Sightings Archive

Forge Dam: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Goldcrest - 2 ; 320 - 2

Greystones: Brambling - 1 - in observer's garden

Howden Res: Crossbill - 5 - Just 5 Commons up the 7km track this am. ; PARROT CROSSBILL - 3+ - Flock of 13 birds between Kings Tree and Slippery Stones feeding in Larches, 3 seen well were Parrots, flushed by Sparrowhawk and flew towards Kings Tree late morning.

Longley Park: Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 - at 10:30 - also seen on 23rd

Ravenfield Church: Grey Wagtail - 1 - On ground in car park.

Rawmarsh: Pink-footed Goose - c100 - E @ 1108hrs

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Sparrowhawk - 1 - hunting male passed rapidly through garden @v 1108hrs

Rivelin Valley: Kingfisher - 1 - on river, near "iron chair" sculpture ; Long-tailed Tit - 8 - On Coppice Lane ; Little Owl - 1 - On Coppice Farm ; Bullfinch - 2 - Pair regularly in Observers garden

Thrybergh CP: Little Grebe - 4 ; Mute Swan - 12 ; Gadwall - 6 - 3pr ; Water Rail - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 200 ; Herring Gull - 45 - 26ad 19 1st w came in ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Wyming Brook: Bullfinch - 1 - 1 male

Barlow Brook: 319 - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 3 ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Coal Tit - 3 ; Long-tailed Tit - 3 ; Pied Wagtail - 1

Big Moor: Raven - 1 ; Red Grouse - 5+

Bingham Park: Kingfisher - 1 - Male on lower pond, caught & ate fish

Birleyhay: 321 - 12 - inc 2 off screen, Geer Lane

Derwent Res: 320 - 6 - 3 pairs by island at N end of res ; Goosander - 3 - 2m 1f at N end of res ; Grey Heron - 1 - On island at N end of res

Endcliffe Park: Black-headed Gull - 96 - Record number for lower pond

Firsby Res: Carrion Crow - 4 - Coming to bread. ; Long-tailed Tit - 20+ ; Goldfinch - 8 ; Pied Wagtail - 1

Forge Dam: 320 - 4 - Male & 3 females

Fulwood garden: Siskin - 1 - At feeders; first for some time

Grange Park Golf Course: Dunnock - 3 ; Blackbird - 3 ; Goldcrest - 1+ ; Long-tailed Tit - 6+ ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Great Tit - 1+ ; Nuthatch - 1+ ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Carrion Crow - 5 ; Magpie - 1+ ; Jay - 1+ ; Chaffinch - 1 ; Goldfinch - 20+ ; Siskin - 1 - feeding in tree tops among goldfinch ; Bullfinch - 3 - 2 female and male feeding in tree top

Hillsborough Park: Redwing - 9 ; Mute Swan - 2 - 1st w. ; Goosander - 2 - males ; 324 - 1 - Canada x Barnacle Goose still present

Howden Res: Goosander - 1 - Male at N end towards Slippery Stones ; PARROT CROSSBILL - 8+ - In conifers at bottom of track at 7km marker early afternoon ; Crossbill - 6+ - In conifers at bottom of track at 7km marker

Malin Bridge: Dipper - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1

Orgreave Lakes: Goosander - 37

Rivelin Valley: Wren - 5 - Badly behaving Wren roost getting rowdier as 5 join in

Silverwood Lagoon: Mute Swan - 4 - pair + 2 imm. ; Pochard - 5 ; Gadwall - 4 ; Tufted Duck - 46 - big count here - presumably birds from TCP ; Coot - 9 ; Moorhen - 4 ; Common Gull - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - adult ; Black-headed Gull - c.80 ; Herring Gull - 15 - 9-3-1-1-1 west ; Cormorant - 1 - 'down' briefly mid-morning ; Greylag Goose - 2 - circled then north ; Rook - 1 - north ; Siskin - 1 ; Woodcock - 1 - went up from corner of SW paddocks ; Jay - 4 ; 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Great Tit - 2 - singing birds in Round Wood and The Close ; Long-tailed Tit - c.30 - four parties ; Meadow Pipit - 4 ; Chaffinch - 5 ; Reed Bunting - 8 ; Goldfinch - c.20 ; Blackbird - 15 ; Pheasant - 20+ ; Carrion Crow - 10 ; Wren - 10+ - 3 singing ; Magpie - 7

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 10 ; Little Grebe - 3