Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Jay - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 - Male.

Greystones: Sparrowhawk - 1 - In observer's garden ; Nuthatch - 1 - In observer's garden ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Female in observer's garden

Hathersage: Grey Heron - 2

Langsett Res: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 250 - this evening ; Black-headed Gull - 350 ; Common Gull - 3 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - ad/3rds

Norton Lees: Mistle Thrush - 1 - Feeding on holly berries in observer's garden

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd/Stubbin Hill: 321 - 1 - N @ 10.45 ; Cormorant - 1 - NE @ 13.00 ; Greylag Goose - 13 - W @ 07.15 ; Canada Goose - 19 - NW @ 07.56 ; Marsh Harrier - 1 - 'cream-crown' flew low to NE over Back Lane 07.05-07.07. See record shot ; 319 - 3 - S/SW mid-afternoon ; Black-headed Gull - 210 - on playing field ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 6 - S ; Peregrine - 1 - male W @ 10.17 ; Stock Dove - 7 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Skylark - 14 - SW ; Swallow - 6 - SW ; Meadow Pipit - 49 - S/SW ; Mistle Thrush - 6 - Over ; Song Thrush - 2 - SW ; Jay - 4 - SW ; Linnet - 16 - SW ; Starling - 42 - NW

Rivelin Valley: House Martin - 200+ - 200+ below Bell Hagg with 100+ Swallows ; Skylark - 5 - In fields by flash lane ; Linnet - 100+ - In fields off Flash lane

Stubley Hollow: Little Owl - 3 - Linnet - 15, Chiffchaff - 1, Robin 14

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 9 ; Little Grebe - 8 ; Cormorant - 8 ; Grey Heron - 1 - nw ; Mute Swan - 25 ; Tufted Duck - 46 ; Lapwing - 250+ - flock ; Black-headed Gull - 100 ; Herring Gull - 4 - 2ad2jv ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 10 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Skylark - 5 - 2-3past s ; Swallow - 15 - 6s9s ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Robin - 43 - 25sing ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 11 ; Reed Bunting - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 2

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Cormorant - 15 - max 13 on pylon (SK4695) + 2 (SK4594) @ 0905hrs; lots of commuting ; Peregrine - 1 - roosted on chimney; moved to adjacent chimney by 0640hrs where it sat for 2hrs +

Arbourthorne: Grey Heron - 1 - in willow by pond 17:20 ; Common Buzzard - 1 - S/W over pond 17:15 ; Swallow - 1 - low south over playing fields opp pond 17:23. ; Moorhen - 4 - on pond.

Barbrook: 319 - 2 - Flying E. ; House Martin - 35+ - light SSW passage including one party of 22. ; Swallow - 40+ - Light SSW passage of mostly ones and twos. ; Stonechat - 6+ - Including family party of at least four. Female taking food to recently fledged young. ; Meadow Pipit - 50+ - Many moving SSW.

Cross Hill, Ecclesfield: Common Buzzard - 1

Dennis Knoll: Red Grouse - 2

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Mallard - 3 ; 320 - 2 - Main Res. ; Black-headed Gull - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - Over SE. ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Bullfinch - 8 ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 - Over calling, first record this Autumn. ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Male

Fulwood: 319 - 4 - circling over observer's garden at lunchtime ; Swallow - 6 - S ; Linnet - 2 - over observer's garden calling ; Chiffchaff - 1 - in observer's garden

Green Moor: Pink-footed Goose - 95 - c50 over east at 12:10; c45 ENE at 12:17

Ladybower Res, North arm: 319 - 3 - Mobbed by Kestrel ; Kestrel - 1 - Male ; Cormorant - 1 ; Jay - 1 - Heard several more ; Nuthatch - 2

Manor Fields Park: Whitethroat - 1 - in hedge by footpath entrance to cemetery at 12:40 ; Blackcap - 2 - both males ; Chiffchaff - 6 - throughout site.several singing birds. ; Meadow Pipit - 4 - south over site ; Siskin - 2 - over south ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Swallow - 10 - first S/SE @ 0645hrs, then 9 SW to 0945hrs ; Meadow Pipit - present - first S @ 0648hrs, then steady, light S movement at high altitude ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Linnet - 4 - SW ; Pied Wagtail - 8 - 2 NE; 6 S ; Chiffchaff - 4 - inc one singing