Sightings Archive

Manor Fields Park: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 5 - at least, still around ; Blackcap - 2 - 1 male ; Skylark - 5 - together south over at 08:50 ; Meadow Pipit - 3 - over south ; Swallow - 8 - south together 16:45 ; Common Buzzard - 1 - over SE. 16:25. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Middleton Moor: Golden Plover - 9 - Circled over lagoons before leaving to W. ; Stonechat - 5 ; Wigeon - 1 ; 320 - 12 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 3 - Adults ; Black-headed Gull - 90 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 725

R Don, Norfolk Bridge: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - adult on roof

Ramsley Moor: Stonechat - 4 ; Kestrel - 1

Ramsley Res: Ring Ouzel - 2

Redmires Middle Res: Lapwing - 180 ; Little Stint - 1 - still present on S shore 11:45

Redmires Res: Wheatear - 1 - Greenland-type ; Mallard - 15 - c. ; Ringed Plover - 2 - on Middle Res ; Dunlin - 1 - arrived from E at 10:30 onto Middle Res ; Little Stint - 1 - juv on Middle Res at 10:45 hrs - first here since 04.10.2005 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - ad ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 33 ; Common Gull - 1 - ad on Middle Res ; Ring Ouzel - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 8

Sheffield University: Peregrine - 1 - Adult dashed over towards St George's

Shillito Wood: Yellowhammer - 5 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 ; Coal Tit - 2

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 9 ; Little Grebe - 7 ; Cormorant - 4 ; Grey Heron - 1 - south ; Mute Swan - 22 ; Canada Goose - 49 ; Wigeon - 1 - ecl.m ; Tufted Duck - 60 ; 319 - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 ; Kestrel - 3 ; Lapwing - 300+ - large flock in fields ; Black-headed Gull - 200+ ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - jv ; Skylark - 6 - past s3-1-1-1 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Robin - 36 ; Song Thrush - 2 - singles ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Blackbird - 20 ; Chiffchaff - 10 - 3sing ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Jay - 5 ; Jackdaw - 8 - 2s2se1n1n-2down ; Rook - 1 - north ; Carrion Crow - 14 - around site ; Linnet - 80+ - flock in fields ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 - singles s ; Goldfinch - 40+ ; Siskin - 2 - singles s

Weston Park: Coot - 3

Whiteley Woods: 319 - 1 - Calling then circling low over the trees; mobbed by one of the resident carrion crows.

Bassingthorpe Spring: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Jay - 2

Brecks, Rotherham: Swallow - 2 - feeding over Brecks garden.

Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 5 - ad pr + 3 imm ; Wigeon - 36+ ; Gadwall - c20 ; 320 - 4 ; Shoveler - 5 ; Tufted Duck - 5+ ; Cormorant - 1 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Moorhen - 3+ ; Coot - 97+ ; Black-headed Gull - 47

Endcliffe Park: Kingfisher - 1 - Flying along river just above Hunters Bar at 7:10. Probably pushed off lakes by current high sediment levels.

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 3 ; Mallard - 13 ; 320 - 2 ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Roosting ; Jackdaw - 2 ; Magpie - 2 - With Jackdaw's. ; Jay - 1 - Calling ; House Martin - 6+ - Over cottage with Swallow's. ; Swallow - 4+ ; Goldfinch - 10+ ; Linnet - 2 - Over. ; Willow Tit - 1

Heeley Green: 319 - 2 - Soaring pair calling

High Street, Sheffield City Centre.: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Mobbed by three Pied Wagtails

Hillsborough Park: Mute Swan - 4 - juvs, 2 with red colour rings, and one with leg and wing damage. ; Canada Goose - 58 - plus canada x barnacle hybrid