Sightings Archive

Rother Valley CP: Song Thrush - 5 ; Blackbird - 20+ ; Mistle Thrush - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Siskin - 1 - S. ; Lesser Redpoll - 1

RVCP, Meadowgate Lake: Goldeneye - 1 - female/imm

Shatton: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; 321 - 1

Silverwood Lagoon: Pink-footed Goose - c.200 - west at 08.40

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 10 ; Little Grebe - 9 ; Cormorant - 9 ; Grey Heron - 1 - jv ; Pink-footed Goose - 250 - large skein 250+ nw @0910 reported by visitor ; Canada Goose - 80 - in from n ; Tufted Duck - 46 ; Water Rail - 1 ; Lapwing - 350+ - in fields ; Black-headed Gull - 220+ ; Skylark - 11 - singles s ; Meadow Pipit - 9 - s 4-1-2-1-1 ; Dunnock - 17 ; Robin - 35 - 17sing ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 7 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Blackbird - 23 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Goldcrest - 2 - singles ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Jay - 1 ; Tree Sparrow - 2 ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 - s ; Bullfinch - 5 ; Yellowhammer - 3 - in stubble fld ; Reed Bunting - 5 ; Greenfinch - 11 - inc 10 at feed stat.

Wentworth Park: Pink-footed Goose - 110 - W @ 12.00

Whiteley Woods: 319 - 3 - calling and circling over the large field east of Whiteley Woods Road.

Crookes Valley Park: Grey Heron - 1 - Adult around lake this morning ; Coot - 5 ; Moorhen - 2

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 2 ; Mallard - 6 ; 320 - 2 ; Cormorant - 1 - Fishing ; 319 - 1 - soaring together, calling. ; Tawny Owl - 1 ; Jay - 2 ; Rook - 25+ - Feeding on ploughed field. ; Red-legged Partridge - 8 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 6+ - Following tractor. ; Bullfinch - 2 - Single Males. ; Goldfinch - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Willow Tit - 1 ; Stock Dove - 2 - Inc juv in farm building.

Greystones garden: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Female, caught & ate Goldfinch then sat around for another 30 minutes. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Female ; Long-tailed Tit - 2+

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: Cormorant - 1 - N @ 15.54 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 ; 319 - 3 - in area 15.30-18.00 ; Hen Harrier - 1 - 'ringtail' flew SE over top field & New Stubbin @ 17.15. Lost to view over Parkgate @ 17.17

Redmires Res: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 60 - c. roosted ; Black-headed Gull - 120 - c. roosted

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 10 ; Little Grebe - 5 ; Cormorant - 9 ; Mute Swan - 13 - inc 2left to s ; Tufted Duck - 55 ; 319 - 2 - in se ; Water Rail - 1 ; Lapwing - 335+ - inc 300+in fields ; Black-headed Gull - 1000+ ; Common Gull - 2 - 1ad1sub ad ; Herring Gull - 3 - 1ad 2j ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - jv w ; Skylark - 4 - singles s ; Swallow - 2 - s0835 ; Meadow Pipit - 11 - inc 6down 5singles s ; Robin - 34 - 16sing ; Blackbird - 16 ; Chiffchaff - 2 - 1sing ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 4+ ; Jay - 2 ; Carrion Crow - 30 - #NAME? ; Starling - 230+ - 2 flocks, 80+150+ ; Linnet - 25 ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - se ; Bullfinch - 10 - 2-2-2-4

Botanical Gardens: Sparrowhawk - 1

Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 5 - ad pr + 3 juv ; Wigeon - 25+ ; Gadwall - 24 ; 320 - 3