Sightings Archive

Orgreave Lakes: Grey Partridge - 7

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: 319 - 6 - circling @ 18.00 ; Sparrowhawk - 3 - with Buzzard's @ 18.00 ; Common Gull - 1 - ad on playing field ; Black-headed Gull - 190 - on playing field @ 15.50 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - ad on playing field ; Stock Dove - 1 - W ; Meadow Pipit - 29 - pre-roost group ; Swallow - 1 - S ; House Martin - 1 - S

Redmires Middle Res: Little Stint - 1 - juvenile still present; on south shore near SE corner with Ringed Plovers. ; Ringed Plover - 3

Rivelin Valley: Pied Wagtail - 8 - Mixed flock of adults , juveniles and Alba in Oak farm fields

Scholes Ground: Lapwing - 30 - wheeling flight above field

Canklow Woods: Redwing - 2 - 2 south at 1120

Fatty Boyns Ponds: Moorhen - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Pheasant - 2 - in adjacent field

Firsby Res: Mallard - 10+ ; 320 - 6 - Under far reed bed. ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Bullfinch - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 2

Linacre Res: Tufted Duck - 23 ; Moorhen - 10 ; Mandarin - 47 ; Mallard - 50 ; Great Crested Grebe - 3 - 1 ad, 2 juv ; Cormorant - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Longshaw: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3

Parkgate Canal Basin: Mute Swan - 89 ; Whooper Swan - 1 - 2cy ; Mallard - 13

R Don, Eastwood: Mute Swan - 1 - adult (541 yellow) ; Mallard - 5 ; Moorhen - 2 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Song Thrush - 1

Redmires Middle Res: Little Stint - 1 - on shore near island at 09:30; also 2 Ringed Plover

Redmires Res: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 140 - c. roosted ; Black-headed Gull - 220 - c. roosted ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - ad roosted ; Herring Gull - 1 - ad roosted

Shillito Wood: Mistle Thrush - 9 - briefly in tree tops ; Blue Tit - 5 ; Great Tit - 1 ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Robin - 3 ; Chaffinch - 4 - 3m, 1f ; Woodpigeon - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Stubley Hollow: Little Owl - 2 - ; Sparrowhawk - 2 - a pair hunting together ; Swallow - 4 ,; Linnet - 13 ; Jackdaw - 154

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 10 ; Little Grebe - 4 ; Cormorant - 8 ; Mute Swan - 20 ; Tufted Duck - 44 ; Lapwing - 250+ - in fields ; Black-headed Gull - 150+ ; Common Gull - 1 - ad ; Herring Gull - 1 - ad ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 - 2jv 13rd w ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Swallow - 1 - s ; Pied Wagtail - 14 - inc.12left s out of field ; Robin - 24 ; Chiffchaff - 5 - 2sing ; Goldcrest - 3 ; Long-tailed Tit - 6+ ; Starling - 200+ - in with Lapwing

Thrybergh Park: Nuthatch - 1 ; Goldcrest - 01-Feb ; Mistle Thrush - 2

Thrybergh Tip: Canada Goose - 69 - present at dawn; left towards Thrybergh CP soon after ; Tufted Duck - 3 ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Shoveler - 14 ; 320 - 17 ; Wigeon - 3 - 1m; 2f ; Mute Swan - 11 - 2 on flash; 4 SW @ 0753 & 5 SW @ 0845hrs ; Mallard - 25 ; Water Rail - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Gadwall - 39 ; Coot - 20-25 ; Moorhen - 11 ; Cormorant - 12 - 1 on flash; 10 SW (inc party of 6); 1 NE ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Jay - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - c10 ; Stock Dove - 1 - over ; Mistle Thrush - 3 ; Pheasant - 3 - cocks ; Song Thrush - 3 ; Goldcrest - 5 ; Chiffchaff - 4 - inc 2 singing