Sightings Archive

Fulwood Lane: Fieldfare - 15 - In mixed loose flock with Redwing and Starling.2 also on Brown Hills Lane ; Redwing - 15 ; Starling - 20

Loxley Valley: 319 - 2 - circling low over fields near Broadhead Flatts Farm ; Raven - 1 - overhead flying north-east towards Loxley Common

Orgreave Lakes: Woodcock - 1 - In SW plantation. ; Treecreeper - 1 - In trees by Rother. ; Oystercatcher - 1 ; Little Egret - 1 - On island ; Oystercatcher - 1 ; Stonechat - 1 - Male ; Goldeneye - 1 - Female

R Don, Rotherham Centre; adjacent interchange: Greenfinch - 4 - flew into riverside trees

R Don, Rotherham Centre; Keppel Wharf: Goosander - 2 - drakes, 1615hrs

R Don, Rotherham Centre; Main Street: Cormorant - 1 - on river; left S

Rotherham Centre; Don Street: Song Thrush - 1 - singing

Rotherham Centre; Drummond Street: Mistle Thrush - 1

Shepherd Wheel: Kingfisher - 2 - Male fishing then second appeared and was chased off by first

Shillito Wood: Yellowhammer - 6+ ; Reed Bunting - 8+ ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 ; Siskin - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Ulley CP: Scaup - 1 - still with Tufted Ducks ; Golden Plover - c300 - again in field over road from car park.

Brownhills Lane: Lapwing - 10 - in roadside fields

Orgreave Lakes: Oystercatcher - 2 ; Little Egret - 1

R Don, Rotherham Centre; adjacent ex-Tesco: Goosander - 1 - drake

R Don, Rotherham Centre; Main Street: Goosander - 6 - 1pr on river; 4 NE @ 0850hrs

Redmires conduit: Kestrel - 2 - Male and female

Rivelin Valley: Goosander - 4 - 2 pair on Wolf Wheel pond ; Long-tailed Tit - 7 ; Great Tit - 7 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - male drumming near river and one pair in observers garden

Rotherham Centre; Bridge Street: Mute Swan - 2 - S @ 0755hrs

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Little Grebe - 3 ; Mute Swan - 43 - inc 24left w 0831 ; White-fronted Goose - 1 ; Pink-footed Goose - 1 ; Greylag Goose - 138 ; Canada Goose - 52 ; Gadwall - 11 ; Pochard - 8 - m ; Tufted Duck - 44 ; 319 - 1 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Lapwing - 320+ ; Black-headed Gull - 100+ ; Little Owl - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Wren - 4 ; Dunnock - 24 ; Robin - 37 ; Song Thrush - 2 - sing ; Fieldfare - 1 - call past e not seen ; Blackbird - 35 ; Tree Sparrow - 1+ - call ; Chaffinch - 14 ; Goldfinch - 44 ; Greenfinch - 9 ; Siskin - 1 - past n ; Bullfinch - 23 - 5-2-2-2-12 ; Reed Bunting - 13 ; Yellowhammer - 2 ; Whooper Swan - 12 - circa 12 left to sw 0830

Barlow Brook: Dipper - 1 ; Siskin - 12+ ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Coal Tit - 4

Brightside: Chiffchaff - 1 - in shrubs again at President Park.

Brownhills Lane: Greylag Goose - 35 ; Greylag Goose - 30 - l Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Fieldfare - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 10

Endcliffe Park: Mandarin - 3 - 1 m and 2 f on upper pond ; Dipper - 1 - Between cafe and standing stones, unusually confiding ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - With Dipper ; Kingfisher - 1 - fishing on lower lake at 17:10

Meersbrook Park: Redwing - 25+

R Don, Rotherham Centre; Keppel Wharf: Mute Swan - 1pr

R Don, Rotherham Centre; Main St to Don Island: Goosander - 9 - 5m; 4f @ 0800hrs

Redmires Bottom Res: Cormorant - 1

Rotherham Centre; Main Street: Mute Swan - 02-Apr - 2 NE @ 0938hrs; 2 SW (same?) @ 1056hrs

Thrybergh CP: Canada Goose - 50 ; White-fronted Goose - 1 - Amongst Greylags ; White-fronted Goose - 1 - another photo ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Bullfinch - 3 ; Little Grebe - 3 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Mute Swan - 43 - at least 12- 1st w ; Greylag Goose - 129 - inc51a32 in from n ; Gadwall - 8 - 5m3f ; Pochard - 6 - m ; Tufted Duck - 39 - 24m15f ; Kestrel - 1 - flew s ; Water Rail - 2