Sightings Archive

Redmires Middle Res: Woodpigeon - 1400 - W-SW prior to 08:40 ; Brambling - 8 - W in two parties (5 and 3) ; Chaffinch - 35 - W ; Long-tailed Tit - 18 - moved W between plantations ; Long-tailed Tit - 18 - another photo ; Goldcrest - 4 - including one that followed Long-tailed Tits W ; Magpie - 3 - moved W between plantations ; Herring Gull - 4 - 2 adults and 2 1st-winters W

Redmires Top Res: Whooper Swan - 2

Soughley Lane, Redmires: Greylag Goose - 27 - not present over recent days ; Pink-footed Goose - 1 - with Greylags and Canadas ; Canada Goose - 23 - regular flock

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 9 ; Little Grebe - 9 ; Cormorant - 14 ; Grey Heron - 1 - past n ; Mute Swan - 12 ; Whooper Swan - 1 - circled low,calling prob.left n1045 ; Gadwall - 8 - 5m3f ; Pochard - 8 - 6m2f ; Goldeneye - 1 - f ; Tufted Duck - 62 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Coot - 80+ ; Moorhen - 10+ ; Lapwing - 192+ - inc 180+ in fields ; Black-headed Gull - 180+ ; Common Gull - 1 ; Herring Gull - 3 - 2ad, 1-1st w ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - ad ; Skylark - 9 - 3 south, 6 in stubble field ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Blackbird - 46 ; Fieldfare - 12 - past n ; Goldcrest - 4 ; Bullfinch - 9 ; Kestrel - 1

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet: Little Egret - 1 - Sitting at edge of mill pond by the industrial museum

Aldwarke: Sparrowhawk - 1 - over ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 1 ; Skylark - 6 - W/NW ; Linnet - 5

Aldwarke SF: Linnet - 10 ; Redwing - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - 'sweeoo'-caller in tit flock ; Black-headed Gull - 18 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Mallard - 14 ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; 320 - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 1 ; Gadwall - 20-30 ; Shoveler - 2 - drakes ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Coot - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - W ; Grey Heron - 1 - left SW ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 5+ ; Goldcrest - 1

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Peregrine - 1 - adult on chimney briefly ; Carrion Crow - 21 - on rooftop ; Cormorant - 18 - max on pylons in Don valley

Baslow: Pink-footed Goose - 230 - SE at 9.40.

Bramley: 319 - 1 - Sat on top of a bush on the M18 sliproad.

Broomhead Res: Mallard - c.75 - + 3 white farmyard type ; Tufted Duck - 5 ; Cormorant - 1 - adult ; Moorhen - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - singing ; Sparrowhawk - 1

Elsecar Res: Whooper Swan - 1

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Mallard - 9 ; 320 - 3 ; Jay - 1 ; Rook - 50+ - from recently ploughed field. ; 319 - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 12 ; Goldcrest - 1

Fulwood Lane: Kestrel - 1 - Near Andwell Lane

Holmebrook Valley Park: Mute Swan - 3 - One juvenile found dead by lake this am. Presumably killed by a dog. Now out of 3 cygnets there is only 1 left with 2 adults

Limb Valley: Kingfisher - 1 - Whirlow lake at 14:05

Middleton Moor: Wigeon - 4 - 2 pairs ; Mallard - 24 ; 320 - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 1 - Male ; Goosander - 19 - Dropped in at 16.30 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1300+ ; Herring Gull - 7 ; Common Gull - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 10 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 5 - Adults ; Pied Wagtail - 21 - Dropped in to phragmites

Morehall Res: Mallard - c.105 - + 5 domestic types (4 white, 1 pied) ; Goosander - 3 - over W at dusk presumably to roost on Broomhead Reservoir ; Moorhen - 6 ; Grey Heron - 1