Sightings Archive

Thrybergh CP: Blackbird - 21 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Great Tit - 10 ; Blue Tit - 13 ; Long-tailed Tit - 5+ ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - flew south ; Goldfinch - 22 ; Bullfinch - 5 ; Reed Bunting - 9 - inc 6 tgether ; Yellowhammer - 1

Calver Sough: 319 - 2

Chatsworth Park: Treecreeper - 1 ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Wren - 2

Fulwood: Blackcap - 1 - male again at sunflower feeder on Crimicar Drive this morning ; Blue Tit - 2 - pair busily visiting nest box over last few days ; Collared Dove - 1 - singing Crimicar Drive

Howden Res: PARROT CROSSBILL - 8 - 8 this morning, visiting twice between 8.45 and 9.15, resting and preening in pine trees c 100m from their favoured puddle.

Middleton Moor: 320 - 8 ; Lapwing - 9

Norwood Allotments: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - One drumming today! Spring on the way? ; Pink-footed Goose - c90 - over around 15:20, heading NW

R Don, Neepsend: Woodcock - 1 - Flew S at 09:10

R Don, Oughtibridge: Goosander - 2 - in weir right by bridge at Oughtibridge ; Dipper - 1 - At footbridge downstream from Oughtibridge ; Grey Wagtail - 3 - by War Memorial Sports Ground

Rawmarsh:New Stubbin: Cormorant - 1 - W @ 13.50 ; Pink-footed Goose - 110 - W @ 15.25 ; Goosander - 1 - E @ 14.25 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; 319 - 1 - W ; Herring Gull - 18 - S ; Great Black-backed Gull - 6 - S ; Meadow Pipit - 7 ; Redwing - 5 - SW ; Green Woodpecker - 1 ; Jay - 2 ; Siskin - 2 - SW

Redmires Bottom Res: Red Grouse - 1

Silverwood Lagoon: Pochard - 4 ; Tufted Duck - 16 ; Gadwall - 3 ; Mute Swan - 4 - pair + 2 imm. ; Coot - 9 ; Black-headed Gull - 60 ; Common Gull - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 ; Moorhen - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 10 ; Skylark - 4 ; Meadow Pipit - 6 ; Lesser Redpoll - 3 ; 319 - 1 ; Blackbird - c.20 - big reduction in numbers and a total clear out of F/F and Redwings ; Rook - 2 - NE ; Long-tailed Tit - c.30 - several small parties around pit top ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Goldfinch - 20

Walkley garden: Goldfinch - c 35 - socialising in top of ash and silver birch ; Blackcap - 1 - Single male feeding from fat balls.

Crookes Valley Park: Moorhen - 7 - Site record! ; Coot - 5 ; Redwing - 12 - In woodland area ; Nuthatch - 1 - Singing ; Mistle Thrush - 2 - One singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 8+ - Moving through woodland

Fulwood: Redwing - 1 - Crimicar Drive ; Blackcap - 1 - Male again at sunflower feeder this morning

Holmebrook Valley Park: Kingfisher - 1+ - Possibly 2 around lake all day ; Common Gull - 1 - On lake ; Tufted Duck - 1 - Female on lake ; Cormorant - 2 - On rafts on lake ; Black-headed Gull - 70+

Howden Res: PARROT CROSSBILL - 12 - at usual spot at Howden Res from 10:00, and 16 crossbill sp over

R Don Penistone Rd Nth: Dipper - 1 ; Redwing - 2

Royal Hallamshire Hospital: Redwing - 2 - Feeding on cotoneaster next to car park

Walkley garden: Goldfinch - c 25 - As previous day but accompanied by mixed tits

Attercliffe: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - single adult Norfolk Bridge. ; Kingfisher - 1 - Stevenson Rd ; Goldcrest - 1

Dog Kennel Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Mallard - 20+ ; Moorhen - 3 ; Black-headed Gull - 8 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - calling ; Nuthatch - 1

Fulwood: Blackcap - 1 - male feeding on sunflower hearts, doing impression of 'barred' warbler

Grenoside: Pink-footed Goose - c80 - Skein flying west at 16:00

Howden Res: PARROT CROSSBILL - 4+ - per BirdNewsDerbyshire - still present SK164 935 ; PARROT CROSSBILL - 12+ - At least 12, and almost certainly 16, at the top of the track at Ronksley South Plantation this morning. Came to drink at 08:45 and then fed in larches nearby for 40 minutes before heading N towards King's Tree ; PARROT CROSSBILL - 12+ - photo of a male ; PARROT CROSSBILL - 12+ - photo of female ; PARROT CROSSBILL - 12+ - flight shot ; Crossbill - 17 - flock of 8 headed strongly W and lost to view; another party of 9 looking to drink from favoured puddle ; PARROT CROSSBILL - 12+ - included singing bird when the flock were in trees by puddle ; Raven - 5 - 2 and 3 headed E ; Siskin - 60 - single feeding flock

Morley Pond: Mute Swan - 6 - Adults and juvs, at small pond behind boat house.