Sightings Archive

Thrybergh CP: Goldcrest - 1 ; Blue Tit - 14 ; Chaffinch - 7 ; Brambling - 1 - f ; Goldfinch - 21 ; Greenfinch - 8 ; Bullfinch - 13 - 2-3-2-6 ; Reed Bunting - 7 - all at feed stat.

Washford Bridge to Lady*s Bridge: Goosander - Pair - At rear of Salmon Pastures waste management depot. ; Mallard - 60 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Moorhen - 4

Wicker/Kelham Island: Cormorant - 1 - 2cy over following course (upstream) of Don

Catcliffe: Moorhen - 3 - feeding on grass verge near Morrison's petrol station 15.05

Green Moor: Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling

Hillsborough: Starling - 1+ - still roosting on high street light at Hillsborough Corner ; Feral Pigeon - 4+ - Nest with 2 juveniles at bottom level of Morrisons carpark

Hillsborough Park: Redwing - 40 - with a few sub-singing ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Greylag Goose - 1 - #NAME? ; Tufted Duck - 2 - males ; Blackbird - 1+ - including one in near full song ; Pied Wagtail - 12 - 9 by lake plus 3 over

Hudsons Rough: Robin - 1+ - singing ; Blackbird - 2 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 2+ ; Coal Tit - 1 - singing ; Blue Tit - 1+ - singing ; Great Tit - 1+ ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Magpie - 4

Meersbrook Park: Redwing - 60+

Orgreave: Kestrel - 1 - Resting on treetop Nr Winter Garden pub 15.45

R Don, Stevenson Rd: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - Amongst a mixed flock of BH, GBB and Herring Gull on waste ground nest to Don at 1435

Roughwood Rec: Black-headed Gull - 25 ; Herring Gull - 1 ; Rook - 1 ; Jackdaw - 3

Roughwood School: Redwing - 20+ - feeding on playing field ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - among Redwing

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 3 ; Little Grebe - 3 ; Mute Swan - 10 - 8+2in frm w ; Greylag Goose - 100 ; Canada Goose - 76 ; Pochard - 7 - 5m2f ; Tufted Duck - 54 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Moorhen - 10 ; Coot - 100 - circa ; Lapwing - 230+ ; Black-headed Gull - 100+ ; Herring Gull - 4 - 2ad, 2-1st W ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Wren - 2 ; Dunnock - 18 ; Robin - 27 ; Blackbird - 24 ; Great Tit - 10 ; Blue Tit - 15 ; Greenfinch - 8 ; Siskin - 1 - past n ; Brambling - 1 - f at feed stat. ; Bullfinch - 13 - 3-2-2 +8 at feed stat. ; Reed Bunting - 8 - 5m3f at feed.stat.

Victoria Quays: Redwing - 50+ - Flock in trees at Sheaf Quay, flying down in small groups to feed on Cotoneaster on Blast Lane.

Endcliffe Park: Treecreeper - 2 - By Cafe ; Brambling - 2 - Male & female by cafe ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 1

Handsworth garden: Bullfinch - 5 - 2 pair +female ; Collared Dove - 2 - Pair. Copulating.

Hillsborough Park: Starling - 59 ; Redwing - 14 ; Canada Goose - 51 ; Greylag Goose - 1 - #NAME? ; 324 - 1 - Canada x Barnacle Goose ; 322 - 1 - Muscovy Duck ; Tufted Duck - 2 - males ; Goosander - 1 - male ; Mistle Thrush - 2

Rotherham Centre; Don Canal, Brown*s Cut: Goosander - 1 - adult drake with very intensely coloured - almost orange - underparts ; Coot - 1 - unusual here ; Mute Swan - 1pr

Sharrow: Redwing - 10+ - Cemetery Ave ; Waxwing - 10+

Shirebrook Valley: Willow Tit - 1 - Singing.

Wadsley Common garden: Chiffchaff - 1 - First January record.

Walkley garden: Stock Dove - 1 - On grass below seed feeders ; Redwing - 10 - flying/perched in trees and berried holly.

Barlow Common: Fieldfare - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Rook - 4+ ; Goldfinch - 4+

Endcliffe Park: Kingfisher - 1 - Fishing on lower lake at 15:30

Hangingwater garden: Siskin - 4 - 1m+3f on seed feeder in snow flurry, same time as m Goldfinch, m Greenfinch, with Wren sitting on top

Norton Lees garden: Goldfinch - 2 ; Wren - 1