Sightings Archive

R Don, Stevenson Road: Herring Gull - 120+

R Don, Thrybergh Banks: Little Grebe - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Moorhen - 2

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: 319 - 2 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Common Gull - 4 - on playing field ; Herring Gull - 20 - on playing field @ 15.00 ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - ad on playing field @ 15.00

Redmires Top Res: Sanderling - 1 - still on west shore at 16:30

Seymour link road: Great Black-backed Gull - 96

Sheffield Airport: Great Black-backed Gull - 164 ; Herring Gull - 163

Silver Wood: Willow Tit - 0 - none recorded in 2017 - first blank year for the species since I started watching the Silverwood area in 1989

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 4 ; Little Grebe - 8 ; Greylag Goose - 50+ - inc 2 smallerbirds prob.2 p.foot as yesterday ; Pochard - 2 - mf ; Tufted Duck - 28 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 200 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Bullfinch - 7

Thrybergh Tip: 320 - 19 ; Shoveler - 4 - 3m; 1f ; Mute Swan - 8 - 2 on flash; 2 river + 4 SW ; Gadwall - 6 - flew in ; Coot - 7 ; Mallard - 2 ; Cormorant - 1 - SW ; Reed Bunting - 3 ; Moorhen - 1 ; Herring Gull - 4 - SW ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - adults SW ; Bullfinch - 7 ; Song Thrush - 3 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Jay - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 ; Pheasant - 1 - cock ; Sparrowhawk - 2 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Redwing - 1

Ulley Res: Tufted Duck - 22 ; Great Crested Grebe - 4 ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Coot - 31 ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 115

Whiteley Woods: Dipper - 1 - flew downstream from Hangingwater Bridge

Firsby Res: Kestrel - 1 - Male perched in cottage garden apple tree. ; Mistle Thrush - 5 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - Over. ; Bullfinch - 4 ; Linnet - 2 - Over calling. ; Lesser Redpoll - 1

Holmebrook Valley Park: Goosander - 4 - 2M, 2F - 1M+1F left south at 13:36; others left north at 13:37.

King Edwards (Rivelin Valley): Kestrel - 1 - male

Mount Darnall: Carrion Crow - 154 ; Jackdaw - 61 ; Rook - 12

Orgreave Lakes: Scaup - 1 - 1st yr drake still on big lake this morning

Poolsbrook: Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - 1 adult + 1 2nd year. Constant turnover of big gulls.

Rivelin Filters: Mallard - 35 - 33 on the main pond, 2 on the river ; Moorhen - 3 - 2 on the large pond, 1 on the small pond SW of the treatment plant ; Kestrel - 1 - female

Seymour link road: Great Black-backed Gull - 216 - On flooded field. ; Herring Gull - 97 ; Linnet - 39

Sheffield airport: Great Black-backed Gull - 154 ; Herring Gull - 76

Swallow Wheel (Rivelin Valley): Kingfisher - 1 - male

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 6 ; Little Grebe - 4 ; Cormorant - 4 ; Mute Swan - 8 - inc res.fam 2ad2j ; Pink-footed Goose - 2 - came in with 53 g.lags ; Greylag Goose - 55 - inc.53in from n ; Canada Goose - 49 - in from n+2g.lag ; Shoveler - 1 - m ; Pochard - 11 - 10m1f ; Tufted Duck - 91 ; Water Rail - 2 - showing well ; Lapwing - 40+ ; Black-headed Gull - 80 ; Herring Gull - 3 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Bullfinch - 7 - 3+4 at feed stat.

Walkley garden: Mistle Thrush - 2 - Perched in tall ash tree ; Blackcap - 1 - feeding at fat balls

Weston Park: Thrush sp - 14 - Mixed group feeding near bandstand, mainly redwing with variable facial markings.

Endcliffe Park: Black-headed Gull - 57 - lower pond ; Robin - 1 - Around the cafe with obvious mite infestation to head.

Graves Park: Tufted Duck - 11 - On bottom lake ; Shoveler - 3 - 1m, 2f - On bottom lake

Hangingwater Road: Peregrine - 1