Sightings Archive

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd/New Stubbin: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - N ; Herring Gull - 17 - S ; Great Black-backed Gull - 3 - S ; Woodpigeon - 290 - SW ; Green Woodpecker - 1 ; Skylark - 1 - SW ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Mistle Thrush - 2 - over ; Fieldfare - 10 - N

Rother Valley CP: Mute Swan - 38 ; Greylag Goose - 124 ; Canada Goose - 185 ; Egyptian Goose - 2 ; 321 - 8 ; Cormorant - 43 ; Great Crested Grebe - 18 ; Little Grebe - 3 ; Mallard - 195 ; Gadwall - 22 ; Wigeon - 182 ; 320 - 62 ; Shoveler - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 63 ; Pochard - 88 ; Goldeneye - 8 ; Goosander - 34 ; Lapwing - 155 ; Redshank - 1 ; Coot - 287 ; Moorhen - 28 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Siskin - 40+ ; Black-headed Gull - 190+ - 130+ Main Lake, 60+ Northern Lake ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2+ - Main Lake ; Herring Gull - 8 - 7 Main Lake, 1 Northern Lake ; Redwing - 1+ ; 319 - 1 - perched in tree in fields near R Rother

Rotherham; Northfield: Pink-footed Goose - 84

Silver Wood: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - 'drumming'

Stubley Hollow: Redwing - 76 - ; Fieldfare - 4 ; Magpie -28 ; Carrion Crow - 74 ; Jackdaw - 64 ; Jay - 4 ; Black headed Gull - 42

Wentworth Estate: Raven - 2 - over calling ; 319 - 3 ; Goldfinch - 30 ; Nuthatch - 2 ; Red-legged Partridge - 17 - probably fewer later as shoot in progress.

Wentworth, Dog Kennel: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; 324 - 1 - Muscovy Duck, fully winged.... ; Lapwing - c45 - over

Attercliffe: Greenfinch - 31 - roost Sutherland Street near junction with Savile Street

Burngreave: Stock Dove - 2 - low over just north of Derek Dooley Way

Hillsborough Park: Goosander - 3 - 3 males ; Tufted Duck - 2 - 2 males

Neepsend: Stock Dove - 1 - Parkwood Road ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - 2cy male? circling over Hillfoot Road

Orgreave Lakes: Chiffchaff - 1 - by river bridge ; Stonechat - 1 - Male tip west side of small lake

Parkway M1 roundabout: Woodcock - 1 - 1 flew across road

R Don, Stevenson Road: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 1w still on waste ground this lunchtime. ; CASPIAN GULL - 2 - 1st w back in c.15.50 -16.11. Also adult (first seen 11th January) 14.50 - c. 16.08, left NE. ; Great Black-backed Gull - 87 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - 1st w ; Herring Gull - 150 ; Cormorant - 1 - adult circling over

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: Cormorant - 1 - E @ 15.40 ; Red Kite - 1 - drifted NW over New Stubbin 15.30-15.34 ; Peregrine - 1 - male low over New Stubbin @ 15.35 ; Golden Plover - 9 - E @ 15.45

Rotherham Centre: Goldfinch - 220 plus - 220 plus prior to roost all saints churchyard

Silverwood Lagoon: Gadwall - 6 ; Siskin - 1 - in alders near Hollings Lane entrance ; Woodcock - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Rook - 11 - in fields to west ; Meadow Pipit - 8 ; Jay - 2 ; Stock Dove - 1 - north ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - NE ; Yellowhammer - 2 ; Bullfinch - 4

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Little Grebe - 3 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Mute Swan - 8 - 2jv still with ads +6ad ; Greylag Goose - 58 ; Canada Goose - 78 ; Shoveler - 1 - m ; Pochard - 12 - 9m3f ; Tufted Duck - 60 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Moorhen - 12 ; Lapwing - 250 ; Black-headed Gull - 80+ ; Herring Gull - 3 - 2ad 1-2nd w ; Dunnock - 16 ; Robin - 22 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Blackbird - 32