Sightings Archive

Redmires Middle Res: Golden Plover - c175 - mostly on north shore with about 130 Lapwings

Rother Valley CP: Egyptian Goose - 2 - Main Lake ; Goldeneye - 1

Bingham Park: Kingfisher - 1 - Male, caught, killed & ate fish

Firsby Res: Mallard - 3 ; 320 - 2 - Pair ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 23 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - Immature with BHGs. ; Goldfinch - 30+ ; Siskin - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 20 ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Redwing - 3 ; Fieldfare - 6 - Over east. ; Chaffinch - 1 - Male

Forge Dam: 320 - 2 - Females

Hathersage: Barn Owl - 1 - Flying towards railway line on Thorpe Farrm

Millhouses garden: Blackcap - 1 - female, irregular visitor; feeding on fat balls

Millhouses Park: Grey Wagtail - 1

Ravenfield Park: Siskin - c20 - In Alders ; Goldfinch - 2 - With Siskin. ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Blue Tit - 2 ; Great Tit - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Tawny Owl - 1 ; Woodpigeon - 100+ - Into roost ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Carrion Crow - 2 ; Magpie - 1

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: Cormorant - 3 - SW @ 07.45

Shepherd Wheel: Kingfisher - 1 - Male, probably different from Bingham Park bird

Shillito Wood: Brambling - 1 ; Chaffinch - 12 ; Yellowhammer - 3 ; Reed Bunting - 1 ; Dunnock - 1 ; Robin - 2 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 ; Great Tit - 6 ; Blue Tit - 4 ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Pheasant - 1

Aldwarke SF: Gadwall - 7 ; Mallard - 8 ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Moorhen - 2 ; Song Thrush - 6 ; 320 - 6 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Shoveler - 3prs ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Linnet - 9 ; Woodcock - 1 ; Goldfinch - 7 ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Pheasant - 1 - cock ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 3

Aldwarke; Waddington Way: Redwing - 2 ; Fieldfare - 6 ; Raven - 1 - very low to SW, calling @ 1120hrs

Bramley: Greenfinch - 6 - Coming to garden feeders on Flanderwell Avenue. ; Goldfinch - 9 ; Chaffinch - 1 - Female, an uncommon garden visitor. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - Feeding on Bramley Sunnyside school field with BHG.

Centenary Riverside: Kingfisher - 1 - Male seen from bridge hunting,river. ; Moorhen - 4 - River.

Dog Kennel Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 3 ; Mute Swan - 2 - juvs, 1 red ring (784Y) ; Moorhen - 2 ; Mallard - 1+ ; Black-headed Gull - 15 ; Jackdaw - 5+

Firsby Res: Goldcrest - 6 ; Long-tailed Tit - c20 ; Black-headed Gull - c20 - Around 12 on water others flying over or on fields. ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Mallard - 2 ; 320 - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 - fem/imm ; Goldfinch - 5 ; Wren - 3 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Willow Tit - 1 - Calling from old quarry. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Flew up Arbour Lane very low in front of observers car. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Fieldfare - 5+ ; Redwing - 3

Greystones garden: Bullfinch - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - One chasing the other across gardens

Holmebrook Valley Park: Kingfisher - 1 - Fishing all around lake. ; Tufted Duck - 2 - Females on lake ; Goosander - 4 - 3 Females and 1 Male. All 3 Females left south at 14:15 ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 - On lake.