Sightings Archive

Redmires Middle Res: Pied Wagtail - 8 ; Kestrel - 3 ; Snipe - 3 - In rocks on south shore among golden plover and lapwings.

Rod Moor: Stonechat - 3 - on edge of moor near Crawshaw Wood.

Roundwood Golf course: Song Thrush - 6 - inc 2 in from high to N ; Goldcrest - 3+

Soughley Lane, Redmires: Little Owl - 1 - Prospecting among gaps in dry stone wall opposite cottage; first here for some time ; Red Grouse - 12 - Party in flight, several landed in grass fields

Stannington: Little Owl - 1 - on dry stone wall near Hallcliffe Farm. ; Lapwing - 16 - in field off Long Lane, near Beacon Farm.

Stubley Hollow: Little Owl - 2 - ; Redwing - 1 ; Collared Dove - 18 ; Carrion Crow - 116 ; Jackdaw - 76 ; Goldfinch - 25

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 11 ; Cormorant - 9 ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Mute Swan - 11 ; Tufted Duck - 52 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - f ; Golden Plover - 15 ; Red-legged Partridge - 5 ; Lapwing - 300 ; Herring Gull - 1 - j ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 5 - 4ad left w 1jv w ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 9 - south (5 1-1-1-1) ; Skylark - 5 - 4s 1sing over fields ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Dunnock - 14 ; Robin - 36 ; Song Thrush - 4 ; Redwing - 1 ; Blackbird - 19 ; Blackcap - 1 - m ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Rook - 2 - 2 ; Starling - 700+ - in with Lapwing ; Linnet - 240 - circa 220in fields11s 5s ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - w ; Yellowhammer - 5

Upper Haugh; Chapel Walk: Goldcrest - 01-Feb ; Long-tailed Tit - c10

Upper Haugh; Green Rise: Goldfinch - c40 - left W

Wadsley: Redwing - 25 - Heading W at 07:30

Woodhouse Tip: Snipe - 1 - Landed in the top meadow at 9.45 presumably to roost

Canklow: Redwing - 1+ - nocturnal passage

Ewden Valley: Redwing - 15

Firsby Res: Mallard - 3 ; 320 - 9 - Flew from main Res. ; Cormorant - 8 - observers record count for site. ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 11 - 5+6 in separate fields. ; Pheasant - 8 ; Black-headed Gull - 40+ ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 10 - Steady passage over from E. ; Jackdaw - 6 ; Redwing - 7 - 2 over calling, 5 down ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Blackbird - 3 ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling at dawn. ; Barn Owl - 1 - Hunting in set aside field in moonlight. ; Little Owl - 2 - One calling in distance towards Ravenfield, 1 possibly 2 in old farm building. ; Kestrel - 1 ; Siskin - 5 - 2/3 over. ; Lesser Redpoll - 3 ; Goldfinch - 15+ ; Bullfinch - 4 ; Skylark - 2 ; Meadow Pipit - 3 ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Willow Tit - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 12 ; Chiffchaff - 1

Fulwood: Grey Wagtail - 2 - S; unusual over here ; 324 - 1 - Red admiral on the wing

Greystones: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Observer's garden

Parkgate; Rotherham Road: Long-tailed Tit - Oct-15 - flew E-W over road in front of car

Rawmarsh: New Stubbin: Cormorant - 1 - S @ 08.00 ; Mallard - 17 - E ; 319 - 3 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 - S ; Meadow Pipit - 2 - SW ; Skylark - 18 - SW ; Pied Wagtail - 9 - S ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - SW ; Redwing - 15 - SW ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - SW ; Jay - 2 - SW ; Starling - 18 - SW ; Goldfinch - 18 - SW ; Linnet - 15 - SW ; Chaffinch - 4 - SW ; Siskin - 2 - SW ; Lesser Redpoll - 7 - SW ; Reed Bunting - 1 - SW

Southey Green: Sparrowhawk - 1 - mobbed persistently by immature Lesser Black-backed Gull

Sugworth: Snipe - 1 - Flushed by grouse beaters near gravel pit on sugworth road. ; Stonechat - 2

Wharncliffe Chase (south - Brownlow Rocher area): Red-legged Partridge - c.13 - including at least 4 singing and flock of 5 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 16+

Wharncliffe Wood: Pink-footed Goose - 23 - over high SE late afternoon