Sightings Archive

Sunday 5th November 2017

• Morehall Res: Tawny Owl - 01-Feb - 1 singing Morehall Plantation possibly another calling ; 322 - 1 - Muscovy Duck - 1 (largely black individual with black speckled white head)
• Moss Valley, lower: 319 - 1
• Mount Darnall: Woodpigeon - 1583 - Between 07.30-09.30 weast ; Mallard - 28 - 14+4 south ; Siskin - 37 - South ; Fieldfare - 8 - West ; Chaffinch - 14 - North ; Redwing - 20 - West ; Pink-footed Goose - c500 - SE ; Snipe - 1 - South ; Merlin - 1 - Male south ; Starling - 46 - West ; Goldfinch - 21 - South ; Skylark - 11 - West ; Hawfinch - 1 - 1 south south east at 09.05
• Norfolk Park: Tawny Owl - 2 - both sexes regularly heard during darkness
• Onesmoor bottom: Barn Owl - 1 - hunting along roadside verge at dusk .
• Oughtibridge: Goosander - 1 - redhead on Don by Oughtibridge Mill ; Grey Heron - 1 - Don by Oughtibridge Mill
• Parkgate: Sparrowhawk - 1 - over, flushing SGs
• Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Herring Gull - 13 - SW ; Woodpigeon - c600 - SW in 2.25hrs ; Redwing - 5 - 2 W; 3 N ; Meadow Pipit - 2 - SW ; Siskin - 20 - 3 S/SW; 17 N/NE ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Greenfinch - 3 - W ; Cormorant - 1 - E ; Chaffinch - 11 - W ; Starling - c320 - W in 2.25hrs ; Fieldfare - 7 - SW
• Rawmarsh:New Stubbin: 321 - 1 - N @ 09.33 @ 1 S @ 09.45 ; Cormorant - 2 - SW ; Mute Swan - 1 - S @ 10.05 ; Whooper Swan - 26 - S - 9 @ 07:15 then 17 appeared to drop onto Silverwood Lagoon @ 08:15 & flew S 08.30 ; Pink-footed Goose - 230 - NE @ 08.40 ; Mallard - 18 - E @ 08.10 ; Wigeon - 4 - S @07.30 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 ; 319 - 5 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Lapwing - 27 - S @ 09.50 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 5 - S ; Herring Gull - 116 - S ; Great Black-backed Gull - 38 - S ; Woodpigeon - 3880 - S in 3.5 hrs ; Stock Dove - 2 - S ; Green Woodpecker - 1 ; Skylark - 2 - SW ; Meadow Pipit - 3 - S ; Redwing - 24 - SW ; Fieldfare - 54 - SW ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - over ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Jay - 4 ; Raven - 1 - W @ 08.45 mobbed by Jackdaws ; Starling - 150 - W ; Siskin - 9 - SW ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 - SW ; Linnet - 6 - SW & 120 in set-aside ; Chaffinch - 62 - SW ; Brambling - 2 - SW ; Bullfinch - 6
• Redmires Bottom Res: Goldeneye - 1 - redhead still
• Redmires Middle Res: Pink-footed Goose - 618 - SE in 2 skeins at 08:15 (counted from photos) - pic of most of one skein ; Golden Plover - c.80 - on S shore; small parties dropping in regularly ; Brambling - 5 - W ; Water Pipit - 1 - probable over calling (not seen) ; Lapwing - 100+ ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 15+
• Rotherham; East Dene: Whooper Swan - 26 - 9 high to SE @ 0718hrs; 17 high to SE then E towards Silverwood @ 0810hrs, circled & left S @ 0815hrs (obviously same as Rawmarsh birds, seen from Parkgate)
• Roundwood Golf Course: Goldcrest - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - male
• Silver Wood: Goose sp - c25 - SE @ 0835hrs (seen from Parkgate)
• Soughley Lane, Redmires: Little Owl - 1 - dozing in the sun ; Little Owl - 1 - another photo ; Canada Goose - 23 - grazing in fields
• Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 8 ; Little Grebe - 5 ; Cormorant - 13 ; Mute Swan - 22 - inc.11jv (2-9) ; Pochard - 6 - 5m1f ; Tufted Duck - 55 ; Red-legged Partridge - 13 ; Water Rail - 1 ; Lapwing - 180+ - 2 parties 50-130 ; Black-headed Gull - 200 ; Common Gull - 3 - 2wint ; Herring Gull - 15 - inc.11s ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - ad ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Dunnock - 25 ; Robin - 19 ; Song Thrush - 4 ; Redwing - 7 ; Thrush sp - 120+ - west @ 0750 ; Blackbird - 31 ; Goldcrest - 1