Sightings Archive

Endcliffe Park: Mandarin - 1 - Female on lower pond

Herries Rd / Penistone Rd Nth: Grey Heron - 3 - low NW

Norton Lees: Blackbird - 5+ - An obvious influx with all berries stripped from trees by noon. ; Goldfinch - 8+ ; Chaffinch - 2

Norwood Allotments: Brambling - 2 - Flew in calling and perched in sycamore, then dropped down presumably to feed, but not seen thereafter.

Orgreave Lakes: Scaup - 1 - Female among Pochard

Oughtibridge garden: Grey Wagtail - 1 - Foraging on and around frozen garden pond

Poolsbrook CP: Great Black-backed Gull - 68

Poolsbrook Marsh: Gadwall - 14 ; Shoveler - 1

Shillito Wood: Yellowhammer - 1 ; Chaffinch - 12 ; Dunnock - 3 ; Reed Bunting - 1 ; Raven - 1 ; Blackbird - 2 ; Coal Tit - 3 ; Blue Tit - 2 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Great Tit - 3

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 13 ; Cormorant - 10 ; Mute Swan - 11 ; Gadwall - 5 - 3m2f ; Pochard - 7 - 4m3f ; Tufted Duck - 85 ; Goldeneye - 1 - m ; Water Rail - 1 - call. ; Lapwing - 300 - circling in strong wind ; Black-headed Gull - 250 - + ; Herring Gull - 3 ; Skylark - 2 - singles s ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - s ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Fieldfare - 20 - #NAME? ; Blackbird - 35 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Bullfinch - 8 ; Little Grebe - 4 ; 319 - 1 - past w

Attercliffe: Hawfinch - 1 - flew west,calling,low over Clement Street.15.50. work tick!

Beauchief: 319 - 1 - Over Abbey Lane

Canklow Woods: Brambling - 1 - 1 heard west at 0710

Endcliffe Park: Dipper - 1 - Close to Hunters Bar at 7:05 ; Kingfisher - 1 - Fishing on lower lake at 17:30 ; Kingfisher - 1 - Upper lake at 17:35

Firsby Res: Mallard - 17 ; 320 - 19 - Far end of main Res. ; Moorhen - 1 ; Pink-footed Goose - 10+ - Heard not seen. ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Golden Plover - 25 - Circled high then headed towards Conisbrough. ; Blackbird - 12 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Redwing - 20 - Coming to roost in hedgerows. ; Fieldfare - 20 - Over calling. ; Jay - 2 ; Jackdaw - 30+ - Large flock heading to roosting site. ; Kestrel - 1 - Hunting over set aside. ; Willow Tit - 1 ; Bullfinch - 3 ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - Over. ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Pheasant - 2

Fulwood: Pink-footed Goose - 18 - over SE late morning

Middleton Moor: Shoveler - 1 - Drake ; Wigeon - 10 ; Goosander - 5 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1300 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 10 ; Glaucous Gull - 1 - Juv in roost again

Peat Pits: Grey Partridge - 13 - single covey in rape field . ; Golden Plover - 6 - in rape field

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: Pink-footed Goose - c175 - WSW @ 15.40

Redmires Bottom Res: Common Scoter - 7

Renishaw Park: Hawfinch - 2 - Pair flew west at 9.40 calling. ; 319 - 3 - Around vicinity all morning calling and interacting

Rivelin Valley: Water Rail - 1 - On Roscoe Allotments. Walked across a compost retaining wall before disappearing in a privet/willow thicket

Sheffield University-St Georges: Peregrine - 2

Silverwood Lagoon: Pochard - 5 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 3 ; Lesser Redpoll - 4 ; 319 - 1 ; Jay - 6 ; Reed Bunting - 10 ; Great Black-backed Gull - 2 - singles SW ; Siskin - 1 - south ; Little Grebe - 3

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 11 ; Little Grebe - 6 ; Cormorant - 12 ; Mute Swan - 12 ; Wigeon - 1 - f ; Pochard - 5 - 3m2f ; Tufted Duck - 80 - circa ; Water Rail - 1 ; Lapwing - 260+ - 200 in fields 62 on front ; Black-headed Gull - 300+