Sightings Archive

Redmires Res: Skylark - 9 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Chaffinch - 13 - flew W in 2 hrs ; Greenfinch - 22 - flew W in 2 hrs ; Brambling - 41 - flew W in 2 hrs ; Bullfinch - 4 - flew SW ; Reed Bunting - 4 - flew SW ; Woodpigeon - 5852 - Mainly South between 0800-0920hrs ; Skylark - 36 - West ; Grey Heron - 1 - West ; Sparrowhawk - 2 ; Siskin - 13 ; Redwing - 29 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Goldfinch - 44

Scholes Village: 319 - 1 - drifted SW over Keppels field ; Kestrel - 1 - male ; Redwing - 1+ ; Blackbird - 4+ ; Skylark - 1 ; Robin - 2+ - singing ; Dunnock - 1+ ; Wren - 1+ ; Chaffinch - 1 ; Bullfinch - 1 - female ; Yellowhammer - 1

Shirecliffe: Skylark - 1 - over ; Kestrel - 1 - fem on goalposts ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Starling - 80 - W ; Woodpigeon - 500+ - light southerly passage of small flocks on a broad front.

Silverwood Lagoon: Pochard - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 6 ; Mallard - 2 ; Little Grebe - 4 ; Mute Swan - 11 - all 9 juvs now flying ; Black-headed Gull - 80 ; Common Gull - 2 ; Jay - 8 ; Lesser Redpoll - 6 ; Siskin - 7 - 4-1-1-1 south ; Woodcock - 1 ; 319 - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 2 ; Meadow Pipit - 5 ; Skylark - 10 ; Goldfinch - 30 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - SW ; Pheasant - 20+ ; Reed Bunting - 10

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 9 - 1jv ; Little Grebe - 10 ; Cormorant - 26 - inc.6s ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mute Swan - 10 ; Gadwall - 4 - mmmf ; Shoveler - 1 - past se ; Wigeon - 4 - mfff ; Tufted Duck - 68 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Moorhen - 12+ ; Coot - 70+ ; Lapwing - 220+ - inc 200+ in fields ; Common Gull - 3 ; Herring Gull - 1 - jv ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 - imm ; Skylark - 4 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Wren - 11 ; Dunnock - 23 - 1sing ; Robin - 33 ; Song Thrush - 5 ; Redwing - 7 - inc.5w ; Blackbird - 27 ; Goldcrest - 3 ; Great Tit - 10 ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - past se ; Siskin - 1 - s ; Brambling - 1 - s call not seen ; Bullfinch - 9 ; Reed Bunting - 3 ; Yellowhammer - 5

Totley Brook: Common Buzzard - 2

Wincobank: Woodpigeon - 4200+ - steady passage of birds heading south between 7.45 - 8.30. ; Magpie - 2 - pair nest building .

Bingham Park: Kingfisher - 1 - Male, probably same as Endcliffe Park ; Grey Heron - 1 - Flying towards Endcliffe Park ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 8

Endcliffe Park: Black-headed Gull - 44 - lower pond ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - Juvenile in lower pond with BHG ; Kingfisher - 1 - Male in upper pond ; Mistle Thrush - 2

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Mallard - 20+ ; 320 - 9 ; 320 - 9 - Main Res. ; Cormorant - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1