orgreave Lakes: Little Ringed Plover - 1 - Male on small lake early morning. ; Redshank - 4 - At least 4, possibly 6, with birds displaying at Small Lake and on 'Plains'. ; Redshank - 5 ; Oystercatcher - 2 - On island. ; Goldeneye - 5 - 2 males.

Parkgate Canal Basin: Tufted Duck - 8 - 7m; 1f ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 - unusual here ; Mute Swan - 106 ; Greylag Goose - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Mallard - c15 ; Herring Gull - 1 - 2cy

Rother Valley CP: Egyptian Goose - 2 - Feeding in the childrens play area.

Rotherham Centre; Corporation Street: Sparrowhawk - 1 - S @ 1105hrs

Scholes Paddock: Lapwing - 2 - 2 display flight

Sheffield University: Peregrine - 2 - Two matings between 8am and 9:30 at St George's

Tideswell Dale: 319 - 2 - 1 pr

Upper Ox Close Wood: 319 - 1 - Chased by Carrion Crow ; Nuthatch - 1 - Calling

Bamford Edge: Red Grouse - 2 ; Lapwing - 4

Blackburn Meadows NR: Green Sandpiper - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 - Singing

Brownhills Lane: Curlew - 6 - 4 W and 2 in fields ; Lapwing - 3 - displaying over rough fields ; Greylag Goose - 30 ; Starling - 40 - feeding in fields

Crowhole: 319 - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Pheasant - 1

Endcliffe Park: Black-headed Gull - 43 - lower pond ; Nuthatch - 1 - lower pond ; Mandarin - 2 - Pair mating on lower pond

Fulwood: Reed Bunting - 1 - adult male below feeders in observer's garden - unusual garden presence

Fulwood Booth: Curlew - 50

Graves Park: Goosander - 2 - M/F on bottom lake. Little grebe 1 in breeding plumage. Buzzard 1 over, flying high SE.

Grenoside: Red Kite - 1

Jaunty Park: Siskin - 2 ; Meadow Pipit - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Redwing - 4 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Herring Gull - 1 - adult on playing fields ; Black-headed Gull - 65 - on playing fields 07:30

Meersbrook Park: Redwing - 40+

Middleton Moor: Curlew - 24 ; Common Gull - 19 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 29 ; Black-headed Gull - 14 ; Herring Gull - 1 ; 320 - 4 ; Wigeon - 1 - Male

Millhouses garden: Carrion Crow - circa 20 - on a neighbour's tree - second time in a few weeks ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - male

Orgreave Lakes: Kittiwake - 1 - Adult on Big Lake briefly at 07:30 ; Curlew - 1 - In at 07:45 ; Golden Plover - 1 - North ; Ringed Plover - 1 - North ; Dunlin - 1 - North ; Goldeneye - 10 ; Redshank - 3 - On island. ; Oystercatcher - 2 - On island. ; Goosander - 6

Oughtibridge garden: Lesser Redpoll - 1 - For those who remember the 'Great White Redpoll' sightings of 2009/2010 - we have another contender

Overstones Farm: Curlew - 1 ; Lapwing - 8 - Calling & displaying

Redmires conduit: Curlew - one - one in horse fields

Redmires Top Res: Brambling - 1 - female briefly at roadside feeders. ; Golden Plover - c70 - in horse fields

Rivelin Valley: Goosander - 4 - 2 pair on Wolf Wheel ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - In observers garden and drumming near river ; Little Owl - 1 - On Coppice Farm ; Kestrel - 1 - Still in observers garden ; Jackdaw - 45 - Flying over

Roper Hill: Curlew - 10 - over NW in single party

Rotherham Centre: Cormorant - 11+ - 11 NE together @ 0909hrs; then 10 SW between 1010-1154hrs, possibly involving some/all same birds?

Sheffield Airport site: Lapwing - 4 - displaying, old runway

The Warren feeders Stanage Edge: Chaffinch - 3 ; Reed Bunting - 2 ; Great Tit - 5+ ; Blue Tit - 4 ; Robin - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Dunnock - 4

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 2 - singles ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Cormorant - 2 ; Mute Swan - 8 - inc 2 2cy ; Canada Goose - 18 ; Pochard - 2 - m ; Tufted Duck - 15 ; Water Rail - 3