Sightings Archive

Attercliffe: Lesser Black-backed Gull - c50 - Warren St, including HC71, ringed in 2010 on Helgoland, and seen in Sheffield Sept-early Nov 2016 before wintering at Indre-et Loire in France. ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - adult

Botanical Gardens: Sparrowhawk - 1 - 1 fem

Chatsworth Park: Pink-footed Goose - 1 - Still with 80 Canada Geese by cricket ground

Chatsworth, Emperor Lake: 320 - 6

kiveton community woodland: Barn Owl - 1 - still present one week on.

Linacre Res: Tufted Duck - 18 ; Great Crested Grebe - 6 - Including 2 juvs

Lower Walkley: Swift - 1

Orgreave Lakes: Hobby - 1 ; Hirundine - 300+ - Several hundred mixed hirundines, mostly juveniles around early morning. ; Dunlin - 1 ; Little Egret - 1

R Don, Effingham St: Kingfisher - 1

R Don, Stevenson Rd: House Martin - 10+ - Sand Martins look to have departed ; Swallow - 1 - W

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: Swift - 3 - SW. 2 @ 15.30 @ 1 @ 17.30

Redmires Middle Res: Dunlin - 2 ; Ringed Plover - 1 - juv ; Oystercatcher - 2 - ad and fledged juv ; Lapwing - 91 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - c130 - roosted ; Black-headed Gull - 160 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 3 - adults, 2 with light head streaking, other heavier. ; Ring Ouzel - 5 - Flew W over White Stones and behind Fairthorn Plantation.

Sheffield Railway Station: Peregrine - 1 - ad female hunting feral pigeons at 1530

Aldwarke: Stock Dove - 2

Ecclesall: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - flying towards Millhouses at 8:10

Grange Park Golf Course: 319 - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 1+ ; Swallow - 10 ; Pied Wagtail - 12 - feeding on practice range ; Robin - 4+ - singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Coal Tit - 1+ ; Woodpigeon - 10+ ; Magpie - 2+ ; Jay - 2

Orgreave Lakes: Swift - 1

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Goldcrest - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 115+ - light S/SW movement noted in first 3.5hrs of daylight ; Swallow - 84 - S/SW ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 - 2 ads + 1juv, all SW ; Chaffinch - 6 - 4 SW; 2 SE ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - 1 NE; 1 SW ; Song Thrush - 1 - SW ; Mallard - 5 - 1 W; 4 SE ; House Martin - 11 - S/SW ; Pied Wagtail - 3 - alba wagtails; 1 SW; 2 E ; Greenfinch - 3 - W ; Sand Martin - 2 - S ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 - male, hunting ; Goldfinch - 14 ; Yellowhammer - 1 - SE ; Linnet - 1 - SE ; Sparrowhawk - 3 - inc 1 E & 1 S

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: 320 - 1 - E with 2 Mallard @ 07.22 ; Meadow Pipit - 145 - S/SW in 2.5 hrs ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - W ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - SW ; Song Thrush - 2 - SW

Redmires Res: Dunlin - 4 ; Ringed Plover - 1 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - adult ; Ring Ouzel - 1 - Fairthorn ; Cormorant - 2 - sub-ads on Bottom Res ; Mallard - 8 ; Common Buzzard - 1 - flew low to south at 07:00 hrs ; Kestrel - 2 ; Peregrine - 1 - male hunting around Top Res ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 38 - SW ; Black-headed Gull - 74 - SW ; Blackbird - 4 ; Wheatear - 1 - juv on Roper Hill ; Meadow Pipit - 800 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Tree Pipit - 1 - flew SW calling at 07:15 hrs ; Swallow - 160 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; House Martin - 11 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Sand Martin - 1 - flew SW ; Pied Wagtail - 9 - flew SW ; Linnet - 39 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Goldfinch - 53 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Chaffinch - 5 - flew W in 2 hrs ; Greenfinch - 7 - flew S in 2 hrs ; Grey Wagtail - 3 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Reed Bunting - 2 - flew SW ; Mistle Thrush - 8

Rother Valley CP: 321 - 7 ; Cormorant - 17 ; Mute Swan - 26 ; Canada Goose - 293 ; Greylag Goose - 132 ; Egyptian Goose - 1 - wearing BTO ring 129157 ; Great Crested Grebe - 23 - Including two broods each of two juvs. ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Mallard - 239 ; 320 - 17