Sightings Archive

Norton Lees garden: Jay - 1 - First in garden for some time ; House Sparrow - 9 - Numbers building up having dropped to zero some years ago.

Oughtibridge garden: Grey Wagtail - 1 - Foraging under feeder

R Don, Stevenson Rd: Herring Gull - c60 - inc colour ringed bird ringed as a chick near Bergen, Norway, in 2015, and seen previously at RVCP in Jan 2017. ; Great Black-backed Gull - c50

R Don,Stevenson Rd: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 1w again at lunchtime.

Sheffield Centre: Starling - 36 - Along The Moor.

Walkley garden: Goldfinch - c 30 - forced to land by hail storm and remained on nyger and garden seeds for 2 hours. ; Redwing - 2 - feeding and sheltering in berried holly. ; Greenfinch - 2 - two female on nyger seeds. Rarely seen here. ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - Single bird flew up into roof guttering.

Brownhills Lane: Greylag Goose - 48 - Also c100 Starlings, 4 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrushes

Burbage Valley: Kestrel - 1 - Female

Crookes Valley Park: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - possible adult again present this morning c.9:30 - seems to be pretty regular at this time.

Ecclesfield: Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - Reported in the photographers garden.No more information.

Hangingwater allotments: Treecreeper - 1 - thoroughly working oak tree

Longshaw Lodge: Siskin - 6 - 4 males 2 females ; Nuthatch - 1

Millhouses Park: Kingfisher - 1

Northern General Hospital: Ring-necked Parakeet - 4 - below Chesterman block

Owlerton: Collared Dove - 0 - early and exposed nest proved to be too early and exposed; no adult bird sitting and broken egg with near hatched chick inside now beside hatched egg underneath nest.

R Don, Rotherham Centre; adjacent ex-tesco: Grey Wagtail - 1

Rotherham Centre: Goosander - 2 - NE @ 0800hrs

Rotherham Centre; All Saints* churchyard: Goldfinch - 200+ - gathering noisily in treetops before dropping into laurels to roost @ 1605hrs

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 2 - singles ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Cormorant - 2 ; Mute Swan - 16 - inc 3-2-2 left w ; Greylag Goose - 103 - inc.flock 100-3with canadas ; Canada Goose - 86 ; Gadwall - 4 - 2pr ; Pochard - 5 - 4m1f ; Tufted Duck - 24 - 11m13f ; Water Rail - 2 ; Lapwing - 350+ - inc 150+in fields to s ; Black-headed Gull - 100+ ; Herring Gull - 5 - inc.2ads 2 1st cy +1west ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Fieldfare - 200 - circa feeding in cereal field ; Blackbird - 12 ; Robin - 21 ; Wren - 4 ; Dunnock - 12 ; Long-tailed Tit - 13+ - in 2 flocks 7 & 6+ ; Great Tit - 13 ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Blue Tit - 12 ; Chaffinch - 13 ; Brambling - 1 ; Bullfinch - 13 - inc 8 (5m,3f) at feed stat. ; Reed Bunting - 6 - 3m-3f at feed.stat. ; Yellowhammer - 2 - mf

Aldwarke SF: Sparrowhawk - 1 - over NE ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 70-80 - on treatment works ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Mute Swan - 1 ; Gadwall - 2prs ; Coot - 2 ; Moorhen - 2 ; Great Black-backed Gull - 13 - SW ; Herring Gull - c40 - SW in small parties ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 1 ; Pheasant - 1 - cock ; Mallard - 3

Beacon Wood, Loxley: Corvid - 1+ - large mixed Jackdaw/Rook/Carrion Crow roost audible ; Tawny Owl - 1 - singing

Brownhills Lane: Greylag Goose - 40+

Centenary Riverside: Goosander - 2 - Pair ,river ; Mallard - 5 - 3 male,2 female, river ; 321 - 1 - Over ; Cormorant - 3 - Over ; Wren - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 06-Aug - Feeding group.

Cinder Bridge Road: Magpie - c15 - disturbed from roadkill @ 0750hrs

Firsby Res: Mallard - 12 - Highest count so far this year. ; Grey Heron - 1 - Fishing on main Res. ; Kestrel - 1 - Hunting on dam wall. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - In large Oak in horse paddock. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Fieldfare - 7 - Feeding amongst Sheep.

Greystones garden: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Unsuccessful hunting attempt

Holmebrook Valley Park: Common Gull - 1 - On lake ; Tufted Duck - 3 - 1 Female and 2 Males on lake ; Greylag Goose - 1 - Still on lake ; Canada Goose - 1 - On lake. New since Yesterday ; Herring Gull - 1 - Landed on lake at 12:16. Then left. ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Bullfinch - 20+ - All around lake. They were everywhere.

Hooton Common: Barn Owl - 1 - Perched roadside 03:30am

Howden Res: PARROT CROSSBILL - 12+ - reported still Derwent Dale NW of Howden Res at Ronksley South Plantation at 11.50 SK164935

Kimberworth: Blackcap - 1 - Female on garden fatball feeder then moved on to seed feeder. ; Bullfinch - 2 - Male and female on garden seed feeder.

Limb Valley: Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling

Mill Dam (Loxley Valley): Mallard - 11 - +1 farmyard type ; Coot - 2 ; Moorhen - 2