Sightings Archive

Rawmarsh:New Stubbin: Greylag Goose - 14 - NE @ 07.10 ; Cormorant - 1 - SW @ 08.50 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 6 - on playing field @ 08.00 ; Great Black-backed Gull - 3 - NW @ 09.00 ; Stock Dove - 2 - SW ; Green Woodpecker - 1 ; Skylark - 12 ; Fieldfare - 170 - SW in 3 hrs ; Redwing - 35 - SW ; Starling - 1570 - W in 3 hrs ; Jay - 4 ; Chaffinch - 47 - SW ; Brambling - 2 - SW ; Hawfinch - 1 - SW @ 09.05 with 4 Chaffinch ; Bullfinch - 1 - SW

Redmires Middle Res: Hawfinch - 1 - flew west over western end of reservoir at 07:30 ; Long-tailed Tit - 22 - single party moved between plantations ; Stock Dove - 1 - W with Woodies

Redmires Top Res: Wigeon - 1 - male grazing in SW corner ; Canada Goose - 23 - grazing in SW corner ; Nuthatch - 1 - in plantation near end of road ; Treecreeper - 1 - in plantation near end of road

Rotherham Centre: Grey Heron - 1 - SW then W @ 0913hrs

Rotherham Centre; Chantry Bridge: Grey Wagtail - 1 - calling

Rotherham Centre; Forge Island: Grey Wagtail - 1 - over to W @ 1605hrs

Attercliffe: Peregrine - 1 - ad on Bernard Rd incinerator building

Barbrook Plantation: Lesser Redpoll - 50+ - Feeding in alders

Barbrook Pools: Pink-footed Goose - 330 - 160 E @ 8.30,170 SE @ 9.10 ; Starling - 220 - West between 8.30 and 10.00

Centenary Riverside: 321 - 2 - One over, one on river. ; Mallard - 11 - 7 male, 4 female, river. ; Goosander - 1 - Female, river ; Moorhen - 2 ; Cormorant - 1 - Over.

Greasbrough Dam,Wentworth: Great Crested Grebe - 4 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Greylag Goose - 1 ; Mallard - 100+ ; 319 - 2 - one on telegraph pole other in trees ; Black-headed Gull - 30+ ; Barn Owl - 1 - Dead in water by edge of island at W end of lake ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Moorhen - 10 ; Coot - 5 ; Red-legged Partridge - 10 ; Feral Pigeon - 80+ - fields S of Mausoleum, pheasant shoot taking place

Hillsborough: Pink-footed Goose - 19 - c. NNW at 08.18

Langsett Res: Whooper Swan - 1 - on res 07:45-08:00 calling occasionally.

Lowedges: Pink-footed Goose - c200 - big skein flew SE at 08:35 ; Pink-footed Goose - c50 - flying south-east at 09:10

Manor Fields Park: Fieldfare - 50 - flock of c50 birds in 12:00 inc 1 striking partial albino bird. ; Redwing - 10 ; Blackbird - 20 - around site. ; Mistle Thrush - 4 ; Jay - 1 ; Mallard - 8 ; Moorhen - 5 - on top pond. ; Pied Wagtail - 1

Middleton Moor: Shelduck - 11 - Departed to west when disturbed by works van.

Orgreave Lakes: Linnet - c.200 - around weedy mound

R Don, Norfolk Bridge: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - adult on roof briefly ; Herring Gull - 34 - increase in birds. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 8 ; Great Black-backed Gull - 4 - 5 3 ad, 1 1w, 1 2w. ; Goosander - 2 - redheads ; Pink-footed Goose - 136 - Flock of 33 heading W then whiffling back E before joining larger group, all heading over W at 14:05.

R Don, Rotherham Centre; adjacent ex-Tesco: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Goosander - 6 - f/imms

R Don, Rotherham Centre; adjacent interchange: Goosander - 2 - 1cy drakes

Ramsley Res: Hawfinch - 1 - Low to west at 10.15

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: Cormorant - 7 - S @ 07.20 ; Herring Gull - 15 - S ; Great Black-backed Gull - 6 - S ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - N ; Woodpigeon - 1650 - S/SW in 3 hrs ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - over towards Cemetery ; Fieldfare - 85 - SW ; Redwing - 77 - SW ; Starling - c5800 - c5000 flew SW @ 07.00 in one long flight line which extended c1 mile from Rawmarsh to Greasborough + 800 SW uptil 09.30 ; Chaffinch - 39 - SW ; Siskin - 4 - SW ; Goldfinch - 19 - SW

Rawmarsh:New Stubbin: Chiffchaff - 1

Redmires Bottom Res: Goosander - 4 - 2 male, 2 female

Sothall: Pink-footed Goose - 156 - 86 east at 0905hr, 70 east 0920hr. ; Swan sp - 12 - NW at 0948hr ; Fieldfare - 9 - west ; Skylark - 1 - heard

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 10 ; Little Grebe - 8 ; Cormorant - 16 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mute Swan - 13 ; Shelduck - 15 - circa 14/15 circled left n 1005 ; 320 - 3 - dep ; Pochard - 5 - m+4mmff in ; Tufted Duck - 60 ; Goldeneye - 1 - f ; Red-legged Partridge - 8 - covey in fields ; Lapwing - 105 - #NAME?