Sightings Archive

Scholes Coppice: Starling - 10+ - at Column ; Feral Pigeon - 8+ - at Column ; Jay - 3 ; Long-tailed Tit - 3+

Sheffield University: Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing from tree in St George's Churchyard ; Peregrine - 2 - on St George's this morning

Silverwood Lagoon: Hawfinch - 2 - reported over at 09:45

Abbeydale: Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 - Male and female in garden apple tree eating apples.

Catcliffe Flash: Wigeon - 38 - Three fold increases on this time last week.

Crookes Valley Park: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing in the rain ; Grey Heron - 1 - around lake early morning

Edge Mount: Barn Owl - 1 - hunting over rough pasture at dusk . ; Little Owl - 1 - calling from stone wall .

Eyam Edge: Chiffchaff - 2 - Singing

Firsby Res: Mallard - 11 - Main Res. ; Moorhen - 2 ; 320 - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Robin - 1 - Singing. ; Bullfinch - 3 ; Jackdaw - 3 - In Sheep paddock.

Ravenfield Church: Nuthatch - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - On spire.

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 9 ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Mute Swan - 25 ; 320 - 10 - left w ; Tufted Duck - 60 - circa ; 319 - 1 ; Lapwing - 360+ ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Redshank - 1 - circled calling ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Robin - 27 ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Blackbird - 17 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 10 - 3sing in rain ; Goldcrest - 2 - singles ; Starling - 200+ - a large flock in with Lapwing ; Linnet - 95+ - inc. flocks 15-80+ ; Goldfinch - 100 - +inc 20+80+ ; Siskin - 1 - past n calling

Agden: Meadow Pipit - 200+ ; Swallow - 100+ ; Stonechat - 1 ; House Martin - 40+

Barbrook Valley: Raven - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Stonechat - 3

Beauchief: Sparrowhawk - 1

Big Moor: Stonechat - 1 - male

Canklow Woods: Chiffchaff - 1 - 1 singing

Denaby Common/Low Meadow: Carrion Crow - 8 ; Pheasant - 3 ; Red-legged Partridge - 1 - calling ; Cormorant - 1 - SW, then S

Elsecar Res: Great Crested Grebe - 11 ; Mute Swan - 2 - adult pair ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 3 - 2m; 1f ; Moorhen - 12 ; Mallard - c60 - #NAME? ; Coot - c30 ; Black-headed Gull - c30 ; Shoveler - 2 - f/juvs ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Firsby Res: Mallard - 9 ; Moorhen - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 - Perched on dead log Main Res.

Harley/Hoodhill: Chiffchaff - 5 ; Kestrel - 1 - male, hunting ; Jay - 2 ; Swallow - 2 - S ; Siskin - 1 - S ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 - up together

Hillsborough: YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER - 1 - calling in sycamores at SWFC and seen briefly at back of players entrance South Stand ; YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER - 0 - no further sign around SWFC grounds, Hillsborough Park or vicinity 15.00-18.15

Holling Dale: Raven - 18 - aggregated into a single flock before breaking up and drifting off.

Kilnhurst Ings: Song Thrush - 1 ; Cormorant - 7 - all S, from 0635hrs ; Moorhen - 11 ; Gadwall - 1 ; Snipe - 5 ; Reed Bunting - 05-Jun ; Stock Dove - 4 - inc 3 over ; Chiffchaff - 3 - inc 2 singing ; Grey Heron - 1 - SW ; Mistle Thrush - 3 ; Kestrel - 1 - f/juv ; Mute Swan - 2 - E, circled & left N @ 0815hrs ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1